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CWC 297 - Lemieux vs Kakuto 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 12 wins and 16 losses; Ruben Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Eric Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
Gracie jumps guard.
My spies in Mentor Gym inform me that Barnes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Barnes passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Barnes trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Barnes is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes 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) Barnes
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Barnes
Gracie trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Barnes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (5) vs (2) Barnes
Barnes is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (9) vs (2) Barnes
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Barnes won't allow it.
Barnes trying to control here.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (9) vs (6) Barnes
Barnes keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
Barnes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gracie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnes.
Barnes seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Barnes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Barnes seems content to control.
Barnes prevents Gracie from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Gracie is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Barnes. Oh but Gracie has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Barnes goes limp - he's gone! Gracie jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruben Gracie!
Ruben Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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