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CACC 8 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 1541 p4p, 205 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 2436 p4p, 290 weight class). Bone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You'll Never Walk Alone. Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 5 losses; Joe Bone! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Bone scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bone (2) vs (0) Gracie
Our spies down at at Rio Fight Academy inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
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.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bone (2) vs (2) Gracie
Bone working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Bone is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Bone is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bone (4) vs (2) Gracie
Bone trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone is stalling in the full guard.
Bone looking to pass the guard.
Bone is looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bone (4) vs (4) Gracie
Bone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bone is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Bone is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.
Bone trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bone trying to control here.
Bone wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Bone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (4) vs (7) Gracie
Bone tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bone gets back to full guard.
Bone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Bone wants to hit a switch here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bone there! Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (4) vs (10) Gracie
Bone working to try and regain half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to control Gracie's body but Gracie pushes him off. Bone squirms to his side and now Gracie has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Bone (4) vs (13) Gracie
Bone rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
Gracie is trying to stick to Bone's back but Bone is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bone. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bone (6) vs (13) Gracie
Bone is looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bone (6) vs (15) Gracie
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Bone.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bone looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bone is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bone avoid being mounted?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Bone trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Bone is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracie jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (6) vs (18) Gracie
Bone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to get back to full guard.
Bone wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Bone wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Bone (6) vs (21) Gracie
Bone is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bone tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 21 to 6.
Royce Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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