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Bots de Garra 123 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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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 7 wins and 8 losses; Reinaldo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 49 losses; Vartan Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Esteves wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Esteves is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Esteves is squirming around nicely.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Esteves to control.
Gracie trying to control but Esteves is having none of it.
Esteves tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.#T2#
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Esteves wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Esteves is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Esteves prevents Gracie from taking his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie tries to control but Esteves wriggling away. #T3#
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie tries to control but Esteves wriggling away.
Esteves working to try and regain half guard.
#T4#
Gracie trying to control but Esteves is having none of it.
Esteves tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gracie looking to control but Esteves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T5#
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Gracie (8) vs (0) Esteves
Esteves is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Esteves looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Esteves is staying busy.#T6##SUB#
Esteves is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Gracie has locked on a rear naked choke here! Esteves is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Reinaldo Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Reinaldo Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 103 wins and 66 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Mean Gean!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Diesel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Diesel enables Gean to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diesel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (0) vs (2) Gean
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel working a defensive guard here.
Gean looking to pass the guard.
Diesel is trying to keep Gean in close.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel is pulling down on Gean's head to control his posture.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Gean tries to pass. #T1#
Gean stopping the sweep attempt from Diesel.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Gean from controlling successfully.
Diesel is trying to control the position but Gean postures up.
Gean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Gean pushes down on Diesel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diesel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Diesel wants to get back to full guard.
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.#T2#
Diesel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Gean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gean tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Gean slips nicely into half guard.
Diesel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Diesel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gean is looking to pass into half guard but Diesel pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Diesel is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (2) Gean
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Gean is keeping the position.
Diesel wants to control from the top but Gean keeps moving. #T3#
Gean working a defensive guard here.
Gean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diesel's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (4) Gean
Gean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gean looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (4) vs (4) Gean#SUB2#
Gean is looking for a triangle but Diesel pushes his legs off easily.
Diesel trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
Diesel showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Gean keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully.
Gean 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.
Gean controls Diesel momentarily but Diesel frees himself.
Diesel preventing the sweep.
Gean pulls Diesel in to control the position.
Diesel pushing down on Gean's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gean tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Gean is defending well. #T5#
Gean trying to control here.
Diesel is looking to advance position but Gean won't allow it.
Gean wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy.
Diesel is keen to just control but Gean is a slippery customer.
Gean tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Diesel controlling the action here. #T6#
Diesel prevents Gean from improving his position.
Diesel trying to control the action but Gean is working from the bottom.
Gean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Gean is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diesel pulls his head out easily.
Diesel tries to pass to full mount but Gean defends it. #T7#
Diesel passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (7) vs (4) Gean
Gean is looking to get to half guard.
Gean keeps trying to improve his position.
Diesel content just to control the position here.
Gean working to try and regain half guard.
#T8#
Diesel controlling from the full mount.
Gean tries to hold on but Diesel postures up.
Gean 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.
Diesel controlling his opponent.
Gean really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diesel wants to control the pace but Gean is squirming around nicely.
Diesel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T9#
Gean sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gean wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Diesel seems content to control.
Gean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diesel is working away from the top position though.
Gean manages to get to full guard.
Gean looking for a sweep. Not yet Gean, not yet.
Diesel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T10#
Gean is trying to control the position but Diesel postures up.
Gean keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully.
Diesel preventing the sweep.
Gean is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diesel stopping the sweep attempt from Gean.
Gean is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gean wants to sweep but no luck.
Gean keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully. #T11#
Diesel stopping the sweep attempt from Gean.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gean is trying to control the position but Diesel postures up.
Diesel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gean has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Diesel has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (10) vs (4) Gean
Diesel taking a breather here.
Gean is looking to regain half guard here but Diesel keeps moving and retains side control.
Diesel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T12#
Diesel working away.
Diesel wants to control but Gean is keeping him busy.
Gean is trying to get back to half guard.
Diesel is looking to take a break and control but Gean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gean prevents Diesel from improving position. #T13#
Gean struggling a bit here.
Gean is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Gean's face as Diesel controls the position.
Diesel trying to control the action but Gean is working from the bottom.
Gean struggling a bit here.#T14#
Gean gets back to half guard.
Gean wants to improve his position but Diesel is controlling well.
Diesel stalling.
Gean is looking for a sweep. Diesel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diesel is working away from the top position though.
Diesel not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
Kurt Diesel 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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Undercard bout
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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 61 wins and 64 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 45 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Fiachna closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Fiachna drags the fight down to the ground.
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.
Fiachna is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB2#
Fiachna had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Archer defends it easily.
Archer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer'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.
Archer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fiachna for as long as he can get away with.#T1#
Fiachna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Archer is one step ahead there.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer passes into half guard. #T2#
Fiachna is trying to control but can't.
Archer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fiachna is trying to maintain the position but Archer is very close to passing his half guard.#T3##SUB2#
Fiachna looking for submissions off his back.
Archer tries to pass to full mount but Fiachna defends it.
Fiachna makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fiachna.#SUB2#
Archer has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fiachna to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Archer is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fiachna pulls down on the head and he's put Archer to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darragh Fiachna!
A relieved looking Darragh Fiachna thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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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.#CL#
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #TD2#
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. #T1#
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.
#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.#T5#
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. #T6#
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.
#T7#
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.#T8#
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. #T9#
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.#T10#
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.
#T11#
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.#T12#
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. #T13#
Camara regains half guard.
Anderson wants to control but Camara is keeping him busy.
Camara is trying to get back to full guard.#T14#
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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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 34 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 22 losses; Alexander Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nice takedown defense from Mesquita. No joy for Kamenev on that attempt.
Kamenev tries to close the distance and clinch but Mesquita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Mesquita moves into the clinch.
Kamenev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mesquita after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Kamenev gets control of Mesquita's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kamenev will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamenev is keeping the position for now.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamenev is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita postures up.
Kamenev looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamenev, not yet.
Mesquita is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Kamenev keeps moving.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamenev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita trying to control but Kamenev is working from the bottom.
Kamenev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2#
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamenev is retaining full guard.
Kamenev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kamenev keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Mesquita trying to control but Kamenev is working from the bottom.
Kamenev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita trying to control but Kamenev is working from the bottom.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Mesquita trying to control but Kamenev is working from the bottom.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kamenev manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (0) Mesquita#SUB2#
Mesquita throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kamenev escapes and throws Mesquita's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (5) vs (0) Mesquita
Mesquita trying to control but Kamenev flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (8) vs (0) Mesquita
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kamenev is hanging on to Mesquita's back as he tries to escape.
#T4#
Kamenev slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kamenev controlling well, preventing Mesquita from escaping the position.
Mesquita keeps trying to improve his position.
Mesquita tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kamenev takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (11) vs (0) Mesquita
Mesquita rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#T5#
Mesquita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mesquita gets back to full guard.
Kamenev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mesquita wants to hit a sweep here but Kamenev passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mesquita there! Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (14) vs (0) Mesquita#T6#
Kamenev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mesquita regains half guard.
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.
Kamenev prevents Mesquita from improving his position.#T7#
Kamenev wants to take a breather but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita tries to roll over but Kamenev keeps him under control.
Kamenev is keen to just control but Mesquita is a slippery customer.
Mesquita 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.#T8#
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita is still trying to improve position.
Kamenev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mesquita does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mesquita is looking to control Kamenev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mesquita avoid being mounted?
Mesquita moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kamenev sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T9#
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kamenev's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (14) vs (2) Mesquita
Kamenev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mesquita manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (16) vs (2) Mesquita
Mesquita is looking to sweep but instead, Kamenev has passed into half guard.
Kamenev prevents Mesquita from improving his position.
Kamenev passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (19) vs (2) Mesquita#T10#
Mesquita tries to reverse the position but Kamenev maintains control.
Kamenev works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (22) vs (2) Mesquita
Mesquita is trying to break free.
#SUB#
Mesquita defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kamenev's arms.
Mesquita tries to break free.
#T11#
Mesquita looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mesquita is in bad spot here.
Kamenev controls the position.
Mesquita tries to escape the position.
#T12#
Mesquita is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mesquita is keeping busy.
Kamenev just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
I really don't envy Mesquita right now.
#T13#
Kamenev is riding his opponent, not letting Mesquita buck him off.
Mesquita prevents Kamenev from getting a body triangle.
Mesquita rolls, trying to escape but Kamenev keeps control of the position.
#SUB#
Kamenev looking to break Mesquita's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mesquita remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kamenev will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kamenev controls the position.#T14#
Mesquita tries to break free.
Kamenev just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mesquita tries to escape the position.
Kamenev biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev takes the fight on points by 22 to 2.
Ivan Kamenev thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Undercard bout
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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 45 wins and 39 losses; Helio Gracias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 33 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracias tries to clinch but Curls moves out of range. #TD#
Curls tries to sprawl but Gracias drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracias (2) vs (0) Curls
Curls is refusing to be controlled, as Gracias sits in half guard.
Gracias content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Curls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracias is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Curls is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracias pulls his head out easily. #T1#
Curls is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracias jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (5) vs (0) Curls
Gracias taking a breather here.
Curls struggling a bit here.
Gracias takes a little break here. Curls wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T2#
Curls tries to control but Gracias manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Gracias (8) vs (0) Curls
I really don't envy Curls right now.
Gracias will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curls keeps trying to improve his position.
Curls breaks Gracias's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (8) vs (2) Curls
Gracias seems keen to control Curls's posture.#T3#
Gracias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracias controls Curls momentarily but Curls frees himself.
Curls tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard.
Curls wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving. #T4#
Curls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curls preventing the sweep.
Gracias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Curls from controlling successfully.
Curls looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.#T5#
Gracias has control of Curls's left arm, preventing Curls from doing any damage.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T6#
Curls slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curls is one step ahead there.
Curls tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard. #T7#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracias holds on and takes a little breather.
Curls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracias is keeping the position for now.
Gracias pulls Curls in close to his closed guard and prevents Curls from doing any damage or advancing position.#T8#
Gracias keeping full guard, as Curls tries to pass.
Gracias looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Curls puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Curls is keen to just control but Gracias is a slippery customer.
Curls is looking to advance position but Gracias won't allow it.
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracias keeps working. #T9#
Gracias is concentrating on defense, preventing Curls from advancing position.
Curls keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Curls is looking to take a break and control but Gracias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T10#
Curls is looking to advance position but Gracias won't allow it.
Gracias trying to control here.
Curls is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (8) vs (5) Curls
Gracias is squirming around, avoiding Curls's attempts to control the action. #T11#
Gracias can't escape the position.
Gracias wants to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
Curls prevents Gracias from getting the reversal.
Curls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracias tries to lock up and control but Curls gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Curls controlling from the full mount. #T12#
Curls avoids the attempt from Gracias to control.
Curls looking to control but Gracias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Curls seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gracias is holding on tight.
Curls wants to control the pace but Gracias is squirming around nicely. #T13#
Gracias tries to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
Curls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Curls controlling from mount.
Curls fails to advance to Gracias's back.
Curls trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T14#
Gracias tries to reverse the position but Curls maintains control.
Curls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls prevents Gracias from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracias takes the fight on points by 8 to 5.
During a confident post fight interview, Helio Gracias thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Undercard bout
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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 37 wins and 23 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 16 losses; Tyler Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Clubber clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez has Clubber pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Clubber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alvarez goes for a takedown attempt but Clubber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Clubber instigates a clinch.
Alvarez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clubber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ricky Clubber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Alvarez.
Clubber can't get the takedown.
#TD2#
Alvarez gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Clubber (0) vs (2) Alvarez
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.
Clubber has his hands clasped together around Alvarez's back. He's all about the action.
Clubber is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alvarez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alvarez's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Clubber (4) vs (2) Alvarez#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clubber avoiding Alvarez 's attempts to control his hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Clubber controlling the positon.
Alvarez is keeping busy.
#T2#
Clubber is not going to allow Alvarez to sit and survive in this position.
Clubber is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Clubber seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Alvarez rolls, trying to escape but Clubber keeps control of the position.
Alvarez is still trying to improve position.#T3#
Alvarez turns into Clubber and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (4) vs (4) Alvarez
Alvarez is looking to pass into half guard but Clubber pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Clubber is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (6) vs (4) Alvarez
Clubber is stalling in the full guard.
Alvarez pulls Clubber in to control the position.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Clubber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clubber stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.#T4#
Alvarez wants to improve his position but instead Clubber has moved into half guard.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Clubber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T5#
Alvarez is staying active underneath Clubber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alvarez is trying is best to control the position here.
Clubber controlling the action here.
Clubber is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alvarez! Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (9) vs (4) Alvarez
Alvarez is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T6#
Clubber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape.
Alvarez is trying desperately to improve position.
Clubber content just to control the position here.
Clubber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape. #T7#
Alvarez is trying to escape the mount.
Alvarez wants to control but Clubber is having none of it.
Alvarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clubber tries to control but Alvarez wriggling away. #T8#
Clubber is really struggling to control Alvarez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Alvarez tries to hold on but Clubber postures up.
Alvarez is trying to escape the mount.
Clubber looking to control and managing it successfully. #T9#
Alvarez looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Clubber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clubber controlling the pace for now. #T10#
Alvarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alvarez tries to lock up and control but Clubber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clubber tries to take his opponent's back but Alvarez turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (9) vs (6) Alvarez
Clubber has control of Alvarez's left arm, preventing Alvarez from doing any damage. #T11#
Clubber looking for a sweep. Not yet Clubber, not yet.
Clubber trying to control the position.
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.
Alvarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T12#
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clubber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clubber controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Clubber pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
Alvarez trying to control but Clubber is working from the bottom. #T13#
Clubber is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Clubber keeps moving.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Clubber is keeping the position.#T14#
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard.
Clubber trying to control the position.
Clubber has control of Alvarez's left arm, preventing Alvarez from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clubber controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber takes the fight on points by 9 to 6.
A victorious Ricky Clubber thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Undercard bout
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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 27 wins and 19 losses; Isaac Vernon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 81 wins and 61 losses; Conald Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Vernon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Vernon (4) vs (0) Petersen
Vernon working away.
Petersen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petersen is not content to let Vernon control the position.
Vernon tries to move to mount but Petersen blocks the move with his legs.
Vernon working away.
Petersen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vernon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petersen is not content to let Vernon control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon is staying tight to Petersen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Petersen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vernon's best efforts.#T1#
Petersen controlling the position for now.
Vernon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vernon trying to mount his opponent but Petersen defends it.
Petersen is looking to improve his position.
Petersen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petersen has control of Vernon's left arm, preventing Vernon from doing any damage.
Vernon trying to control the position from guard on top but Petersen 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.
Vernon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2#
Vernon won't allow Petersen to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petersen is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (4) vs (2) Petersen
Petersen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vernon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petersen is one step ahead there.
Vernon is trying to keep Petersen in close.
#T3#
Petersen looking to pass the guard.
Vernon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petersen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Petersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vernon is keeping the position for now.
Vernon is trying to keep Petersen in close.
Petersen preventing the sweep.
Vernon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petersen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T4##SUB#
Vernon has his foot on Petersen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petersen works his way back into a safe position though.
Petersen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vernon keeping full guard, as Petersen tries to pass.
Petersen looking to sit in guard and control but Vernon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (6) vs (2) Petersen
Petersen is trying to keep Vernon in close.
Vernon trying to control the position from guard on top but Petersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petersen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vernon is one step ahead there. #T5#
Vernon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petersen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petersen managing to control the position.
Petersen is trying to keep Vernon in close.
Petersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vernon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petersen is keeping the position for now.
Petersen is trying to keep Vernon in close.
#T6#
Petersen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vernon's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (6) vs (4) Petersen
Vernon working a defensive guard here.
Petersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Vernon is retaining full guard.
Petersen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Vernon keeps moving.
Petersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vernon is keeping the position for now.
Petersen is stalling in the full guard. #T7#
Petersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Vernon is retaining full guard.
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
Vernon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vernon being controlled here, momentarily.
Petersen trying to control but Vernon is working from the bottom. #T8#
Vernon trying to control the position.
Vernon wants to improve his position but instead Petersen has moved into half guard.
Petersen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vernon is refusing to be controlled, as Petersen sits in half guard.
Petersen wants to pass the guard but Vernon is defending well.
Petersen passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (6) vs (7) Petersen#T9#
Petersen controlling from the full mount.
Vernon regains half guard.#SUB2#
Petersen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Petersen trying to control from Vernon's half guard. Vernon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Petersen preventing the sweep.
Vernon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T10#
Petersen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vernon trying to keep a closed guard but Petersen is proving a slippery customer.
Petersen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Petersen is pushing down on Vernon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vernon is fighting to maintain full guard but Petersen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vernon is looking to improve his position.
Vernon is refusing to be controlled, as Petersen sits in half guard.
Petersen sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T11#
Petersen wants to pass the guard but Vernon is defending well.
Petersen is keen to just control but Vernon is a slippery customer.
Vernon trying to control but Petersen postures up.
Vernon is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Petersen is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Petersen seems content to control.#T12#
Vernon is trying to control but can't.
Vernon is in trouble now - Petersen has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (6) vs (10) Petersen
Petersen tries to control but Vernon wriggling away.
Vernon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petersen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Petersen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Petersen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T13#
Vernon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vernon is concentrating on defense, preventing Petersen from advancing position.
Petersen is trying to control the action in half guard but Vernon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vernon is looking to control Petersen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vernon avoid being mounted?
Petersen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Petersen tries to pass to full mount but Vernon defends it.
Petersen slows the pace down in half guard. #T14#
Petersen is stalling here. Vernon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Petersen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vernon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Vernon (10) vs (10) Petersen
Petersen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vernon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vernon is thwarting Petersen's attempts to control the position.
Vernon is pressing down on Petersen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Petersen is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petersen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Petersen is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Petersen gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Petersen wins on points by 11 to 10.
Conald Petersen 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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Co-main event
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 29 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 21 losses; Enamorado Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sulvar misses with a takedown #TD2#
and Bandito counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sulvar won't be happy with that. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Sulvar (0) vs (4) Bandito
Bandito wants to control but Sulvar is keeping him busy.
Sulvar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bandito controlling from side mount.
It looks like Bandito 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandito tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T1#
Sulvar is letting Bandito control him for a moment. #T2#
Sulvar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bandito off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sulvar (4) vs (4) Bandito
Bandito turns into Sulvar and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (4) vs (6) Bandito
My spies in Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu inform me that Bandito has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bandito wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is keeping the position.#T3#
Sulvar is trying to keep Bandito in close.
Sulvar pulls Bandito in to control the position.
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Sulvar controls Bandito momentarily but Bandito frees himself.
Bandito wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is keeping the position.
Bandito slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Sulvar controls Bandito momentarily but Bandito frees himself. #T5#
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandito slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sulvar wants to improve his position but instead Bandito has moved into half guard.
Sulvar tries to roll over but Bandito keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T6#
Sulvar is trying to maintain the position but Bandito is very close to passing his half guard.
Bandito perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sulvar tries to roll over but Bandito keeps him under control.#T7##SUB2#
Bandito is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bandito wants to take a breather but Sulvar is having none of it.
Bandito is controlling the pace.
Bandito is looking to take a break and control but Sulvar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T8#
Sulvar wants to improve his position but Bandito is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bandito wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is defending well.
Bandito takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T9#
The fighters are battling for position here. Sulvar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bandito wants to control from the top but Sulvar keeps moving.
Sulvar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bandito showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T10#
Sulvar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandito trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sulvar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (6) vs (6) Bandito
Bandito is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bandito wants to sweep here but Sulvar controlling him for the moment. #T11#
Bandito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bandito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sulvar's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (6) vs (8) Bandito
Bandito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.#T12#
Sulvar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bandito wants to control from the top but Sulvar keeps moving.
Sulvar looking for a sweep. Not yet Sulvar, not yet. #T13#
Bandito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sulvar trying to keep a closed guard but Bandito is proving a slippery customer.
Bandito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sulvar swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T14#
Bandito pushing down on Sulvar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sulvar moves into full guard.
Sulvar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sulvar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bandito manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (8) vs (8) Bandito
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Bandito gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Bandito wins on points by 9 to 8.
A victorious Enamorado Bandito thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Main event
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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 60 wins and 40 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 101 wins and 50 losses; Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Trump drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (0) vs (2) Trump
Trump is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Trump tries to pass.
My spies in Alpha Brasil inform me that Trump has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Toehold holds on and takes a little breather.
Toehold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toehold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Trump trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom. #T2#
Trump is stalling in the full guard.
Toehold pulls Trump in close to prevent any damage.
Trump wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving. #T3#
Trump looking to pass the guard.
Trump trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Trump controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trump wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving. #T4#
Trump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
Toehold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trump stands and throws Toehold's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (0) vs (5) Trump#T5#
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#SUB2#
Trump working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Toehold is looking to reverse the position.#T6#
Toehold manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Trump is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Trump has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (0) vs (8) Trump
Trump fails to advance to Toehold's back.
Trump content just to control the position here. #T7#
Toehold is working to get back to half guard.
Trump sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Toehold is squirming around, avoiding Trump's attempts to control the action. #T8#
Trump sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trump's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Toehold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Toehold is squirming around, avoiding Trump's attempts to control the action. #T9#
Toehold tries to hold on but Trump pushes him away.
Toehold keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Trump can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toehold is looking to escape. #T10#
Trump controlling his opponent.
Trump avoids the attempt from Toehold to control.
Trump controlling from mount.
Toehold is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T11#
Trump wants to take Toehold's back but he can't do it this time.
Trump controlling from mount.
Toehold has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Trump's lack of action.
Trump trying to control the action but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold works his way to full guard. Good work.#T12#
Trump tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Trump wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
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.
Trump passes Toehold's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Trump wants to pass the guard but Toehold is defending well.
Trump is looking to take a break and control but Toehold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T13#
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.
Toehold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trump wants to free his trapped foot but Toehold is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T14#
Trump moves into full mount! Toehold won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (0) vs (11) Trump
Trump looking to control but Toehold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trump looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trump looking to control but Toehold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trump wins on points by 11 to 0.
Donald Trump is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Donald Trump thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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