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Bots de Garra 156 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 3 wins and 4 losses; Rufino Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 70 wins and 49 losses; Bobby Lee Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nickal drives through and clinches with Gracie against the ropes.
Nickal pulls guard successfully.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal has an active guard here but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Nickal is looking to get back to full guard here but Gracie has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (3) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal looking for a sweep but Gracie has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (5) vs (0) Nickal
Gracie trying to control but Nickal is having none of it.
Nickal is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nickal looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gracie passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (8) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal is trying to get back to half guard.
Nickal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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.
Nickal actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Nickal defends it.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nickal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on Nickal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nickal is holding on for now.
Nickal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nickal looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal with the active half guard here but Gracie passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (11) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Nickal is keeping him busy.
Nickal is looking for a sweep.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
Nickal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gracie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (13) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nickal is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Nickal is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie trying to control but Nickal is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nickal sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nickal looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gracie passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (16) vs (0) Nickal
Nickal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (16) vs (4) Nickal
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Gracie is defending well but eventually Nickal manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Gracie has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bobby Lee Nickal!
Bobby Lee Nickal thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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