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Bots de Garra 113 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 94 wins and 47 losses; Donald Trump! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 100 wins and 63 losses; Kurt Diesel! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. Diesel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trump avoids it really well and circles away. Diesel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Trump manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Trump (0) vs (2) Diesel Diesel tries to free his leg and advance position but Trump is retaining full guard. 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 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. Trump pulls Diesel in close to his closed guard and prevents Diesel from doing any damage or advancing position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trump wants to sweep here but Diesel controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trump keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully. Diesel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trump is keeping the position for now. Diesel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Diesel trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diesel stopping the sweep attempt from Trump. Diesel slips nicely into half guard. Diesel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Trump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diesel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Diesel is thwarting Trump's attempts to control the position. Trump is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diesel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diesel's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Trump (4) vs (2) Diesel
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trump is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Diesel has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Trump avoiding Diesel 's attempts to control his hands. Trump looking to hold on to the position here but Diesel rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Trump wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Trump slips nicely into half guard. Trump trying to control from half guard but Diesel is working away. Diesel wants to control but Trump is keeping busy.
Trump is trying to control the action in half guard but Diesel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Trump performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Trump trying to mount his opponent but Diesel defends it. Trump is keen to just control but Diesel is a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Diesel tries to roll over but Trump keeps him under control. Diesel is trying to control but Trump passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (7) vs (2) Diesel Diesel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trump wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Diesel is trying to control Trump's posture but Trump avoids it. Diesel tries to buck Trump off but Trump is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Trump trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom. Trump is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diesel's shoulder. That is not cool. Trump is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diesel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Diesel is not content to let Trump control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Diesel is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Trump trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom. Diesel tries to improve position but can't. Diesel has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Trump wants to control but Diesel is keeping him busy. Diesel is looking for a sweep. Diesel is not content to let Trump control the position. Diesel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Trump performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Diesel trying to control but Trump postures up.
Diesel is trying to control but Trump manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Trump (10) vs (2) Diesel
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Trump looking to control but Diesel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Diesel working to try and regain half guard.
Diesel tries to lock up and control but Trump gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Trump content just to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Trump tries to control but Diesel wriggling away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Diesel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Trump controlling the pace for now. Trump is looking to work his way around to Diesel's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. Trump can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diesel is looking to escape. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Trump is trying to control here but Diesel has managed to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Trump takes the fight on points by 10 to 2. 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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