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Bots de Garra 207 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 89 wins and 67 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 28 losses; Patrick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toehold smiles and moves away.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toehold.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Toehold is looking to take this one to the mat.
Murphy jumps guard and drags Toehold to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Murphy looking for subs off his back but Toehold has passed one foot through into half guard.
Murphy is trying to control but Toehold passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (3) vs (0) Murphy
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (6) vs (0) Murphy
Murphy struggling a bit here.
Murphy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toehold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy keeps trying to improve his position.
Murphy tries to control but Toehold manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Toehold (9) vs (0) Murphy
Murphy tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controlling the position well here. Murphy rolled but Toehold kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Murphy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Toehold is riding his opponent, not letting Murphy buck him off.
Murphy rolls, trying to escape but Toehold keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Murphy is in bad spot here.
Toehold trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Murphy doesn't escape.
Murphy can't escape the position.
Murphy is still trying to improve position.
Murphy wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Toehold trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control the hands but Toehold won't let him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
I would not like to be Murphy right now.
Toehold not allowing Murphy to control his hands.
Murphy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Murphy is looking to get back to full guard here but Toehold has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (12) vs (0) Murphy
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to buck Toehold off but Toehold is having none of it.
Toehold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murphy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toehold is working away from the top position though.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toehold trying to pass the guard but Murphy defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Toehold has control of the leg.
Murphy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Toehold sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Toehold is very close to passing his half guard.
Toehold prevents Murphy from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toehold tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murphy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Toehold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Toehold takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Toehold prevents Murphy from improving his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but Toehold postures up.
Murphy won't allow Toehold to pass to mount.
Murphy tries to roll over but Toehold keeps him under control.
Toehold tries to pass to full mount but Murphy defends it.
Murphy trying to control but Toehold postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy is looking to get back to full guard here but Toehold has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (15) vs (0) Murphy
Murphy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Toehold is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Toehold (17) vs (0) Murphy
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Toehold controlling from mount.
Toehold looking to control but Murphy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murphy is working to get back to half guard.
Murphy tries to hold on but Toehold pushes him away.
Murphy is trying desperately to improve position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to hold on but Toehold postures up.
Murphy is trying to reverse the position but instead Toehold has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Toehold (20) vs (0) Murphy
Murphy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Toehold trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Murphy tries to break free.
Toehold tries to keep control of the position but Murphy is staying busy.
Murphy looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Murphy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Toehold has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Toehold's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Toehold's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Toehold (20) vs (4) Murphy
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 20 to 4.
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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