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Bots de Garra 185 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 73 wins and 49 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 65 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kamenev enables Esteves to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kamenev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kamenev (0) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
Kamenev keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Kamenev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Esteves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kamenev has Esteves pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kamenev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Esteves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Kamenev keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to sweep but no luck.
Kamenev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Esteves wants to pass the guard but Kamenev is keeping the position.
Kamenev keeping moving, preventing Esteves from controlling successfully.
Esteves looking to sit in guard and control but Kamenev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (2) Esteves
Kamenev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kamenev stays in close to Esteves's body and controls the position.
Kamenev wants to pass the guard but Esteves is keeping the position.
Esteves working a defensive guard here.
Esteves has Kamenev pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Esteves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Esteves controlling Kamenev's posture.
Esteves working a defensive guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Esteves is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (4) Esteves
Esteves wants to control from the top but Kamenev keeps moving.
Kamenev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Esteves manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (4) vs (4) Esteves
Kamenev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
Esteves controls Kamenev momentarily but Kamenev frees himself.
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 six minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev won't allow Esteves to sweep him here.
Esteves trying to keep a closed guard but Kamenev is proving a slippery customer.
Kamenev trying to control the position from guard on top but Esteves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteves has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kamenev stays in close to Esteves's body and controls the position.
Kamenev postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to control the position but Kamenev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Esteves is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Esteves is looking to control Kamenev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Esteves avoid being mounted?
Esteves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamenev is thwarting Esteves's attempts to control the position.
Esteves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kamenev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kamenev's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kamenev (4) vs (8) Esteves
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is looking to control Kamenev but Kamenev is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kamenev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kamenev is having to fend off submission attempts from Esteves, who is looking to sink in the choke. Esteves doesn't have the hooks in though and Kamenev manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (6) vs (8) Esteves
Kamenev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Esteves is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (6) vs (10) Esteves
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Esteves wants to control from the top but Kamenev keeps moving.
Esteves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Esteves passes into half guard.
Esteves is looking to take a break and control but Kamenev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is looking to improve his position.
Esteves content to control rather than advance.
Esteves wants to control but Kamenev is keeping him busy.
Kamenev trying to hold on to Esteves's head to control him but Esteves postures up.
Esteves is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kamenev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Esteves stalling away here and it's allowed Kamenev to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Esteves looking to pass the guard.
Kamenev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Esteves trying to control but Kamenev is working from the bottom.
Kamenev keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
Esteves trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to sweep here but Esteves controlling him for the moment.
Esteves trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kamenev manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (8) vs (10) Esteves
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Esteves keeps moving.
Kamenev won't allow Esteves to sweep him here.
Kamenev looking to pass the guard.
Esteves pulls Kamenev in close to his closed guard and prevents Kamenev from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev slips nicely into half guard.
Esteves is looking to control Kamenev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Esteves avoid being mounted?
Esteves is trying to get back to full guard.
Esteves trying to hold on to Kamenev's head to control him but Kamenev postures up.
Kamenev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is trying to get back to full guard.
Kamenev trying to pass the guard but Esteves defending well.
Esteves is trying to control but Kamenev passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (11) vs (10) Esteves
Esteves is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esteves struggling a bit here.
Esteves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev takes the fight on points by 11 to 10.
Ivan Kamenev thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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