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Bots de Garra 131 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 London, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 23 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 106 wins and 53 losses; Donovan Trumpinov!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Clubber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trumpinov.
Trumpinov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clubber defends it nicely.
Trumpinov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clubber circles away.
Ricky Clubber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Trumpinov.
Trumpinov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clubber defends it nicely.
Clubber moves into the clinch.
Clubber is trying to trip Trumpinov. He has hold of a leg but Trumpinov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Clubber persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Clubber (2) vs (0) Trumpinov
Clubber trying to control but Trumpinov is working from the bottom.
Clubber controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clubber's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that Trumpinov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumpinov wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Clubber stays in close to Trumpinov's body and controls the position.
Clubber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Trumpinov for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trumpinov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clubber controls the pace.
Trumpinov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trumpinov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Trumpinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Trumpinov, not yet.
Clubber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trumpinov is controlling Clubber's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov working a defensive guard here.
Clubber forces his way into half guard.
Trumpinov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clubber slows the pace down in half guard.
Trumpinov is looking to control Clubber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trumpinov avoid being mounted?
Trumpinov has a hand on Clubber's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Clubber takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (5) vs (0) Trumpinov
Trumpinov is trying desperately to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clubber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trumpinov reaches up to try and control the position but Clubber seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Trumpinov rolls and tries to escape and now Clubber has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Clubber (8) vs (0) Trumpinov
A lull in the action here.
Clubber is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Trumpinov trying to control the position but Clubber manages to sink in the hooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber controlling from the back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Trumpinov right now.
Clubber keeps control of the position as Trumpinov tries to break free.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trumpinov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Clubber.
Clubber keeps control of the position as Trumpinov tries to break free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clubber not allowing Trumpinov to control his hands.
Clubber has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
You can see the frustration on Trumpinov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Will Clubber go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Trumpinov tries to escape the position.
Clubber has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Trumpinov's body.
Trumpinov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Clubber.
Clubber controlling well, preventing Trumpinov from escaping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Trumpinov tries to roll but Clubber sticks to his back.
Clubber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trumpinov trying to control the action but Clubber just sinks the hooks in.
Will Clubber go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
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 twelve minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov trying to control but not successfully.
Clubber is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Clubber tries to keep control of the position but Trumpinov is staying busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Clubber.
Clubber is hanging on to Trumpinov's back as he tries to escape.
Clubber trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Trumpinov doesn't escape.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Trumpinov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Trumpinov turns into Clubber and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (8) vs (2) Trumpinov
Clubber looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Trumpinov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Clubber is not content to let Trumpinov control the position.
Clubber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trumpinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
Ricky Clubber retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Clubber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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