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Bots de Garra 13 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 11 wins and 1 losses; Ikemba Okoye! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 6 losses; Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Okoye tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Okoye scores with a takedown into Silva's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Okoye (2) vs (0) Silva
Okoye thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Okoye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okoye trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Okoye thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Okoye wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye advances to half guard.
Okoye is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
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.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Okoye.
Okoye trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Okoye seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Okoye seems to be looking for submissions.
Okoye seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva tries to roll over but Okoye keeps him under control.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Okoye pulls his head out easily.
Okoye is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Okoye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Okoye looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Okoye has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silva defend it? Okoye steps over the head and cranks it - Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Okoye!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ikemba Okoye!
Our winner, Ikemba Okoye, 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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