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Bots de Garra 159 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 59 wins and 43 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 65 wins and 43 losses; Ivan Kamenev!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kamenev shoots in and gets a takedown into Sulvar's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sulvar (0) vs (2) Kamenev
Sulvar keeping full guard, as Kamenev tries to pass.
Kamenev trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Kamenev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulvar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sulvar keeping full guard, as Kamenev tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulvar is adopting a defensive guard.
Kamenev looking to sit in guard and control but Sulvar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (2) vs (2) Kamenev
Kamenev pulls Sulvar in to control the position.
Sulvar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar preventing the sweep.
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Kamenev keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Sulvar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sulvar postures up.
Kamenev keeping full guard, as Sulvar tries to pass.
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Kamenev keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev pulls Sulvar in close to his closed guard and prevents Sulvar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kamenev wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to hit a sweep here but Sulvar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kamenev there! Score +3 for passing guard: Sulvar (5) vs (2) Kamenev
Kamenev tries to hold on but Sulvar pushes him away.
Kamenev is working to get back to half guard.
Kamenev holds on, trying desperately to control.
Sulvar content just to control the position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is trying desperately to improve position.
Sulvar 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 six minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar wants to control the pace but Kamenev is squirming around nicely.
Kamenev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kamenev is trying desperately to improve position.
Kamenev is squirming around, avoiding Sulvar's attempts to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kamenev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kamenev is working to get back to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kamenev wants to hold on but Sulvar pushes him away.
Kamenev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kamenev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kamenev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kamenev regains half guard.
Kamenev trying to hold on to Sulvar's head to control him but Sulvar postures up.
Kamenev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sulvar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to control but Sulvar passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sulvar (8) vs (2) Kamenev
Kamenev is looking to reverse the position.
Sulvar trying to control the position but Kamenev is working away.
Kamenev is trying to control Sulvar's posture but Sulvar avoids it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sulvar (10) vs (2) Kamenev
Kamenev tries to hold on but Sulvar postures up.
Kamenev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sulvar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kamenev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sulvar trying to control from half guard but Kamenev is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar controlling the action here.
Kamenev is looking for a sweep. Sulvar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kamenev gets back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is trying to keep Sulvar in close.
Kamenev has an active guard here but Sulvar has managed to pass into half guard.
Kamenev is holding on to half guard well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulvar takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
Tres Sulvar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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