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Bots de Garra 236 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 33 wins and 19 losses; Richard Cheese! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 9 losses; Flavio De Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Cheese gets a clinch.
Cheese has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Rossi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cheese goes for a takedown attempt but De Rossi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Rossi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cheese slaps away a takedown attempt from De Rossi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese takes the fight into the clinch.
De Rossi stops a takedown attempt from Cheese.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Cheese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Rossi jumps into guard, dragging Cheese to the mat.
De Rossi wants to control but Cheese passes easily into half guard.
De Rossi is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi trying to hold on to Cheese's head to control him but Cheese postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi is concentrating on defense, preventing Cheese from advancing position.
Cheese is pressing down on De Rossi's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Rossi is holding on for now.
Cheese is thwarting De Rossi's attempts to control the position.
Cheese prevents De Rossi from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi trying to get back to full guard but Cheese takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cheese (3) vs (0) De Rossi
De Rossi working to try and regain half guard.
Cheese tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cheese wants to control the pace but De Rossi is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese prevents De Rossi from getting the reversal.
De Rossi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Rossi gets back to half guard.
Cheese is trying to control. De Rossi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Rossi is trying to maintain the position but Cheese is very close to passing his half guard.
Cheese wants to free his trapped foot but De Rossi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi wants to improve his position but Cheese is controlling well.
Cheese with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi wants to get back to full guard but Cheese has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Cheese (6) vs (0) De Rossi
Cheese slows the pace down.
Cheese has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De Rossi wants to control but Cheese postures up.
Cheese wants to control but De Rossi is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi is looking for a sweep.
De Rossi can't do much from the bottom here.
Cheese controlling the position.
De Rossi sneaks back into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cheese trying to mount his opponent but De Rossi defends it.
De Rossi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cheese is working away from the top position though.
De Rossi wants to improve his position but Cheese is controlling well.
De Rossi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
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.
De Rossi is refusing to be controlled, as Cheese sits in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is pressing down on De Rossi's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Rossi is holding on for now.
De Rossi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Rossi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
De Rossi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Cheese manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Cheese (9) vs (0) De Rossi
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi prevents Cheese from taking his back.
De Rossi is trying to escape the mount.
Cheese trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi is desperately trying to improve his position but Cheese has a good base and remains in mount.
Cheese sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Rossi is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Rossi wants to hold on but Cheese pushes him away.
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 eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cheese content just to control the position here.
De Rossi is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Rossi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cheese is thwarting De Rossi's attempts to control the position.
De Rossi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cheese trying to mount his opponent but De Rossi defends it.
Cheese controlling the action here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cheese trying to mount his opponent but De Rossi defends it.
De Rossi is controlling Cheese's trapped leg to prevent Cheese from advancing to side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Rossi is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Rossi is staying active underneath Cheese, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheese takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Cheese thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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