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Bots de Garra 125 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 102 wins and 51 losses; Donald Trump! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 39 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
No luck for Trump with that takedown attempt.
Gracias looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Trump (0) vs (2) Gracias
Gracias not doing much here.
Trump trying to control but Gracias postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracias stalling.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Gracias wants to pass the guard but Trump is defending well.
Trump is trying to maintain the position but Gracias is very close to passing his half guard.
Trump wants to improve his position but Gracias is controlling well.
Trump has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracias is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trump manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracias controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Gracias from controlling successfully.
Trump controlling the position.
Gracias preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump is working hard here to advance position.
Gracias slips nicely into half guard.
Trump is staying active underneath Gracias, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracias is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to take a breather but Trump is having none of it.
Trump tries to get to full guard but Gracias has control of the leg.
Gracias is looking to take a break and control but Trump is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trump is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trump is looking to control Gracias's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trump avoid being mounted?
Trump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracias slows the pace down in half guard.
Trump is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Trump trying to control but Gracias postures up.
Trump gets back to full guard.
Trump wants to sweep here but Gracias controlling him for the moment.
Trump seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gracias trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias postures up.
Gracias preventing the sweep.
Gracias trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trump wants to sweep but no luck.
Trump manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracias manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (2) vs (2) Gracias
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trump controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracias working a defensive guard here.
Trump sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracias keeping full guard, as Trump tries to pass.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Gracias wants to sweep but no luck.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Trump being controlled here momentarily.
Trump trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Trump is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias trying to control the position.
Trump wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
Gracias controls Trump momentarily but Trump frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trump's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracias bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trump's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (2) vs (4) Gracias
Gracias won't allow Trump to sweep him here.
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.
Gracias looking to sit in guard and control but Trump gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (4) vs (4) Gracias
Trump wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is trying to hold Trump in close to prevent damage but Trump has managed to pass into half guard.
Trump is looking to take a break and control but Gracias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trump controlling the action here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is defending against the submission attempts here by Trump.
Trump is pressing down on Gracias's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracias is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Trump gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Trump takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
A very excited looking Donald Trump 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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