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740 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 15 losses; Elim Garak! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Mikheil Berishvili!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Berishvili closes the distance and pushes Garak back into the cage.
Berishvili is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Garak can't fight it off and eventually Berishvili manages to take the fight to the floor. Garak looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Garak (0) vs (2) Berishvili
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garak is pulling down on Berishvili's head to control his posture.
Garak looking for a sweep. Not yet Garak, not yet.
Garak has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Berishvili has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (0) vs (5) Berishvili
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak wants to control but Berishvili postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berishvili is staying tight to Garak's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Garak struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Garak's face as Berishvili controls the position.
Garak wants to control but Berishvili postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak is trying to get back to half 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.
Berishvili controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Garak'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.
Berishvili's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garak wants to control but Berishvili postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak manages to work his way to half guard, despite Berishvili's best efforts.
Garak wants to control but Berishvili is keeping busy.
Garak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garak controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Berishvili looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Garak trying to control here.
Garak manages to get to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garak holds on and takes a little breather.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Berishvili engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Garak keeping full guard, as Berishvili tries to pass.
Garak trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Garak trying to control the position here.
Berishvili is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garak wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Berishvili sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garak is controlling Berishvili's posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berishvili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garak is keeping the position for now.
Garak has control of Berishvili's left arm, preventing Berishvili from doing any damage.
Garak wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Berishvili is now in half guard.
Garak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Berishvili passes into side control, despite Garak's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (0) vs (8) Berishvili
The referee asks Berishvili politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Berishvili prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Garak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garak keeps Berishvili under control for a moment.
Berishvili working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Garak is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Berishvili is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Berishvili taking a breather here.
Garak is looking to regain half guard here but Berishvili keeps moving and retains side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Garak is trying to control Berishvili's posture but Berishvili avoids it.
Garak is trying to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Berishvili wants to control but Garak is keeping him busy.
Garak is trying to improve his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Garak being controlled for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garak struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berishvili wins on points by 8 to 0.
Mikheil Berishvili decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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