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Bots de Garra 68 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 44 wins and 26 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 78 wins and 34 losses; Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Nickal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trump sprawls well initially but Nickal persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nickal (2) vs (0) Trump
Trump has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nickal is working away from the top position though.
Nickal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trump tries to get to full guard but Nickal has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control 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 one minute gone in the round.
Nickal is looking to advance position but Trump won't allow it.
Nickal slows the pace down in half guard.
Trump wants to get back to full guard but Nickal has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (5) vs (0) Trump
Trump tries to hold on but Nickal postures up.
Trump might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nickal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nickal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nickal fails to move to back control.
Nickal controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Trump is just holding on here. Nickal manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Nickal (8) vs (0) Trump
Trump is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump turns into Nickal and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (8) vs (2) Trump
Nickal is trying to keep Trump in close.
Trump stopping the sweep attempt from Nickal.
Trump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trump trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trump manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (10) vs (2) Trump
Trump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trump looking to control.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trump is keeping the position for now.
Nickal looking to sit in guard and control but Trump gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (10) vs (4) Trump
Trump looking to sit in guard and control but Nickal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (12) vs (4) Trump
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 six minutes gone in the round.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickal 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.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Trump keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Trump trying to keep a closed guard but Nickal is proving a slippery customer.
Nickal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trump swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trump looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
Trump looking to control but Nickal passes into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal not doing much here.
Trump slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Trump is pulling down on Nickal's head to control his posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Trump's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Trump is continuing to stall.
Nickal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trump looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to sit in guard and control but Trump gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (12) vs (6) Trump
Trump advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (12) vs (9) Trump
Trump trying to control the action but Nickal is working from the bottom.
Nickal is trying to control Trump's posture but Trump avoids it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Trump happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal struggling a bit here.
Trump trying to control the action but Nickal is working from the bottom.
Trump controls the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Trump trying to control the action but Nickal is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Nickal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Trump is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trump in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickal trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickal takes the fight on points by 12 to 9.
A relieved looking Bo Nickal 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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