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Bots de Garra 135 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 45 wins and 20 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 45 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Halli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halli lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halli (2) vs (0) Toehold
Halli 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.
Halli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Halli from controlling successfully.
Toehold 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Halli from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli won't allow Toehold to sweep him here.
Halli trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold wants to control the position but Halli says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Halli is thwarting Toehold's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Halli wants to take a breather but Toehold is having none of it.
Halli is taking a breather. Toehold says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Toehold wants to improve his position but Halli is controlling well.
Halli wants to take a breather but Toehold is having none of it.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold won't allow Halli to pass to mount.
Toehold holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Toehold won't allow Halli to pass to mount.
Halli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toehold keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is trying to get back to full guard.
Halli tries to pass to full mount but Toehold defends it.
Toehold is controlling Halli's trapped leg to prevent Halli from advancing to side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Toehold is looking for a sweep. Halli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is controlling Halli's trapped leg to prevent Halli from advancing to side control.
Halli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Toehold is looking to control Halli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toehold avoid being mounted?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold regains full guard. Nicely done.
Toehold is pulling down on Halli's head to control his posture.
Halli controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Halli preventing the sweep.
Toehold keeps trying to improve his position.
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Toehold pulls Halli in close to his closed guard and prevents Halli from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to sweep but no luck.
Toehold wants to hit a sweep here but Halli passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Toehold there! Score +3 for passing guard: Halli (5) vs (0) Toehold
Toehold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Halli takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Toehold tries to hold on but Halli postures up.
Toehold slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toehold trying to control here.
Halli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Toehold trying to control here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to take a breather but Toehold is having none of it.
Halli controlling the pace.
Toehold gets back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily.
Toehold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Halli trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold 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.
Halli slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Halli (8) vs (0) Toehold
Halli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Toehold will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toehold regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halli takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
Reijo Halli was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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