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Bots de Garra 208 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 25 wins and 28 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 3 losses; Cleetus Boone!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Boone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Von Hayek sprawls well initially but Boone persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Von Hayek (0) vs (2) Boone
Boone is thwarting Von Hayek's attempts to control the position.
Von Hayek tries to get to full guard but Boone has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hayek is trying to control but can't.
Von Hayek tries to get to full guard but Boone has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek is trying to maintain the position but Boone is very close to passing his half guard.
Boone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
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 wants to get back to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is looking to control Boone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Hayek avoid being mounted?
Boone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Von Hayek is trying to maintain the position but Boone is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Boone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is looking to improve his position.
Von Hayek is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boone is stalling here. Von Hayek is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boone seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Von Hayek has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Von Hayek (4) vs (2) Boone
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Von Hayek controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boone can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Hayek controlling the position from side mount.
Von Hayek wants to control but Boone is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek slows the pace down.
Von Hayek's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Von Hayek has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Von Hayek is looking to take a break and control but Boone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Von Hayek's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boone is looking for a sweep. Von Hayek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Hayek trying to control from half guard but Boone is working away.
Boone keeping control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boone is refusing to be controlled, as Von Hayek sits in half guard.
Von Hayek controlling the pace.
Boone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Boone gets full guard.
Boone wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Hayek trying to control but Boone is working from the bottom.
Von Hayek forces his way into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is just content to waste time from the top position. Boone takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boone being controlled here, momentarily.
Boone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Von Hayek controls the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Boone pulls Von Hayek in close to prevent any damage.
Well,Von Hayek is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Boone keeping moving, preventing Von Hayek from controlling successfully.
Von Hayek passes Boone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Von Hayek trying to control the action but Boone is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Boone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boone.
Von Hayek looking to pass the guard.
Von Hayek will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek wants to control from the top but Boone keeps moving.
Von Hayek stopping the sweep attempt from Boone.
Von Hayek wants to control from the top but Boone keeps moving.
Von Hayek pushes down on Boone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Von Hayek working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Boone's thigh. Boone counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Von Hayek takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
A very excited looking Friedrich August Von Hayek made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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