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Bots de Garra 231 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 17 losses; Richard Cheese! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 102 wins and 73 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cheese rushes Toehold and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Toehold gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cheese (0) vs (2) Toehold
Toehold's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cheese pulls Toehold in close to prevent any damage.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese keeping full guard, as Toehold tries to pass.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese is trying to keep Toehold in close.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is adopting a defensive guard.
Cheese keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
Cheese wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
Toehold stays in close to Cheese's body and controls the position.
Cheese looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toehold looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cheese pulls Toehold in to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controlling from the top position.
Toehold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toehold passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Cheese (0) vs (5) Toehold
Toehold staying calm.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cheese struggling a bit here.
Toehold has knee on belly momentarily but Cheese bucks him off and regains half guard.
Cheese is staying active underneath Toehold, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cheese trying to control from the bottom.
Toehold sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cheese wants to control but Toehold is keeping busy.
Cheese is looking to improve his position.
Toehold wants to pass to mount but Cheese is defending the position.
Toehold trying to advance position but Cheese counters by regaining guard.
Toehold wants to pass the guard but Cheese is keeping the position.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cheese looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheese, not yet.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
Cheese working a defensive guard here.
Cheese tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toehold trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toehold tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
Cheese has Toehold pulled in close to control his posture.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Toehold postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cheese looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheese, not yet.
Cheese is adopting a defensive guard.
Cheese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like Toehold might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Cheese is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Toehold tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold wins on points by 5 to 0.
A relieved looking Tommy Toehold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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