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Bots de Garra 154 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 114 wins and 72 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 32 losses; Ze Jiurgite!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jiurgite tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diesel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jiurgite somewhat.
Diesel fails with a takedown attempt.
Jiurgite darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (0) vs (2) Jiurgite
Diesel tries to get to full guard but Jiurgite has control of the leg.
Diesel is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Diesel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diesel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jiurgite tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Jiurgite from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite looking to pass the guard.
Jiurgite looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (2) Jiurgite
Jiurgite is trying to control the position but Diesel postures up.
Diesel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite working a defensive guard here.
Diesel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jiurgite trying to keep a closed guard but Diesel is proving a slippery customer.
Diesel content to stall in guard here.
Diesel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is looking for a triangle here but Diesel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (5) vs (2) Jiurgite
Jiurgite tries to improve position but can't.
Jiurgite looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jiurgite's face as Diesel controls the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jiurgite is trying to control Diesel's posture but Diesel avoids it.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diesel taking a breather here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Diesel.
Diesel trying to control the position but Jiurgite is working away.
Jiurgite is trying to control Diesel's posture but Diesel avoids it.
Diesel tries to move to mount but Jiurgite blocks the move with his legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is looking to reverse the position.
Jiurgite is trying to control Diesel's posture but Diesel avoids it.
Jiurgite tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diesel controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is trying to get back to half guard.
Jiurgite tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Diesel easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Diesel (7) vs (2) Jiurgite
Jiurgite is trying to escape the mount.
Jiurgite is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diesel content just to control the position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is desperately trying to improve his position but Diesel has a good base and remains in mount.
Diesel content just to control the position here.
Jiurgite is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diesel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jiurgite for as long as he can get away with.
Jiurgite is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diesel controlling the position easily from mount.
Diesel is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jiurgite is working to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling from mount.
Diesel wants to control the action but instead Jiurgite gets a body lock and reverses into Diesel's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (7) vs (4) Jiurgite
Jiurgite lying in Diesel's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Diesel decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Jiurgite taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kurt Diesel!
After winning the bout, Kurt Diesel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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