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CWC 280 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 8 losses; Ruben Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 10 losses; Jamaica Jones!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Jones
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gracie reverses the position - he's now on top in Jones's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (2) Jones
Jones wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for subs from the bottom but Gracie mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (2) Jones
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones 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.
Gracie trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Jones trying to control the position.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (5) vs (4) Jones
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Jones is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones is stalling here. Gracie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gracie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (9) vs (4) Jones
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jones is still trying to improve position.
Gracie is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jones is trying to escape and Gracie transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jones is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gracie! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruben Gracie!
Ruben 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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