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Bots de Garra 106 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 9 losses; Anderson Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 24 losses; Richard Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Anderson's coach down at Jed's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Anderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Anderson trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stalling.
Gracie is concentrating on defense, preventing Anderson from advancing position.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Anderson
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Anderson pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (2) Anderson
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Anderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets full guard.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Anderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (2) vs (5) Anderson
Gracie is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
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.
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
A control attempt from Gracie but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (2) vs (7) Anderson
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails to move to back control.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anderson is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson wins on points by 7 to 2.
An out of breath Richard Anderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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