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Bots de Garra 166 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 London, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 42 losses; Richard Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 117 wins and 63 losses; Donovan Trumpinov! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Trumpinov leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trumpinov shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anderson (0) vs (2) Trumpinov Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trumpinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (2) vs (2) Trumpinov A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trumpinov holds on and takes a little breather. Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trumpinov is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Trumpinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Trumpinov trying to control the position.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard. Trumpinov wants to hit a sweep here but Anderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Trumpinov there! Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (5) vs (2) Trumpinov
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Trumpinov wants to control but Anderson is having none of it. Anderson trying to control but Trumpinov is having none of it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Trumpinov is looking to get to half guard. Trumpinov wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away. Anderson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Trumpinov to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Anderson (8) vs (2) Trumpinov Anderson is looking to control Trumpinov but Trumpinov is wriggling around and keeping busy.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Trumpinov tries to break free.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Trumpinov trying to control the position but Anderson manages to sink in the hooks. Anderson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Trumpinov tries to escape but Anderson has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Anderson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Trumpinov's body.
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. Anderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Trumpinov for as long as he can get away with. You can see the frustration on Trumpinov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Anderson keeps control of the position easily here as Trumpinov tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Trumpinov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Anderson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Trumpinov trying to control the hands but Anderson won't let him. Trumpinov is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Anderson.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Trumpinov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Anderson.
Anderson avoiding Trumpinov 's attempts to control his hands. Trumpinov can't escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Anderson controlling the positon. Trumpinov is really stuck here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/sub.jpg) The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Anderson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Anderson controlling well, preventing Trumpinov from escaping the position.
Anderson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Trumpinov's body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Trumpinov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
I would not like to be Trumpinov right now.
Trumpinov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Anderson.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Trumpinov tries to escape but Anderson has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Trumpinov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Trumpinov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard. Trumpinov is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Trumpinov is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Trumpinov is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up. Trumpinov keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass. Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Trumpinov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (8) vs (4) Trumpinov Anderson being controlled here, momentarily. Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (10) vs (4) Trumpinov Anderson passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (13) vs (4) Trumpinov Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trumpinov keeps working. Trumpinov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Trumpinov trying to control here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Anderson controlling the action here. Trumpinov is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Anderson trying to control the action but Trumpinov is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Anderson takes the fight on points by 13 to 4. Our winner, Richard Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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