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Bots de Garra 127 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 31 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 40 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sulvar gets caught napping as Gracias dives in and scores a takedown. Sulvar manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sulvar (0) vs (2) Gracias
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sulvar has his hands on Gracias's head, controlling the position.
Gracias looking to sit in guard and control but Sulvar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (2) vs (2) Gracias
Sulvar 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulvar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulvar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracias for as long as he can get away with.
Gracias has his hands on Sulvar's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
Sulvar is stalling in the full guard.
Sulvar advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracias is trying to control but can't.
Sulvar wants to take a breather but Gracias is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracias is continuing to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar stopping the sweep attempt from Gracias.
Gracias managing to control the position.
Sulvar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 six minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulvar is fighting to break Gracias's control of his arms but Gracias is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controls Sulvar momentarily but Sulvar frees himself.
Gracias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sulvar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sulvar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracias pulls Sulvar in close to prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracias controls Sulvar momentarily but Sulvar frees himself.
Gracias looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracias, not yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracias seems keen to control Sulvar's posture.
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
Gracias is looking for a triangle but Sulvar pushes his legs off easily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sulvar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracias controls Sulvar momentarily but Sulvar frees himself.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracias being controlled here, momentarily.
Sulvar trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Gracias looking to control.
Sulvar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sulvar (5) vs (2) Gracias
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar wants to control but Gracias is keeping him busy.
Sulvar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias gets back to half guard.
Gracias wants to control but Sulvar is keeping busy.
Sulvar trying to pass the guard but Gracias defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sulvar prevents Gracias from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulvar takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
A victorious Tres Sulvar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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