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Bots de Garra 161 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 74 wins and 53 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 48 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Toehold scores with a takedown into Gracias's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (0) Gracias
Gracias pulls Toehold in close to his closed guard and prevents Toehold from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracias's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Toehold trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracias holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
More stalling from Gracias.
Gracias looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toehold seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracias controls Toehold momentarily but Toehold frees himself.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
Gracias is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Toehold trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracias is pulling down on Toehold's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
Toehold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracias seems keen to control Toehold's posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracias wants to sweep here but Toehold controlling him for the moment.
Toehold tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracias pulls Toehold in close to prevent any damage.
Toehold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
Gracias is adopting a defensive guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toehold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracias seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toehold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Toehold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracias is keeping the position for now.
Gracias trying to control the position here.
Toehold looking to sit in guard and control but Gracias gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (2) Gracias
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracias advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (2) vs (5) Gracias
Toehold can't do much from the bottom here.
Toehold tries to bench press Gracias off him but Gracias keeps the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracias in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Toehold struggling a bit here.
Gracias trying to control the position but Toehold is working away.
Toehold is looking for a sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling the position.
Toehold is looking to regain half guard here but Gracias keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracias controlling the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Toehold has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracias tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Toehold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold regains half guard.
Gracias sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracias is trying to control the action in half guard but Toehold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toehold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracias is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracias wins on points by 5 to 2.
Helio Gracias seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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