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Bots de Garra 90 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 87 wins and 39 losses; Donald Trump! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 27 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Trump closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Trump wants the takedown. Gracias is fighting it off but Trump persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gracias's guard against the ropes. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Trump (2) vs (0) Gracias
Trump looking to pass the guard.
Trump's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracias controlling Trump's posture.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracias trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trump wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
Gracias has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've been hearing good reports from Trump'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.
Trump wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
Gracias looking to control.
Trump trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is trying to control the position but Trump postures up.
Trump wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Trump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracias is keeping the position for now.
Trump is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracias's guard.
Gracias trying to hold on to Trump's head to control him but Trump postures up.
Trump looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracias wants to improve his position but Trump is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracias trying to control from the bottom.
Trump wants to free his trapped foot but Gracias is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Trump is trying to control. Gracias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracias has his hands clasped together around Trump's back. He's all about the action.
Trump works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (5) vs (0) Gracias
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Trump is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracias keeps working.
Trump tries for a kimura but Gracias is defending well.
Trump wants to control but Gracias is keeping him busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias regains half guard there - taking advantage of Trump's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Trump is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracias is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trump controlling the pace.
Gracias is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracias slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Gracias is adopting a defensive guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trump is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracias 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 ten minutes gone in the round.
Trump wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
Trump trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Trump seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracias controls Trump momentarily but Trump frees himself.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias keeping full guard, as Trump tries to pass.
Trump is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trump trying to move into half guard but instead Gracias has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (5) vs (2) Gracias
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 twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracias stopping the sweep attempt from Trump.
Gracias pushes down on Trump's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracias in particular looking to stall.
Trump wants to improve his position but Gracias is controlling well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Trump trying to control but Gracias postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracias tries to pass to full mount but Trump defends it.
Trump trying to hold on to Gracias's head to control him but Gracias postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias content to control rather than advance.
Trump moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Trump has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trump swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trump takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Donald Trump retains his super heavyweight title!
Donald Trump seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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