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Bots de Garra 193 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 41 wins and 37 losses; Leonardinho Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 10 losses; Rufino Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chai looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Chai (4) vs (0) Gracie
Chai is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Chai working away.
Chai taking a breather 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai continues to stall.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chai is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
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.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Chai wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai is controlling the pace.
Chai wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (7) vs (0) Gracie
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is not content to let Chai control the position.
Chai in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to control for a moment but Gracie uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Chai sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Chai controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard.
Chai wants to advance to full mount but Gracie doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Chai wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Chai looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chai controlling from the top position.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Chai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Gracie is pulling down on Chai's head to control his posture.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chai controls the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai looking to pass the guard.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (7) vs (2) Gracie
Chai is controlling Gracie's posture.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Chai to sweep him here.
Chai is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
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.
Chai 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.
Chai controlling the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Chai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
Our winner, Leonardinho Chai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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