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Bots de Garra 214 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 48 wins and 79 losses; Vartan Esteves! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 31 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Von Hayek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Esteves circles away.
Esteves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Esteves wants it to stay on the feet.
Esteves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Von Hayek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Esteves sprawls well. Esteves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Von Hayek gets slowly back to his feet.
Vartan Esteves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Friedrich August Von Hayek.
Esteves tries to sprawl but Von Hayek drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Esteves (0) vs (2) Von Hayek
Esteves trying to hold on to Von Hayek's head to control him but Von Hayek postures up.
Von Hayek prevents Esteves from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek is trying to control the action in half guard but Esteves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Esteves keeping control of the position.
Von Hayek prevents Esteves from improving his position.
Esteves has his hands clasped together around Von Hayek's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is pressing down on Esteves's thigh, looking to free his foot. Esteves is holding on for now.
Esteves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Esteves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Esteves wants to control the position but Von Hayek says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Von Hayek looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Esteves is trying to get back to full guard.
Esteves is looking to control Von Hayek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Esteves avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves is controlling Von Hayek's trapped leg to prevent Von Hayek from advancing to side control.
Esteves trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Von Hayek prevents Esteves from improving his position.
Von Hayek wants to pass to mount but Esteves is defending the position.
Von Hayek is looking for a kimura here.
Esteves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves gets full guard.
Von Hayek has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Esteves to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Von Hayek is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Esteves pulls down on the head and he's put Von Hayek to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vartan Esteves!
In his post fight interview, Vartan Esteves started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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