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Bots de Garra 176 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 62 wins and 52 losses; Helio Gracias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 41 losses; Tyron Scott!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracias feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracias (2) vs (0) Scott
Scott wants to sweep here but Gracias controlling him for the moment.
Gracias looking to pass the guard.
Gracias is looking to pass into half guard but Scott pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Scott is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (2) vs (2) Scott
Gracias is controlling Scott's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracias wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
Scott controlling from the top position.
Scott trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracias trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
Gracias 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.
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.
Scott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracias pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
Gracias working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scott advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracias (2) vs (5) Scott
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Scott is staying tight to Gracias's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Scott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracias manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (4) vs (5) Scott
Gracias wants to take a breather but Scott is having none of it.
Scott tries to get to full guard but Gracias has control of the leg.
Gracias wants to control but Scott is keeping him busy.
Gracias trying to mount his opponent but Scott defends it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to control but Scott is keeping him busy.
Gracias prevents Scott from improving his position.
Gracias stalling.
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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Scott is positioning himself well to prevent Gracias advancing to mount.
Gracias wants to take a breather but Scott is having none of it.
Scott is looking to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott is positioning himself well to prevent Gracias advancing to mount.
Scott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracias is working away from the top position though.
Gracias stalling away here and it's allowed Scott to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control the position here.
Gracias looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (4) vs (7) Scott
Scott wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracias is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scott is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Scott preventing the sweep.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Gracias.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracias is keeping the position for now.
Gracias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Gracias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracias (6) vs (7) Scott
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracias 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott wins on points by 7 to 6.
A relieved looking Tyron Scott thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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