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Bots de Garra 62 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 19 losses; Calixto Cardona! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 10 losses; Rupert Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Helenius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helenius has hold of one of Cardona's legs. Cardona is fighting the takedown attempt but Helenius gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cardona (0) vs (2) Helenius
Cardona looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Helenius passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Cardona (0) vs (5) Helenius
Cardona tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Helenius working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cardona is trying to get back to half guard.
Cardona might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cardona is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona is letting Helenius control him for a moment.
Cardona tries to bench press Helenius off him but Helenius keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius taking a breather here.
Cardona is trying to get back to half guard.
Cardona being controlled for a moment.
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.
Cardona tries to bench press Helenius off him but Helenius keeps the position.
Helenius is looking to take a break and control but Cardona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Helenius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Helenius looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cardona tries to improve position but can't.
Cardona being controlled for a moment.
Cardona is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona is looking to reverse the position.
Helenius is looking to take a break and control but Cardona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cardona is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Helenius's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Helenius! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Cardona has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rupert Helenius!
A victorious Rupert Helenius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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