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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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 9 losses; Flavio De Rossi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 54 losses; Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Suarez leaves De Rossi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Suarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Rossi keeps the fight on the outside.
De Rossi shoots in but Suarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Rossi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suarez closes the distance and clinches.
De Rossi manages to pull guard.
De Rossi is pulling down on Suarez's head to control his posture.
De Rossi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Rossi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez keeps trying to improve his position.
Suarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suarez is looking to advance position but De Rossi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: De Rossi (4) vs (0) Suarez
De Rossi wants to control the pace but Suarez is squirming around nicely.
Suarez is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: De Rossi (7) vs (0) Suarez
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suarez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of De Rossi's arms.
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.
Suarez can't escape the position.
De Rossi biding his time, looking for the opening.
Suarez trying to control the position but De Rossi manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi is looking to control Suarez but Suarez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Suarez tries to break free.
De Rossi avoiding Suarez 's attempts to control his hands.
De Rossi looking for the RNC.
Suarez trying to control the position but De Rossi manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - De Rossi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Suarez wants to control his opponent's hands but De Rossi gets his hands free.
Suarez is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi is persistently looking for the submission but Suarez is defending it well.
De Rossi tries to get the hooks in deep but Suarez pushed the leg off.
Suarez tries to roll but De Rossi sticks to his back.
Suarez manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Rossi's guard. Nice work there by Suarez.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Rossi (7) vs (2) Suarez
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Rossi pulls Suarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Suarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Rossi keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Rossi keeps moving.
De Rossi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi seems keen to control Suarez's posture.
De Rossi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Rossi is controlling Suarez's posture.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Rossi keeps moving.
Suarez looking to sit in guard and control but De Rossi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Rossi (9) vs (2) Suarez
Suarez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Rossi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Rossi forces his way into half guard.
De Rossi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Suarez wants to control the action here but instead De Rossi manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: De Rossi (12) vs (2) Suarez
De Rossi moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: De Rossi (15) vs (2) Suarez
Suarez trying to control the hands but De Rossi won't let him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Suarez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - De Rossi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Suarez tries to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi tries to get the hooks in deep but Suarez pushed the leg off.
De Rossi is controlling the position but Suarez somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Suarez is trying to control but can't.
Suarez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suarez.
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi stays in close to Suarez's body and controls the position.
Suarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suarez looking to control.
De Rossi wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Suarez is trying to keep De Rossi in close.
De Rossi passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: De Rossi (18) vs (2) Suarez
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control but De Rossi postures up.
De Rossi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suarez keeps working.
De Rossi working away.
Suarez is trying to get back to half guard.
Suarez is not content to let De Rossi control the position.
Suarez wants to improve his position, back to half guard but De Rossi has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Suarez's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Suarez is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for De Rossi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Flavio De Rossi!
Our winner, Flavio De Rossi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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