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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Garces (ranked 5821 p4p, 24235 weight class) and Ethan Gracie (ranked 547 p4p, 565 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No Church In The Wild. Ethan Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Garces!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ethan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garces closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garces lands in his opponent's guard.
Garces sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Garces pushes his legs off easily.
Garces scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garces trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garces is aware though and is defending well.
Garces advances to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Garces is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garces wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garces trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Garces wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is pressing down on Garces's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Garces uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Garces!
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garces is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garces can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garces doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gracie is tightening it up a little... Garces has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Garces reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Garces taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ethan Gracie!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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