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Bots de Garra 198 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 22 wins and 18 losses; Anderson Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 33 losses; Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Suarez rushes Gracie and presses him up against the ropes.
Suarez jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Suarez is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the ropes.
Gracie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Suarez
Suarez is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Suarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Suarez won't allow it.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez gets full guard.
Suarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suarez is keeping the position for now.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gracie has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Suarez
Suarez seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Suarez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gracie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (7) vs (0) Suarez
Suarez wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
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 trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Suarez tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Suarez is desperately trying to get back to 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez can't escape the position.
Suarez tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Suarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suarez tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Suarez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Suarez is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Suarez wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Suarez tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Suarez is still trying to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suarez is looking to escape.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Suarez to control.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Suarez tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Suarez is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suarez tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suarez tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suarez working to try and regain half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Suarez wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suarez is looking to escape.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suarez is looking to escape.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suarez is looking to escape.
Gracie prevents Suarez from getting the reversal.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie trying to control but Suarez is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Suarez is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Suarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie trying to control but Suarez is having none of it.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie tries to control but Suarez wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
A very excited looking Anderson Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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