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Bots de Garra 234 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 36 wins and 39 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 54 wins and 88 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
No luck for Esteves with that takedown attempt.
Esteves fails with a takedown attempt.
Esteves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Von Hayek to the ground. Esteves is now in Von Hayek's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Von Hayek (0) vs (2) Esteves
Esteves looking to sit in guard and control but Von Hayek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Von Hayek (2) vs (2) Esteves
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.
Esteves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Esteves is pulling down on Von Hayek's head. It's preventing any offense from Von Hayek, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hayek content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Esteves has locked up a guillotine! Esteves's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Von Hayek is holding on here and Esteves must be using up a lot of energy. Von Hayek has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Esteves gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). 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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