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Bots de Garra 58 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 19 losses; Skjoldr Leifsson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 80 wins and 47 losses; Kurt Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Leifsson instigates a clinch.
Diesel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Leifsson regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Leifsson (0) vs (2) Diesel
Leifsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leifsson has his foot on Diesel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diesel works his way back into a safe position though.
Leifsson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Diesel stacks Leifsson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Diesel! Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (0) vs (5) Diesel
Leifsson trying his best to control but Diesel has mounted him. Score +2 for reaching mount: Leifsson (0) vs (7) Diesel
We've been hearing good reports from Leifsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson wants to hold on but Diesel pushes him away.
Leifsson is trying to escape the mount.
Leifsson regains half guard.
Leifsson trying to control here.
Leifsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy.
Leifsson is concentrating on defense, preventing Diesel from advancing position.
Leifsson wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel prevents Leifsson from improving his position.
Leifsson is pressing down on Diesel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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.
Leifsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diesel's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leifsson (2) vs (7) Diesel
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to sweep here but Leifsson controlling him for the moment.
Diesel is adopting a defensive guard.
Leifsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Leifsson from controlling successfully.
Leifsson being controlled here momentarily.
Leifsson preventing the sweep.
Diesel trying to keep a closed guard but Leifsson is proving a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel is pulling down on Leifsson's head. It's preventing any offense from Leifsson, at least for the moment.
Leifsson postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson is pushing down on Diesel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diesel is fighting to maintain full guard but Leifsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diesel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leifsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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 is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control here.
Diesel wants to get back to full guard but Leifsson has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (5) vs (7) Diesel
Leifsson trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson controlling from side mount.
Diesel tries to improve position but can't.
Leifsson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Diesel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Leifsson's guard! Nice work there by Diesel! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leifsson (5) vs (9) Diesel
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel won't allow Leifsson to sweep him here.
Leifsson trying to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diesel preventing the sweep.
Leifsson working a defensive guard but Diesel manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (5) vs (12) Diesel
Leifsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel working away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson sneaks back into half guard.
Leifsson tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leifsson wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel wins on points by 12 to 5.
A very excited looking Kurt Diesel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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