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Bots de Garra 197 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 21 wins and 18 losses; Anderson Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 16 losses; Corona Virus!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Virus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Virus is defending well.
Virus has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Virus manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Virus
Virus passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (0) vs (5) Virus
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Virus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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.
Virus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie keeping control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virus is controlling the pace.
Virus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (0) vs (8) Virus
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Virus's attempts to control the action.
Virus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virus wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Virus controlling his opponent.
Virus fails to take his opponent's back.
Virus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Virus tries to take his opponent's back but Gracie turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (8) Virus
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Virus is keeping the position for now.
Virus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Virus keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virus working a defensive guard here.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Virus is retaining full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Virus keeps moving.
Virus 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: Gracie (2) vs (10) Virus
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Virus is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Virus is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Virus is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Gracie!
After winning the bout, Anderson Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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