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CACC 18 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Connor Frank (ranked 5224 p4p, 404 weight class) and Thiago Araujo (ranked 1627 p4p, 186 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 2 losses; Connor Frank! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Thiago Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Frank rushes Araujo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Araujo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Frank to keep the fight standing.
Araujo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frank wants the takedown. Araujo is fighting it off but Frank persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Araujo's guard against the ropes. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Frank (2) vs (0) Araujo
Araujo is trying to control the position but Frank postures up.
Frank pushes down on Araujo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Frank is working for a submission of some sort.
Frank has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Frank is stalling here. Araujo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Frank seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Araujo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Frank (2) vs (4) Araujo
Frank gets one leg under and gets the fight 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo trying to pass the guard but Frank defending well.
Frank is trying to control but can't.
Frank is trying to get back to full guard.
Araujo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frank doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Araujo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank is trying to get back to full guard.
Frank is concentrating on defense, preventing Araujo from advancing position.
Frank trying to control from the bottom.
Frank might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Araujo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Frank defends it well.
Frank tries to get to full guard but Araujo has control of the leg.
Frank wants to control but Araujo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frank looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frank manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank keeping full guard, as Araujo tries to pass.
Frank manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Araujo manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frank (4) vs (4) Araujo
Araujo wants to sweep but no luck.
Araujo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Frank has passed into half guard!
Frank is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Araujo is staying active underneath Frank, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Araujo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo looking for submissions off his back.
Frank is keen to just control but Araujo is a slippery customer.
Well, if Frank is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Araujo looking for submissions off his back.
Frank is keen to just control but Araujo is a slippery customer.
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.
Frank controlling the action here.
Araujo regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frank defends well.
Araujo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frank's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frank (4) vs (6) Araujo
Frank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Araujo is one step ahead there.
Araujo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Araujo stopping the sweep attempt from Frank.
Frank looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Araujo trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Frank is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Araujo postures up.
Araujo wants to pass the guard but Frank is keeping the position.
Frank trying to control the position.
Frank is controlling Araujo's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Araujo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frank is keeping the position for now.
Frank bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Araujo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frank (6) vs (6) Araujo
Araujo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frank gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frank's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Araujo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frank defends well.
Frank controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Frank preventing the sweep.
Araujo is trying to control the position but Frank postures up.
Frank advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Frank (9) vs (6) Araujo
Araujo is trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Frank politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Frank prefers to stall for the moment though.
Araujo can't do much from the bottom here.
Frank trying to control the action but Araujo is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Frank politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Frank prefers to stall for the moment though.
Frank trying to control the position but Araujo is working away.
Frank is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Araujo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Araujo is looking to reverse the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frank trying to control the action but Araujo is working from the bottom.
Araujo is looking to reverse the position.
Frank advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Frank (11) vs (6) Araujo
Araujo working to try and regain half guard.
Araujo keeps trying to improve his position.
Frank controlling the position easily from mount.
Araujo can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is squirming around, avoiding Frank's attempts to control the action.
Frank controlling his opponent.
Frank seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Araujo is holding on tight.
Frank tries to control but Araujo wriggling away.
Araujo tries to lock up and control but Frank gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Araujo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frank (11) vs (8) Araujo
Araujo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Frank is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Frank has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frank (13) vs (8) Araujo
Araujo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Frank trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frank has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Araujo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frank is stalling in the full guard.
Frank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frank content to stall in guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Frank passes into half guard.
Araujo wants to improve his position but Frank is controlling well.
Frank controlling the action here.
Araujo is looking to get back to full guard here but Frank has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Frank (16) vs (8) Araujo
Araujo is trying to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Frank taking a breather here.
Frank wants to control but Araujo is keeping him busy.
Araujo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Araujo can't do much from the bottom here.
Araujo tries to buck Frank off but Frank is having none of it.
Araujo is not content to let Frank control the position.
Araujo is looking for a sweep.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Araujo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Araujo is looking to reverse the position.
Araujo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Frank with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Araujo wants to get back to full guard.
Frank controlling the action here.
Araujo is looking to get back to full guard here but Frank has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Frank (19) vs (8) Araujo
Araujo is looking to reverse the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Araujo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Araujo won't allow Frank to pass to mount.
Araujo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frank passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Frank (22) vs (8) Araujo
Frank is looking to work his way around to Araujo's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Araujo is trying to escape the mount.
Frank is trying to take his opponent's back.
Araujo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Araujo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Frank trying to pass the guard but Araujo defending well.
Araujo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank takes the fight on points by 22 to 8.
Connor Frank decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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