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CWC 319 - El Toto vs Petersen PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 15 losses; Donald Trump! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 26 losses; Esteban Mondragon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Trump shoots in for a takedown but Mondragon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mondragon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trump scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Trump (4) vs (0) Mondragon
Trump working away.
Mondragon is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Trump is staying active.
Trump looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mondragon being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondragon is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
A control attempt from Mondragon but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Trump (6) vs (0) Mondragon
Trump controlling his opponent.
Mondragon is working to get back to half guard.
Mondragon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mondragon is holding on tight.
Mondragon wants to control but Trump is having none of it.
Mondragon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trump fails to take his opponent's back.
Trump controlling the position easily from mount.
Mondragon tries to hold on but Trump pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mondragon has given up his back. Will we see Trump going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Trump (9) vs (0) Mondragon
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump gets his hands free as Mondragon looks to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trump trying to control.
Mondragon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Trump keeps control of the position easily here as Mondragon tries to buck him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mondragon trying to control the action but Trump just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump tightening his grip on Mondragon, looking for the choke.
Mondragon turns into Trump and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (9) vs (2) Mondragon
Trump trying to control the position here.
Mondragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trump is keeping the position for now.
Mondragon is still trying to improve position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Trump keeps moving.
Trump has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mondragon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trump trying to control the position.
Mondragon trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
Mondragon has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Trump looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trump has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mondragon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mondragon looking to pass the guard.
Mondragon keeps trying to improve his position.
Mondragon trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Trump not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trump pulls Mondragon in close to his closed guard and prevents Mondragon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Trump is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (11) vs (2) Mondragon
Mondragon is looking to control Trump's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mondragon avoid being mounted?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trump is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trump performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mondragon gets back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Trump trying to control but Mondragon is working from the bottom.
Mondragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trump trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mondragon keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Trump is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trump wants to control from the top but Mondragon keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon seems keen to control Trump's posture.
Mondragon being controlled here, momentarily.
Trump postures up.
Trump trying to control the position from guard on top but Mondragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mondragon is trying to control the position but Trump postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (11) vs (4) Mondragon
Mondragon trying to move into half guard but instead Trump has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trump (13) vs (4) Mondragon
Mondragon is trying to control the position but Trump postures up.
Trump controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mondragon is trying to keep Trump in close.
Trump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mondragon is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Trump sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trump has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mondragon is adopting a defensive guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Trump controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mondragon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Trump stacks Mondragon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Trump! Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (16) vs (4) Mondragon
Mondragon is not content to let Trump control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon is trying to control Trump's posture but Trump avoids it.
The referee asks Trump politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Trump prefers to stall for the moment though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trump'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.
Mondragon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trump's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trump takes the fight on points by 16 to 4.
Donald Trump retains his welterweight title!
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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