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Bots de Garra 125 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 8 losses; Reinaldo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 6 losses; Bráulio Etxeberria!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Etxeberria to the mat! Etxeberria manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Etxeberria
Etxeberria is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Etxeberria trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is looking to pass Etxeberria's guard but actually Etxeberria recovers to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control but Etxeberria is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Etxeberria keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Etxeberria looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Etxeberria trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Etxeberria from improving his position.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Etxeberria keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Etxeberria
Etxeberria is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Etxeberria tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
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.
Etxeberria tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (5) vs (2) Etxeberria
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Etxeberria controls the pace.
Etxeberria trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Etxeberria working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gracie seems keen to control Etxeberria's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to keep Etxeberria in close.
Gracie pulls Etxeberria in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie looking to control.
Etxeberria trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (7) vs (2) Etxeberria
Etxeberria is adopting a defensive guard.
Etxeberria looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Etxeberria is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Etxeberria keeps moving.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Etxeberria is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Etxeberria has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Etxeberria is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Etxeberria is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Etxeberria keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Etxeberria is keeping the position for now.
Etxeberria looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Etxeberria keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Etxeberria is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Etxeberria has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (7) vs (4) Etxeberria
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Etxeberria from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Etxeberria has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (7) vs (7) Etxeberria
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.
Etxeberria goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gracie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Etxeberria but great work by Gracie. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (11) vs (7) Etxeberria
Gracie just content to control the position.
Etxeberria is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 11 to 7.
A victorious Reinaldo Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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