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Bots de Garra 197 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 78 wins and 46 losses; Abu Schaubi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 48 losses; Alexander Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mesquita has Schaubi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mesquita gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Schaubi regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Schaubi (0) vs (2) Mesquita
Mesquita passes Schaubi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schaubi is trying to maintain the position but Mesquita is very close to passing his half guard.
Mesquita is working for a submission of some sort.
Schaubi is staying active underneath Mesquita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schaubi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schaubi defends it well.
Schaubi looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaubi manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schaubi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schaubi (2) vs (2) Mesquita
Mesquita looking for subs off his back but Schaubi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mesquita is refusing to be controlled, as Schaubi sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control here.
Schaubi wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is defending well.
Mesquita moves into full guard.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but instead Schaubi has moved into half guard.
Mesquita has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schaubi is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schaubi slows the pace down in half guard.
Schaubi is pressing down on Mesquita's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mesquita is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schaubi in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
Schaubi works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Schaubi (5) vs (2) Mesquita
Mesquita is squirming around, avoiding Schaubi's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Schaubi (8) vs (2) Mesquita
Mesquita defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schaubi (8) vs (4) Mesquita
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schaubi controlling Mesquita's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mesquita works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mesquita is keen to just control but Schaubi is a slippery customer.
Mesquita prevents Schaubi from improving his position.
Mesquita is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Schaubi looking for a sweep. Not yet Schaubi, not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi wants to sweep but no luck.
Schaubi is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Schaubi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Schaubi is keeping the position.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Schaubi.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
Mesquita advances to half guard.
Schaubi wants to get back to full guard.
Schaubi trying to hold on to Mesquita's head to control him but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schaubi wants to improve his position but Mesquita is controlling well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi gets back to full guard.
Mesquita postures up.
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schaubi is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Schaubi.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Schaubi is keeping the position.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Schaubi.
Schaubi is working hard here to advance position.
Schaubi working a defensive guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schaubi keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Schaubi managing to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Schaubi is keeping the position.
Schaubi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita won't allow Schaubi to sweep him here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is fighting to break Schaubi's control of his arms but Schaubi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mesquita trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Schaubi is keeping the position.
Schaubi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita slips nicely into half guard.
Mesquita moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Schaubi (8) vs (7) Mesquita
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is looking for a sweep.
Mesquita wants to control but Schaubi is keeping him busy.
Schaubi is looking to reverse the position.
Mesquita trying to control the position but Schaubi is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Schaubi is defending well.
Schaubi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mesquita's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schaubi takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
Abu Schaubi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'. |
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