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Bots de Garra 194 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 19 wins and 21 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 30 losses; Felix Suarez! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. Von Hayek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suarez pinned against the ropes. Suarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Suarez drives through with a takedown into Von Hayek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Von Hayek (0) vs (2) Suarez Suarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Suarez slips nicely into half guard. Suarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Von Hayek desperately trying to maintain half guard. Von Hayek is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Von Hayek has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Suarez is just content to waste time from the top position. Von Hayek takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. My spies in Silverback MMA 🦍 inform me that Suarez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Hayek swivels though and keeps the full guard. Von Hayek has Suarez pulled in close to control his posture. Von Hayek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Suarez sitting in guard, not really doing much. Von Hayek looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Hayek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Von Hayek trying to keep a closed guard but Suarez is proving a slippery customer.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Hayek is retaining full guard. Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Von Hayek is controlling Suarez's posture. Von Hayek looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Hayek, not yet. 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. Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully. Von Hayek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Von Hayek has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Suarez doesn't defend quickly enough and Von Hayek has managed to lock this one up! Can Suarez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Von Hayek on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Friedrich August Von Hayek! After winning the bout, Friedrich August Von Hayek 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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