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Bots de Garra 155 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 22 losses; Tyler Alvarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 112 wins and 60 losses; Donovan Trumpinov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Trumpinov misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Trumpinov. Trumpinov gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trumpinov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez avoids it really well and circles away.
Tyler Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Trumpinov.
Trumpinov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez tries to counter with a takedown but Trumpinov is quick to defend against it.
Trumpinov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Trumpinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvarez, which made it look bad.
Alvarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trumpinov sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trumpinov with a lazy takedown attempt
so Alvarez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Alvarez (2) vs (0) Trumpinov
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trumpinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Trumpinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trumpinov is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alvarez prevents Trumpinov from improving his position.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov wants to get back to full guard.
Alvarez is keen to just control but Trumpinov is a slippery customer.
Trumpinov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Trumpinov looking to control.
Alvarez won't allow Trumpinov to sweep him here.
Alvarez trying to control but Trumpinov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trumpinov trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Trumpinov is looking to sweep but instead, Alvarez has passed into half guard.
Alvarez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trumpinov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez controlling the action here.
Trumpinov wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (5) vs (0) Trumpinov
We've been hearing good reports from Alvarez'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.
Trumpinov tries to bench press Alvarez off him but Alvarez keeps the position.
Alvarez takes a little break here. Trumpinov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Trumpinov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov keeps trying to improve his position.
Trumpinov is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez taking a breather here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov struggling a bit here.
Alvarez staying calm.
Alvarez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alvarez wants to control but Trumpinov is keeping him busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trumpinov is letting Alvarez control him for a moment.
Trumpinov struggling a bit here.
Trumpinov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Trumpinov! Score +2 for reaching mount: Alvarez (7) vs (0) Trumpinov
Trumpinov tries to lock up and control but Alvarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alvarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alvarez tries to control but Trumpinov wriggling away.
Trumpinov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control but Trumpinov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trumpinov has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Alvarez's lack of action.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but Trumpinov defending well.
Alvarez prevents Trumpinov from improving his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez passes into side control, despite Trumpinov's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (10) vs (0) Trumpinov
Trumpinov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alvarez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trumpinov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Alvarez is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Alvarez (12) vs (0) Trumpinov
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov is squirming around, avoiding Alvarez's attempts to control the action.
Alvarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trumpinov is looking to improve his position but Alvarez isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvarez takes the fight on points by 12 to 0.
A very excited looking Tyler Alvarez 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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