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Bots de Garra 216 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 78 wins and 81 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 46 losses; Leonardinho Chai!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fiachna manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiachna (0) vs (2) Chai
Chai forces his way into half guard.
Fiachna trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
Chai controlling the action here.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Fiachna is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Fiachna is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chai doesn't defend quickly enough and Fiachna has managed to lock this one up! Can Chai escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Fiachna on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darragh Fiachna!
After winning the bout, Darragh Fiachna 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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