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Bots de Garra 47 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 74 wins and 43 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 14 losses; Skjoldr Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Diesel dives in for a single leg takedown but Leifsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Leifsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diesel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leifsson instigates a clinch.
Diesel prevents the takedown attempt.
Diesel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Leifsson regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (0) Leifsson
Leifsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diesel postures up.
Diesel trying to control but Leifsson is working from the bottom.
Leifsson trying to keep a closed guard but Diesel is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leifsson 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.
Diesel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leifsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leifsson controls Diesel momentarily but Diesel frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diesel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diesel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Leifsson for as long as he can get away with.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Leifsson trying to keep a closed guard but Diesel is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (5) vs (0) Leifsson
Leifsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diesel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Diesel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diesel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leifsson defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson trying to control here.
Diesel trying to control the pace.
Leifsson is looking to improve his position.
Leifsson trying to control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
Leifsson trying to control from the bottom.
Diesel is keen to just control but Leifsson is a slippery customer.
Leifsson trying to control but Diesel postures up.
Leifsson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson is pressing down on Diesel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diesel passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (8) vs (0) Leifsson
Leifsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diesel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leifsson manages to get back to half guard.
Diesel is working for a kimura but Leifsson is defending it quite comfortably.
Leifsson tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leifsson is just riding it out for now. Diesel eventually gives up the hold.
Diesel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
Leifsson trying to control here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leifsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diesel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leifsson tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
Diesel controlling the action here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (11) vs (0) Leifsson
Leifsson tries to bench press Diesel off him but Diesel keeps the position.
Diesel swings around for an armbar but Leifsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diesel's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (11) vs (2) Leifsson
Diesel wants to hit a sweep here but Leifsson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Diesel there! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (11) vs (5) Leifsson
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Diesel trying to control from the bottom.
Leifsson wants to pass to mount but Diesel is defending the position.
Leifsson is still trying to improve position.
Leifsson content to control rather than advance.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Diesel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diesel wants to control but Leifsson passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (11) vs (8) Leifsson
Diesel is not content to let Leifsson control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leifsson prevents Diesel from improving his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leifsson looking to pass the guard.
Diesel wants to hit a sweep here but Leifsson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Diesel there! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (11) vs (11) Leifsson
Diesel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Diesel gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Diesel takes the fight on points by 12 to 11.
Kurt Diesel thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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