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Summit Series - Grappling Rd 4 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Don Rockmuller! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Caique Lima!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Rockmuller keeps the fight on the outside.
Don Rockmuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima tries to clinch up but Rockmuller circles away and keeps his distance.
Rockmuller gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rockmuller (2) vs (0) Lima
Lima trying to control but Rockmuller postures up.
Rockmuller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Rockmuller (5) vs (0) Lima
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima can't escape the position.
Rockmuller avoids the attempt from Lima to control.
Lima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller controlling from mount.
Lima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rockmuller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to control but Rockmuller is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller controlling his opponent.
Lima is working to get back to half guard.
Lima tries to hold on but Rockmuller pushes him away.
Lima is looking to improve his position but Rockmuller isn't that keen on the idea.
Rockmuller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lima is working to get back to half guard.
Rockmuller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rockmuller avoids the attempt from Lima to control.
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 six minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller fails to take his opponent's back.
Rockmuller controlling the position easily from mount.
Lima tries to hold on but Rockmuller postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller controlling the pace for now.
Rockmuller'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.
Rockmuller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lima 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller not doing much here.
Rockmuller is thwarting Lima's attempts to control the position.
Lima wants to improve his position but Rockmuller is controlling well.
Rockmuller controlling the action here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking for submissions off his back.
Lima trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Rockmuller (8) vs (0) Lima
Lima tries to control the position but Rockmuller now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Rockmuller (11) vs (0) Lima
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lima trying to control the hands but Rockmuller won't let him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lima might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rockmuller haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller biding his time, controlling Lima.
Lima just trying to survive but Rockmuller is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lima is in bad spot here.
Rockmuller really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lima.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rockmuller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lima for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockmuller takes the fight on points by 11 to 0.
A relieved looking Don Rockmuller 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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