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SSG 404 Majere vs Hall PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 15 losses; Declan Robinson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 26 losses; Robert Cap!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Robinson gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Robinson (2) vs (0) Cap
Robinson is keen to just control but Cap is a slippery customer.
Robinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Robinson passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Robinson (5) vs (0) Cap
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cap reaches up and holds on to Robinson to control the position.
Robinson is working for a guillotine from mount but Cap frees his head quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cap wants to hold on but Robinson pushes him away.
Robinson trying to control but Cap is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Cap is holding on tight.
Robinson working for a guillotine from mount but Cap is in no mood to give up.
Robinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cap is looking to escape.
Cap can't escape the position.
Robinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Robinson fails to move to back control.
Robinson controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to control but Cap is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robinson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Cap is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Robinson controlling his opponent.
Cap is working to get back to half guard.
Robinson looking to control but Cap is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cap is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cap has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Robinson looking to control but Cap is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robinson is working for a guillotine from mount but Cap frees his head quite easily.
Cap is trying desperately to improve position.
Cap stops Robinson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Robinson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cap stops Robinson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Robinson trying to control but Cap is having none of it.
Cap regains half guard.
Cap felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Robinson seems to be looking for submissions.
Cap wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
Robinson is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is just content to waste time from the top position. Cap takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cap wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
Robinson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
Robinson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cap's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cap is trying to get back to full guard.
Robinson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Robinson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cap is just riding it out for now. Robinson eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cap is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cap knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Robinson controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cap moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cap is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cap swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson forces his way into half guard.
Cap is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cap is defending against the submission attempts here by Robinson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to pass to full mount but Cap defends it.
We've been hearing that Robinson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cap wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
Robinson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Robinson is pressing down on Cap's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cap is holding on for now.
Robinson is thwarting Cap's attempts to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to pass to mount but Cap is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Robinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cap knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Robinson is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cap trying to control here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is controlling the pace.
Cap is defending against the submission attempts here by Robinson.
Cap is trying to get back to full guard.
Robinson wants to work for an arm triangle but Cap is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Robinson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Cap works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cap is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson won't allow Cap to sweep him here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Robinson advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Robinson (8) vs (0) Cap
Robinson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cap is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Robinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cap tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Cap is defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cap tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
Robinson trying to control the action but Cap is working from the bottom.
Cap tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
Cap struggling a bit here.
Robinson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cap manages to work his way to half guard, despite Robinson's best efforts.
Robinson seems to be looking for submissions.
Robinson tries to pass to full mount but Cap defends it.
Robinson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Robinson (11) vs (0) Cap
Cap sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson stalling away here and it's allowed Cap to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Cap is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robinson takes the fight on points by 11 to 0.
Our winner, Declan Robinson, 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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