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CFC CG 52 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 99 wins and 48 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 11 losses; Big Dog Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Rodriquez feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodriquez is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rodriquez (0) vs (2) Gracie
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodriquez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (0) vs (5) Gracie
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Rodriquez from getting the reversal.
My spies in Steel Penn Training Den inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rodriquez wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Rodriquez is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Gracie is looking to work his way around to Rodriquez's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Rodriquez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie moves to his opponent's back but Rodriquez bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Gracie. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (5) Gracie
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriquez's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (7) Gracie
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rodriquez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (4) vs (7) Gracie
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodriquez looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie managing to control the position.
Rodriquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriquez stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Rodriquez is looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (4) vs (9) Gracie
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes down on Rodriquez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodriquez keeps working.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Rodriquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodriquez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at KFA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Rodriquez manages to get to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
Rodriquez is trying to keep Gracie in close.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriquez controlling the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodriquez being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodriquez wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Rodriquez tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Rodriquez from improving his position.
Gracie is looking to stall here but Rodriquez recovers full guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie stays in close to Rodriquez's body and controls the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (4) vs (12) Gracie
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Rodriquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie wants to control for a moment but Rodriquez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 12 to 4.
Big Dog Gracie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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