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TWGC 41 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 26 losses; Jamarcus Burroughs! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 9 losses; Reinaldo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Burroughs slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burroughs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Burroughs (0) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Burroughs is keeping the position.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Burroughs is working from the bottom.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Burroughs seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Burroughs is having none of it.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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 takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burroughs is looking to improve his position.
Burroughs manages to get to full guard.
Gracie pushes down on Burroughs's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Burroughs is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burroughs manages to get to full guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Burroughs has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Burroughs (4) vs (2) Gracie
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie wants to hold on but Burroughs pushes him away.
Gracie 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.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Burroughs has control of the leg.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie 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.
Burroughs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burroughs manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burroughs (4) vs (4) Gracie
Burroughs 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: Burroughs (6) vs (4) Gracie
Burroughs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burroughs stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Burroughs (9) vs (4) Gracie
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burroughs has knee on belly momentarily but Gracie bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to get back to full guard here but Burroughs has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Burroughs (12) vs (4) Gracie
Gracie is trying to control Burroughs's posture but Burroughs avoids it.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Burroughs politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Burroughs prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to control Burroughs's posture but Burroughs avoids it.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Burroughs tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems a little lost for a moment, as Burroughs dominates the positioning.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burroughs's best efforts.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Burroughs trying to control the pace.
Burroughs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burroughs working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gracie's thigh. Gracie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie pulls Burroughs in to control the position.
Burroughs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie pulls Burroughs in close to his closed guard and prevents Burroughs from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to keep Burroughs in close.
Burroughs wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Burroughs advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Burroughs is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burroughs takes the fight on points by 12 to 4.
A very excited looking Jamarcus Burroughs 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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