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Bots de Garra 208 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 16 wins and 39 losses; Felix Suarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 18 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie gets control of Suarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suarez is one step ahead there.
Suarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Suarez advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (3) vs (0) Gracie
Suarez wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie gets full guard.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suarez passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in 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 one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
Suarez is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gracie seems keen to control Suarez's posture.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
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.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie pulls Suarez in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Suarez controlling him for the moment.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Suarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie is pulling down on Suarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Suarez, at least for the moment.
Suarez wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Suarez wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (3) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie content to stall in guard 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez trying to control the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
Suarez is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Suarez's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Suarez from improving his position.
Suarez wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suarez is trying to control but Gracie passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (3) vs (5) Gracie
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Suarez tries to improve position but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Suarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suarez is trying to improve his position.
Gracie takes a little break here. Suarez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suarez is being controlled here.
Suarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Suarez is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Suarez holding on.
Gracie trying to control the position but Suarez is working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is letting Gracie control him for a moment.
Suarez gets back to half guard.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Suarez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to control but can't.
Suarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is keen to just control but Suarez is a slippery customer.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Suarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control from the bottom.
Suarez tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Suarez wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Suarez is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Suarez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard.
Suarez is working hard here to advance position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suarez with the active half guard here but Gracie passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (3) vs (8) Gracie
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Suarez is looking for a sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Suarez being controlled for a moment.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Suarez blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie happy to just control the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Suarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 8 to 3.
A relieved looking Anderson Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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