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Bots de Garra 112 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 London, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 34 losses; Helio Gracias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 25 losses; Tres Sulvar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gracias stuffs the takedown attempt from Sulvar. Sulvar gets slowly back to his feet.
Sulvar shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracias tries to sprawl out of it but Sulvar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gracias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracias closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sulvar quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracias (2) vs (0) Sulvar
Gracias trying to mount his opponent but Sulvar defends it.
Sulvar is refusing to be controlled, as Gracias sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulvar trying to hold on to Gracias's head to control him but Gracias postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracias wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is defending well.
Sulvar is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracias is taking a breather. Sulvar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracias's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracias's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracias (2) vs (4) Sulvar
Gracias rolls, trying to escape but Sulvar keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Gracias right now.
Gracias tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gracias tries to escape the position.
Sulvar really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gracias.
It looks like Sulvar might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is not going to allow Gracias to sit and survive in this position.
I would not like to be Gracias right now.
Gracias prevents Sulvar from getting a body triangle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is trying to stick to Gracias's back but Gracias is turning into Sulvar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sulvar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracias. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (4) vs (4) Sulvar
Sulvar trying to control the position.
Sulvar has his hands on Gracias's head, controlling the position.
Gracias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is controlling Gracias's posture.
Sulvar is trying to control the position but Gracias postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sulvar controlling Gracias's posture.
Sulvar looking for a sweep. Not yet Sulvar, not yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sulvar pulls Gracias in to control the position.
Gracias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracias stopping the sweep attempt from Sulvar.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to pass the guard but Sulvar is keeping the position.
Gracias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracias trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sulvar is keeping the position for now.
Sulvar pulls Gracias in to control the position.
Sulvar is trying to keep Gracias in close.
Gracias controlling from the top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar pulls Gracias in close to prevent any damage.
Gracias looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sulvar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sulvar managing to control the position.
Gracias trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sulvar is trying to control the position but Gracias postures up.
Gracias wants to control from the top but Sulvar keeps moving.
Gracias is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sulvar keeping moving, preventing Gracias from controlling successfully.
Sulvar looking for a sweep. Not yet Sulvar, not yet.
Gracias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sulvar is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracias trying to control the position from guard on top but Sulvar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Gracias is heads and Sulvar is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Gracias takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
Helio Gracias retains his super heavyweight title!
Helio Gracias thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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