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Bots de Garra 234 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 103 wins and 75 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 83 wins and 89 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Toehold shoots in for a double leg but Fiachna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fiachna closes the distance and clinches.
Fiachna is trying to pull guard but Toehold turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Toehold gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (0) Fiachna
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.
Fiachna wants to get back to full guard.
Toehold takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Toehold prevents Fiachna from improving his position.
Toehold wants to control but Fiachna is keeping him busy.
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.
Toehold prevents Fiachna from improving his position.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toehold is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Toehold haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiachna trying to control but Toehold postures up.
Fiachna manages to get to full guard.
Toehold being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Toehold stacks Fiachna on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Toehold! Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (5) vs (0) Fiachna
Toehold is looking to take a break and control but Fiachna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiachna is trying to control Toehold's posture but Toehold avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Fiachna struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep.
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Fiachna is looking for a sweep.
Toehold is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fiachna gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is thwarting Fiachna's attempts to control the position.
Toehold wants to control but Fiachna is keeping him busy.
Fiachna wants to get back to full guard.
Fiachna is positioning himself well to prevent Toehold advancing to mount.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna has his hands clasped together around Toehold's back. He's all about the action.
Fiachna is looking to control Toehold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiachna avoid being mounted?
Fiachna tries to roll over but Toehold keeps him under control.
Toehold slows the pace down in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fiachna has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Toehold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiachna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toehold is one step ahead there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold postures up.
Fiachna wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Toehold is now in half guard.
Toehold is pressing down on Fiachna's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fiachna is holding on for now.
Fiachna is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Toehold jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (8) vs (0) Fiachna
Fiachna tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Toehold presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Toehold (10) vs (0) Fiachna
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fiachna manages to get to full guard.
Toehold stopping the sweep attempt from Fiachna.
Fiachna wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Toehold is now in half guard.
Toehold is keen to just control but Fiachna is a slippery customer.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control from the bottom.
Toehold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fiachna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiachna is holding on to half guard well.
Fiachna is looking to control Toehold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiachna avoid being mounted?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna tries to roll over but Toehold keeps him under control.
Toehold looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toehold is working away from the top position though.
Toehold is trying to control the action in half guard but Fiachna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is pressing down on Toehold's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Toehold advances to half guard.
Fiachna works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fiachna has Toehold pulled in close to control his posture.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
Fiachna working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Toehold doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Toehold manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fiachna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control the position.
Fiachna keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
A very excited looking Tommy Toehold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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