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Bots de Garra 114 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 41 wins and 34 losses; Helio Gracias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 18 losses; Enamorado Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bandito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracias (2) vs (0) Bandito
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bandito wants to sweep here but Gracias controlling him for the moment.
Gracias controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracias is fighting to break Bandito's control of his arms but Bandito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bandito is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (2) vs (2) Bandito
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito passes into half guard.
Bandito wants to take a breather but Gracias is having none of it.
Gracias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bandito takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling the position for now.
Bandito sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is thwarting Gracias's attempts to control the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bandito passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (2) vs (5) Bandito
Gracias is trying to escape the position but Bandito is controlling the position.
Bandito tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bandito is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is looking to regain half guard here but Bandito keeps moving and retains side control.
Bandito wants to control but Gracias is keeping him busy.
Bandito taking a breather here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracias sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracias trying to control here.
Gracias keeping control of the position.
Bandito is thwarting Gracias's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is not content to let Bandito control the position.
Bandito not doing much here.
Bandito wants to take a breather but Gracias is having none of it.
Bandito is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to improve his position but Bandito is controlling well.
Bandito is pressing down on Gracias's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracias is holding on for now.
Bandito is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracias is just riding it out for now. Bandito eventually gives up the hold.
Bandito tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bandito not doing much here.
Gracias wants to control but Bandito is keeping busy.
Bandito tries to pass to full mount but Gracias defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bandito controlling the action here.
Bandito trying to control the action but Gracias is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to control but Bandito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bandito uses his free foot to push down on Gracias's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracias. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (2) vs (8) Bandito
Bandito takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracias is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bandito looking to control but Gracias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 eleven minutes gone in the round.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bandito goes for an armbar but Gracias turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gracias. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (4) vs (8) Bandito
Gracias trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracias's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (4) vs (10) Bandito
Gracias can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bandito controls the pace.
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bandito looking to pass the guard.
Gracias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bandito is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracias is trying to keep Bandito in close.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracias might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bandito is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracias keeping full guard, as Bandito tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bandito wins on points by 10 to 4.
Enamorado Bandito is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Enamorado Bandito, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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