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Bots de Garra 184 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 65 wins and 66 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 82 wins and 59 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fiachna enables Toehold to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fiachna manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiachna (0) vs (2) Toehold
Fiachna is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Toehold is aware though and is defending well.
Fiachna has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Toehold has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (0) vs (5) Toehold
Fiachna is looking to regain half guard here but Toehold keeps moving and retains side control.
Toehold working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna prevents Toehold from moving into mount.
Fiachna is trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Fiachna'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.
Fiachna is trying to control Toehold's posture but Toehold avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Fiachna tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Toehold easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiachna (0) vs (7) Toehold
Fiachna keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiachna tries to hold on but Toehold postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is squirming around, avoiding Toehold's attempts to control the action.
Fiachna prevents Toehold from taking his back.
Fiachna can't escape the position.
Toehold wants to control the pace but Fiachna is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fiachna haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fiachna is trying desperately to improve position.
Toehold tries to control but Fiachna wriggling away.
Fiachna keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Toehold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toehold prevents Fiachna from getting the reversal.
Fiachna is trying to reverse the position but instead Toehold has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Fiachna (0) vs (10) Toehold
Fiachna looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Fiachna tries to roll but Toehold sticks to his back.
Toehold gets his hands free as Fiachna looks to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fiachna is squirming around, avoiding Toehold's attempts to control the action.
Toehold prevents Fiachna from getting the reversal.
Fiachna is working hard here to advance position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toehold manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fiachna to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Fiachna (0) vs (13) Toehold
Toehold is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Fiachna's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Toehold gets his hands free as Fiachna looks to control.
Fiachna prevents Toehold from getting a body triangle.
Fiachna is trying to break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna turns into Toehold and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (2) vs (13) Toehold
Fiachna passes into half guard.
Fiachna is keen to just control but Toehold is a slippery customer.
Fiachna with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Toehold wants to control but Fiachna passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (5) vs (13) Toehold
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna taking a breather here.
Fiachna trying to control the action but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold tries to improve position but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toehold keeps working.
Fiachna happy to just control the position for now.
Toehold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Toehold is not content to let Fiachna control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is trying to control Fiachna's posture but Fiachna avoids it.
Fiachna just content to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking to take a break and control but Toehold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Toehold is looking for a sweep.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to control but Toehold is keeping him busy.
Toehold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fiachna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fiachna is looking to take a break and control but Toehold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna just content to control the position.
Toehold is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Fiachna wants to control but Toehold is keeping him busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fiachna trying to control the action but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Fiachna content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold wins on points by 13 to 5.
A very excited looking Tommy Toehold 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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