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Bots de Garra 160 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 115 wins and 74 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 34 losses; Ze Jiurgite!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Diesel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Diesel (4) vs (0) Jiurgite
Jiurgite is trying to get back to half guard.
Jiurgite is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jiurgite is letting Diesel control him for a moment.
Diesel tries to advance to mount but Jiurgite denies him.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel trying to control the action but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
Jiurgite looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diesel tries to advance to mount but Jiurgite denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep.
Diesel is staying tight to Jiurgite's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Diesel tries to move to mount but Jiurgite blocks the move with his legs.
Jiurgite is trying to control Diesel's posture but Diesel avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Jiurgite's face as Diesel controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is not content to let Diesel control the position.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep.
Jiurgite is letting Diesel control him for a moment.
Diesel working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jiurgite is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Diesel is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Diesel (6) vs (0) Jiurgite
Jiurgite is squirming around, avoiding Diesel's attempts to control the action.
Diesel is really struggling to control Jiurgite but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite tries to reverse the position but Diesel maintains control.
Diesel looking to control but Jiurgite is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diesel controlling his opponent.
Diesel can't control as he wanted to and Jiurgite manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep. Diesel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite moves into full guard.
Jiurgite trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diesel tries to free his leg and advance position but Jiurgite is retaining full guard.
Diesel is pushing down on Jiurgite's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jiurgite is fighting to maintain full guard but Diesel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diesel is keen to just control but Jiurgite is a slippery customer.
Jiurgite wants to improve his position but Diesel is controlling well.
Diesel stalling.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control the action but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
Jiurgite tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
Diesel works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (9) vs (0) Jiurgite
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is squirming around, avoiding Diesel's attempts to control the action.
Diesel avoids the attempt from Jiurgite to control.
Diesel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jiurgite is looking to escape.
Jiurgite is looking to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control but Jiurgite is having none of it.
Diesel takes Jiurgite's back. Score +3 for taking back: Diesel (12) vs (0) Jiurgite
Jiurgite tries to escape the position.
Jiurgite trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
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 being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jiurgite knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jiurgite for a finish.
Jiurgite trying to control the hands but Diesel won't let him.
Jiurgite preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Diesel.
Jiurgite manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diesel's guard. Nice work there by Jiurgite.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (12) vs (2) Jiurgite
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Jiurgite tries to pass.
Diesel is trying to keep Jiurgite in close.
Jiurgite trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jiurgite wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Diesel is looking to sweep but instead, Jiurgite has passed into half guard.
Diesel works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel being controlled here, momentarily.
Diesel controlling the position.
Jiurgite trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diesel looking for a sweep. Not yet Diesel, not yet.
Jiurgite trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diesel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jiurgite manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (14) vs (2) Jiurgite
Diesel won't allow Jiurgite to sweep him here.
Diesel looking to sit in guard and control but Jiurgite gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (14) vs (4) Jiurgite
Diesel is trying to keep Jiurgite in close.
Jiurgite tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jiurgite not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diesel looking for a guillotine here but Jiurgite defends easily.
Jiurgite trying to move into half guard but instead Diesel has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (16) vs (4) Jiurgite
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
Diesel looking to sit in guard and control but Jiurgite gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (16) vs (6) Jiurgite
Jiurgite's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jiurgite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jiurgite is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel is looking to sweep but instead, Jiurgite has passed into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel takes the fight on points by 16 to 6.
An out of breath Kurt Diesel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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