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Bots de Garra 123 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 London, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 31 losses; Richard Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 29 losses; Abubakar Camara!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Camara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
And Camara tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Camara stuffs the takedown.
Camara feints the counter takedown.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Camara pushes him off.
Camara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Camara has Anderson pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Camara pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Anderson tumbling to the mat - Camara dives into Anderson's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anderson (0) vs (2) Camara
Camara trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (2) vs (2) Camara
Camara has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Camara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Camara 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camara is keeping the position for now.
Camara 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Camara is keeping the position.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is fighting to break Camara's control of his arms but Camara is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Camara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Camara for as long as he can get away with.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Camara wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Camara is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Camara is defending well.
Camara keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Camara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Camara is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Camara trying to control here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Camara is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Camara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Camara being controlled here, momentarily.
Camara pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Camara is working from the bottom.
Anderson stays in close to Camara's body and controls the position.
Camara trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Camara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Camara is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Camara is adopting a defensive guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Camara being controlled here, momentarily.
Anderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Camara wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the pace.
Camara is positioning himself well to prevent Anderson advancing to mount.
Camara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Camara is trying is best to control the position here.
Let's hope that Camara 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.
Camara tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Anderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (5) vs (2) Camara
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara regains half guard.
Anderson wants to control but Camara is keeping him busy.
Camara is trying to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara is holding on to half guard well.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson is thwarting Camara's attempts to control the position.
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson is thwarting Camara's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Richard Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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