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Bots de Garra 184 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 72 wins and 49 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 43 losses; Alexander Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Kamenev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mesquita avoids it really well and circles away.
Mesquita darts in and clinches Kamenev up against the ropes.
Mesquita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamenev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kamenev is looking for a takedown.
Kamenev wants to take the fight to the mat but Mesquita manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Kamenev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamenev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mesquita regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (0) Mesquita
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamenev is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita working a defensive guard but Kamenev passes into half guard.
Kamenev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kamenev prevents Mesquita from improving his position.
Mesquita is looking to get back to full guard here but Kamenev has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (5) vs (0) Mesquita
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard.
Kamenev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesquita keeps working.
Mesquita is looking to reverse the position.
Mesquita keeps trying to improve his position.
Kamenev wants to control for a moment but Mesquita uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
Mesquita wants to get back to full guard.
Mesquita has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamenev trying to control from Mesquita's half guard. Mesquita has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Kamenev controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita working for a triangle but Kamenev defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but instead Kamenev has moved into half guard.
Kamenev moves into full mount! Mesquita won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (8) vs (0) Mesquita
Mesquita is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamenev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mesquita is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita has given up his back here. Will Kamenev look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (11) vs (0) Mesquita
Mesquita is trying to break free.
Kamenev wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
Kamenev has good solid back control here.
Mesquita prevents Kamenev from getting a body triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev controlling the position well here. Mesquita rolled but Kamenev kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mesquita is in bad spot here.
Mesquita is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kamenev is looking to control Mesquita but Mesquita is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mesquita tries to break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is not going to allow Mesquita to sit and survive in this position.
Mesquita tries to escape the position.
Kamenev has good solid back control here.
I really don't envy Mesquita right now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kamenev's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mesquita tries to roll but Kamenev sticks to his back.
Kamenev has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mesquita's body.
Kamenev controlling well, preventing Mesquita from escaping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita staying busy and making it hard for Kamenev to control.
Kamenev is trying to stick to Mesquita's back but Mesquita is turning into Kamenev. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kamenev's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mesquita. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (11) vs (2) Mesquita
Kamenev keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Kamenev is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
Kamenev keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
Kamenev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kamenev seems keen to control Mesquita's posture.
Kamenev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (13) vs (2) Mesquita
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kamenev prevents Mesquita from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kamenev in particular looking to stall.
Kamenev is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to get back to full guard.
Kamenev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mesquita is looking to control Kamenev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mesquita avoid being mounted?
Mesquita is trying to control but Kamenev passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (16) vs (2) Mesquita
Mesquita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
Mesquita tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kamenev presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kamenev (18) vs (2) Mesquita
Mesquita really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kamenev wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to hold on but Kamenev pushes him away.
Kamenev controlling from mount.
Kamenev manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mesquita to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (21) vs (2) Mesquita
Mesquita can't escape the position.
Mesquita prevents Kamenev from getting a body triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev takes the fight on points by 21 to 2.
After winning the bout, Ivan Kamenev 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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