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Bots de Garra 202 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 71 wins and 74 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 127 wins and 83 losses; Kurt Diesel!
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.
Diesel leaves Fiachna with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fiachna has closed the distance and engaged Diesel in a clinch.
Diesel has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fiachna regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiachna (0) vs (2) Diesel
Fiachna is pulling down on Diesel's head to control his posture.
Diesel won't allow Fiachna to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna is really struggling to control Diesel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fiachna working a defensive guard but Diesel passes into half guard.
Diesel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiachna tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
Diesel slows the pace down in half guard.
Fiachna tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Fiachna's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fiachna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diesel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Diesel escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Diesel! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (0) vs (5) Diesel
Fiachna struggling a bit here.
Diesel wants to take a breather but Fiachna manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Diesel.
Diesel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiachna is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fiachna holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fiachna is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (2) vs (5) Diesel
Diesel has his hands on Fiachna's head, controlling the position.
Fiachna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controlling from the top position.
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Diesel has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fiachna looking to pass the guard.
Diesel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.
Diesel looking for a sweep. Not yet Diesel, not yet.
Fiachna's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Fiachna 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna stopping the sweep attempt from Diesel.
Fiachna not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel pulls Fiachna in close to prevent any damage.
Diesel 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.
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Fiachna tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Fiachna trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Fiachna wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to sweep here but Fiachna controlling him for the moment.
Fiachna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fiachna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiachna passes into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Fiachna is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (5) vs (5) Diesel
Fiachna takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diesel is squirming around, avoiding Fiachna's attempts to control the action.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Diesel is holding on tight.
Fiachna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diesel is looking to escape.
Diesel stops Fiachna from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Diesel tries to lock up and control but Fiachna gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diesel stops Fiachna from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Diesel is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna can't control as he wanted to and Diesel manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Fiachna gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Fiachna takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
Our winner, Darragh Fiachna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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