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Bots de Garra 151 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Patrick Murphy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Rufino Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murphy on his heels. He'll look to pass Murphy's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Murphy (0) vs (2) Gracie
Murphy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Murphy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murphy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Gracie 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.
Gracie is continuing to stall.
Murphy actively working from the bottom here.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Murphy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Murphy wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Murphy looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie prevents Murphy from improving his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Murphy trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Murphy controlling the position well.
Murphy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Murphy (0) vs (5) Gracie
Murphy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murphy tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murphy is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Murphy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
Gracie trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Murphy (2) vs (5) Gracie
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Murphy (2) vs (7) Gracie
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Murphy working a defensive guard but Gracie manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Murphy (2) vs (10) Gracie
Murphy tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie working away.
Murphy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Murphy tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Murphy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Murphy (4) vs (10) Gracie
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 10 to 4.
A very excited looking Rufino Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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