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Bots de Garra 79 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 48 wins and 28 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 59 wins and 43 losses; Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Nickal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nickal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Nickal (4) vs (0) Fiso
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Fiso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiso regains half guard.
Fiso wants to get back to full guard.
Fiso won't allow Nickal to pass to mount.
Fiso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fiso wants to sweep here but Nickal controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickal postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso looking for a sweep. Not yet Fiso, not yet.
Nickal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fiso trying to control the position.
Nickal stays in close to Fiso's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fiso is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (4) vs (2) Fiso
Fiso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nickal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fiso passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Fiso seems content to control.
Fiso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nickal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nickal tries to get to full guard but Fiso has control of the leg.
Fiso sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Fiso has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Fiso passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (4) vs (5) Fiso
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is desperately trying to improve his position but Fiso has a good base and remains in mount.
Fiso sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fiso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fiso with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fiso controlling the position easily from mount.
Fiso seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Nickal is holding on tight.
Fiso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fiso wants to take his opponent's back but Nickal doesn't allow it.
Nickal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fiso controlling the pace for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiso looking to control but Nickal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fiso takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fiso pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Nickal is looking to get to half guard.
Nickal is working hard here to advance position.
Fiso controlling from the full mount.
Fiso prevents Nickal from getting the reversal.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiso wants to control the pace but Nickal is squirming around nicely.
Nickal wants to control but Fiso is having none of it.
Nickal is working to get back to half guard.
Nickal is squirming around, avoiding Fiso's attempts to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso controlling the pace for now.
Fiso takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Nickal (4) vs (8) Fiso
Fiso tightening his grip on Nickal, looking for the choke.
A lull in the action here.
Fiso just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal prevents Fiso from getting a body triangle.
Nickal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fiso gets his hands free as Nickal looks to control.
Fiso keeps control of the position easily here as Nickal tries to buck him off.
Fiso is looking to control Nickal but Nickal is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiso wants to control the position but Nickal frees himself and scrambles - Fiso manages to regain control in side control.
Nickal holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Fiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickal keeps working.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nickal seems a little lost for a moment, as Fiso dominates the positioning.
It looks like Fiso might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Fiso tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nickal trying to remain calm as Fiso controls from the top position.
Fiso trying to control the action but Nickal is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to move to mount but Nickal blocks the move with his legs.
Nickal is not content to let Fiso control the position.
Fiso is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nickal prevents Fiso from moving into mount.
Nickal tries to improve position but can't.
Fiso taking a breather here.
Fiso is looking to take a break and control but Nickal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal gets back to half guard.
Fiso trying to mount his opponent but Nickal defends it.
Nickal wants to get back to full guard.
Fiso controlling the action here.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but Nickal defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Fiso seems content to control.
Fiso is looking to pass Nickal's guard but actually Nickal recovers to full guard.
Nickal wants to sweep but no luck.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiso stays in close to Nickal's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiso wins on points by 8 to 4.
A victorious Malaki Fiso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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