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CACC 45 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Connor Frank (ranked 5493 p4p, 411 weight class) and Marcelinho Lima (ranked 2587 p4p, 251 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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 12 wins and 3 losses; Connor Frank! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Marcelinho Lima!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lima clinches up with Frank and pushes him back against the ropes.
Frank has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lima clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Frank (4) vs (0) Lima
Frank has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Frank patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lima prevents Frank from getting a body triangle.
Lima looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Frank biding his time, looking for the opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima rolls, trying to escape but Frank keeps control of the position.
Frank controls the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima trying to control the hands but Frank won't let him.
Frank controlling from the back.
Lima controlling Frank 's hands.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lima tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Frank fails to take his opponent's back.
Frank controlling from mount.
Lima told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lima is desperately trying to improve his position but Frank has a good base and remains in mount.
Lima is squirming around, avoiding Frank's attempts to control the action.
Lima defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Frank.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frank prevents Lima from getting the reversal.
Frank controlling from mount.
Frank trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frank wants to control the action but instead Lima gets a body lock and reverses into Frank's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frank (4) vs (2) Lima
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Frank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frank bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lima's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Frank (6) vs (2) Lima
Frank stopping the sweep attempt from Lima.
Frank might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lima working a defensive guard here.
Frank is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Frank slips nicely into half guard.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Frank trying to control the action but Lima is working from the bottom.
Frank sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to control Frank's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lima avoid being mounted?
Frank content to control rather than advance.
Frank seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lima for as long as he can get away with.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frank controlling the pace.
Lima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frank is taking a breather. Lima says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lima is trying to control but can't.
Frank works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Frank (9) vs (2) Lima
Frank is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima tries to bench press Frank off him but Frank keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to advance to mount but Lima denies him.
Frank wants to control but Lima is keeping him busy.
Lima sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lima controlling the position for now.
Lima trying to control here.
Frank controlling the action here.
Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
Frank frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Frank (12) vs (2) Lima
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Frank with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Lima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frank controlling the pace for now.
Lima is trying desperately to improve position.
Frank wants to take Lima's back but he can't do it this time.
Frank trying to control but Lima is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to push Lima's head away but Lima is holding on tight.
Lima tries to hold on but Frank postures up.
Lima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lima prevents Frank from taking his back.
Frank controlling from the full mount.
Frank tries to control but Lima wriggling away.
Lima wants to hold on but Frank pushes him away.
Frank sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to get to half guard.
Lima wants to hold on but Frank pushes him away.
Lima is looking to get to half guard.
Frank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frank is trying to take his opponent's back.
Frank controlling from mount.
Lima is controlling an arm, preventing Frank from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to control but Lima wriggling away.
Frank controlling his opponent.
Frank looking for a guillotine from mount but Lima is having none of it.
Frank controlling the position easily from mount.
Frank fails to advance to Lima's back.
Frank avoids the attempt from Lima to control.
Lima is looking to get to half guard.
Frank tries to control but Lima wriggling away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Frank wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Lima tries to hold on but Frank pushes him away.
Lima 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.
Lima is looking for a sweep. Frank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frank is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lima tries to get to full guard but Frank has control of the leg.
Lima is staying active underneath Frank, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Frank prevents Lima from improving his position.
Frank works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Frank (15) vs (2) Lima
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Frank wants to control but Lima is keeping him busy.
Lima stops Frank from passing to mount.
Lima is not content to let Frank control the position.
Frank is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lima is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Frank controlling from side mount.
Lima tries to improve position but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lima can't do much from the bottom here.
Frank is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frank working away.
Frank moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lima is looking to reverse the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Frank working away.
A lull in the action here as Frank stalls from top position.
Lima wants to control but Frank postures up.
Frank is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lima's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank just content to control the position.
Frank is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank takes the fight on points by 15 to 2.
Connor Frank tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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