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Bots de Garra 229 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 100 wins and 58 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 91 wins and 57 losses; Tyron Scott!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Scott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Scott showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kamenev (0) vs (2) Scott
Scott content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Scott has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kamenev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kamenev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kamenev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scott's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (2) Scott
Scott pulls Kamenev in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamenev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Scott seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kamenev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kamenev tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev preventing the sweep.
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.
Kamenev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kamenev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Kamenev trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Kamenev tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Kamenev trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott is trying to control the position but Kamenev postures up.
Kamenev advances to half guard.
Scott felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is keen to just control but Scott is a slippery customer.
Kamenev is looking to stall here but Scott recovers full guard.
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Kamenev pushes down on Scott's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Scott is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kamenev trying to pass the guard but Scott defending well.
Scott trying to control from the bottom.
Kamenev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeping hold of Kamenev's head, controlling as best he can.
Scott wants to improve his position but Kamenev is controlling well.
Kamenev controlling the pace.
Scott trying to control from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to control but Scott is keeping him busy.
Kamenev is looking to pass Scott's guard but actually Scott recovers to full guard.
Kamenev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Kamenev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Kamenev from controlling successfully.
Scott pulls Kamenev in close to prevent any damage.
Kamenev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Scott is pulling down on Kamenev's head. It's preventing any offense from Kamenev, at least for the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott keeping full guard, as Kamenev tries to pass.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling Kamenev's posture.
Kamenev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scott has control of Kamenev's left arm, preventing Kamenev from doing any damage.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scott controlling Kamenev's posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Kamenev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott keeping moving, preventing Kamenev from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Kamenev gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Kamenev takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
After winning the bout, Ivan Kamenev 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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