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CWC 367 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Big Dog Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 13 losses; Jari Laitila!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Laitila tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laitila jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Laitila regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Laitila
Gracie wants to control from the top but Laitila keeps moving.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Laitila.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Laitila's guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Laitila has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
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.
Gracie controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Laitila
Gracie content just to control the position here.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitila manages to control the position for a moment.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie tries to control but Laitila wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Laitila is squirming around nicely.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie tries to control but Laitila wriggling away.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie prevents Laitila from getting the reversal.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laitila tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laitila tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Laitila manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie is pressing down on Laitila's thigh, looking to free his foot. Laitila is holding on for now.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laitila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Laitila is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie not doing much here.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Laitila is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on Laitila's thigh, looking to free his foot. Laitila is holding on for now.
Laitila keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Laitila won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (8) vs (0) Laitila
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Laitila tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie looking to control but Laitila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laitila keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Laitila is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie tries to control but Laitila wriggling away.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laitila is looking to escape.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laitila tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Laitila is squirming around nicely.
Laitila is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Laitila is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laitila is looking to escape.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laitila for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Laitila is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laitila gets back to half guard.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the action but Laitila is working from the bottom.
Laitila is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Laitila is defending the position.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laitila wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
After the fight, Big Dog Gracie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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