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Bots de Garra 106 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 62 wins and 37 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 36 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Toehold shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nickal napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Nickal (0) vs (4) Toehold
Nickal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toehold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Toehold tries to advance to mount but can't.
Toehold is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nickal will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Toehold taking a break here but Nickal is having none of it and regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal tries to get to full guard but Toehold has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal is looking to control Toehold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nickal avoid being mounted?
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 controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toehold uses his free foot to push down on Nickal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nickal. Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (0) vs (7) Toehold
Toehold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nickal is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal tries to hold on but Toehold pushes him away.
Toehold takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Nickal (0) vs (10) Toehold
Nickal controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Nickal rolls, trying to escape but Toehold keeps control of the position.
Toehold gets his hands free as Nickal looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal tries to escape but Toehold has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Toehold controls the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Toehold keeps control of the position as Nickal tries to break free.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is working hard here to advance position.
Toehold biding his time, looking for the opening.
Nickal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Toehold has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nickal's body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal tries to escape but Toehold has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toehold has good solid back control here.
Nickal looking very determined here, making life difficult for Toehold.
Toehold 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.
Let's hope that Toehold 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold tries to get the hooks in deep but Nickal pushed the leg off.
Nickal just trying to survive but Toehold is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Toehold controls the position.
Toehold tries to get the hooks in deep but Nickal pushed the leg off.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toehold not allowing Nickal to control his hands.
Toehold tries to keep control of the position but Nickal is staying busy.
Nickal is really stuck here.
Nickal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nickal is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Toehold.
Toehold gets his hands free as Nickal looks to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is trying to break free.
Nickal trying to control but not successfully.
Toehold biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is in bad spot here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Nickal trying to control the hands but Toehold breaks the grip.
Nickal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Toehold keeps control of the position as Nickal tries to break free.
Nickal trying to control the hands but Toehold won't let him.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal can't escape the 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.
Nickal turns into Toehold and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (2) vs (10) Toehold
Toehold looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickal wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold wins on points by 10 to 2.
A very excited looking Tommy Toehold 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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