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Bots de Garra 33 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 3 wins and 3 losses; Ryoto Takahashi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Takahashi clinches up against the ropes.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Kvinchal forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Takahashi pulls guard effortlessly.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Kvinchal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Takahashi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Takahashi has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Takahashi (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
Takahashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvinchal is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Takahashi uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal wants to control but Takahashi postures up.
Kvinchal tries to bench press Takahashi off him but Takahashi keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvinchal keeps trying to improve his position.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
Takahashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kvinchal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Takahashi tries to move to mount but Kvinchal blocks the move with his legs.
Kvinchal is not content to let Takahashi control the position.
Kvinchal tries to bench press Takahashi off him but Takahashi keeps the position.
Takahashi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal struggling a bit here.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Takahashi is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takahashi just content to control the position.
Takahashi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Takahashi is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Takahashi trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal is not content to let Takahashi control the position.
Takahashi controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kvinchal is not content to let Takahashi control the position.
Kvinchal is looking to regain half guard here but Takahashi keeps moving and retains side control.
Takahashi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kvinchal wants to control but Takahashi postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal tries to improve position but can't.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
Takahashi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kvinchal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kvinchal struggling a bit here.
Takahashi wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy.
Takahashi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is trying to work for a sweep but Takahashi has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Takahashi (7) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Takahashi postures up.
Takahashi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvinchal is looking to escape.
Kvinchal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kvinchal manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal can't keep his opponent in guard - Takahashi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
Takahashi is trying to control the action in half guard but Kvinchal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takahashi tries to pass to full mount but Kvinchal defends it.
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takahashi is trying to control the action in half guard but Kvinchal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kvinchal regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (10) vs (0) Kvinchal
Takahashi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Takahashi tries to move to mount but Kvinchal blocks the move with his legs.
Kvinchal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
Kvinchal is staying active underneath Takahashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Takahashi is controlling well.
Kvinchal trying to control here.
Takahashi is trying to control. Kvinchal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takahashi is working away from the top position though.
Takahashi content to control rather than advance.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takahashi is working away from the top position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kvinchal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kvinchal trying to control from the bottom.
Kvinchal tries to roll over but Takahashi keeps him under control.
Takahashi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kvinchal keeping moving, preventing Takahashi from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi preventing the sweep.
Kvinchal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kvinchal wants to hit a sweep here but Takahashi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kvinchal there! Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (13) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Takahashi is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is defending well.
Takahashi wants to take a breather but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Kvinchal trying to control from the bottom.
Kvinchal gets back to full guard.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal being controlled here, momentarily.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard here.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kvinchal is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Takahashi (13) vs (2) Kvinchal
Takahashi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kvinchal passes Takahashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kvinchal is keen to just control but Takahashi is a slippery customer.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard but Takahashi defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kvinchal trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takahashi takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
A relieved looking Ryoto Takahashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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