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Bots de Garra 188 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 19 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 67 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Esteves tries to sprawl but Von Hayek drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Von Hayek (2) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves is trying to maintain the position but Von Hayek is very close to passing his half guard.
Von Hayek is keen to just control but Esteves is a slippery customer.
Von Hayek wants to pass the guard but Esteves is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Esteves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Von Hayek postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Von Hayek engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Esteves has his feet on Von Hayek's thighs here. He's pushed Von Hayek off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Von Hayek screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vartan Esteves!
Vartan Esteves spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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