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SSG 217 Chai vs Grace 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 16 losses; Oenomaus Doctore! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 9 losses; Gino Gambini!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gambini rushes Doctore and presses him up against the cage.
Gambini gets control of Doctore's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gambini will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gambini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doctore tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambini is retaining full guard.
Doctore stopping the sweep attempt from Gambini.
Doctore wants to pass the guard but Gambini is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doctore is working hard here to advance position.
Gambini has Doctore pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gambini has his hands on Doctore's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambini keeping moving, preventing Doctore from controlling successfully.
Gambini seems keen to control Doctore's posture.
Gambini is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Doctore (0) vs (2) Gambini
Gambini wants to pass the guard but Doctore is defending well.
Gambini controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gambini pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Gambini seems content to control.
Gambini wants to pass the guard but Doctore is defending well.
Doctore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gambini pulls his head out easily.
Gambini stalling.
Gambini moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Doctore (0) vs (5) Gambini
Doctore is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore is trying to improve his position.
Gambini takes a little break here. Doctore wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gambini is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore is looking for a sweep.
Gambini content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Doctore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gambini controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Doctore'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.
Doctore is looking for a sweep.
Gambini takes a little break here. Doctore wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Doctore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gambini taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Gambini has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Doctore is trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Doctore being controlled for a moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Gambini.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Doctore sneaks back into half guard.
Gambini performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Doctore actively working from the bottom here.
Gambini controlling the action here.
Gambini's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Doctore actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yet more stalling tactics from Gambini.
Gambini is pressing down on Doctore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doctore is holding on for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Doctore looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gambini passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Doctore (0) vs (8) Gambini
Doctore is being controlled here.
Doctore is looking to regain half guard here but Gambini keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Gambini.
Doctore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gambini controlling from side mount.
Doctore tries to buck Gambini off but Gambini is having none of it.
Well,Doctore is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Doctore trying to remain calm as Gambini controls from the top position.
Doctore is looking for a sweep.
Gambini in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doctore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gambini wins on points by 8 to 0.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gino Gambini made sure he mentioned Silverback Sweatshop, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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