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SSG 327 Maximus vs Majere PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 6 losses; David Gomes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 23 losses; Lamban Gaul!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gaul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaul closes the distance and clinches.
Gomes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gaul is defending well.
Gaul has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gomes regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gomes (0) vs (2) Gaul
Gaul wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Gaul stays in close to Gomes's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes pulls Gaul in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaul trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gaul wants to pass the guard but Gomes is keeping the position.
Gomes managing to control the position.
Gaul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaul is looking to pass into half guard but Gomes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gomes is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gomes (2) vs (2) Gaul
Gaul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Gomes (5) vs (2) Gaul
Gomes works to advance to full mount. Gaul defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Gomes (7) vs (2) Gaul
Gaul regains half guard.
Gomes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gomes (10) vs (2) Gaul
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaul is trying to reverse the position but instead Gomes has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Gomes (13) vs (2) Gaul
Gomes has the hooks in. Gaul is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gaul fending off the submission attempt from Gomes.
You can see the frustration on Gaul's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gaul rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gaul trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaul is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaul is doing well to control the position and prevent Gomes from advancing to side control.
Gaul trying to control from the bottom.
Gomes is looking to advance position but Gaul won't allow it.
Gaul trying to control here.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but Gaul defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaul desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gomes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gaul wants to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is trying to control the action in half guard but Gaul is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gaul wants to improve his position but Gomes is controlling well.
Gaul wants to control but Gomes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gaul is looking to improve his position.
Gaul trying to hold on to Gomes's head to control him but Gomes postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaul tries to get to full guard but Gomes has control of the leg.
Gaul manages to get to full guard.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Gaul is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaul working a defensive guard here.
Gomes tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaul is retaining full guard.
Gaul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomes is one step ahead there.
Gomes tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaul is retaining full guard.
Gaul is trying to control the position but Gomes postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaul might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gomes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gomes preventing the sweep.
Gaul controls Gomes momentarily but Gomes frees himself.
Gomes looking to pass the guard.
Gaul is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gomes (13) vs (4) Gaul
Gaul working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gomes's thigh. Gomes counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Gaul controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gaul trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaul controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Gaul from controlling successfully.
Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gaul is one step ahead there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gaul controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gaul trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes keeping full guard, as Gaul tries to pass.
Gaul won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaul trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gomes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaul trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gaul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gomes (15) vs (4) Gaul
Gaul working for submissions but it's allowed Gomes to get to half guard.
Gomes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gaul controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gaul trying to control but Gomes postures up.
Gaul is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomes's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gomes (15) vs (8) Gaul
Gaul looking to hold on to the position here but Gomes rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Gaul postures up.
Gomes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomes is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gomes takes the fight on points by 15 to 8.
David Gomes 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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