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Bots de Garra 189 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 18 losses; Patrick Murphy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 10 losses; Rufino Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Murphy did well to prevent Gracie getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Murphy (0) vs (2) Gracie
Murphy keeping control of the position.
Murphy tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Murphy (0) vs (5) Gracie
Murphy is trying desperately to improve position.
Murphy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murphy gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control here.
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.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Murphy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Murphy trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Murphy moves into full guard.
Murphy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murphy controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Murphy (0) vs (8) Gracie
Gracie staying calm.
Murphy tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away.
Murphy is trying to work for a sweep but Gracie has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Murphy (0) vs (10) Gracie
Murphy is looking to get to half guard.
Murphy regains half guard.
Murphy is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Murphy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murphy regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Murphy (0) vs (13) Gracie
Murphy wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murphy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Murphy is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Murphy moves into full guard.
Murphy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gracie has passed into half guard!
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murphy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie passes into side control, despite Murphy's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Murphy (0) vs (16) Gracie
Murphy stops Gracie from passing to mount.
Gracie advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Murphy (0) vs (18) Gracie
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Murphy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Murphy tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Murphy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Gracie controlling the action here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking for submissions from an awkward position 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.
Gracie is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 18 to 0.
An out of breath Rufino Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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