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Bots de Garra 217 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 30 wins and 20 losses; Anderson Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 79 wins and 81 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fiachna closes the distance and clinches.
Fiachna is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fiachna drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fiachna wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Fiachna looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Fiachna persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fiachna sprawls and moves away.
Anderson Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darragh Fiachna.
Fiachna feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Fiachna
Fiachna trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Fiachna postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiachna postures up.
Fiachna wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Fiachna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fiachna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Fiachna has passed into half guard.
Fiachna looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Fiachna wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
My spies in The Tank Factory inform me that Fiachna has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fiachna wants to advance to full mount but Gracie doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fiachna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fiachna is now in half guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Fiachna sits in half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Fiachna keeps him under control.
Fiachna works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (0) vs (5) Fiachna
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controlling the position.
Gracie is trying to control Fiachna's posture but Fiachna avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Fiachna stalls from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fiachna is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is concentrating on defense, preventing Fiachna from advancing position.
Gracie wants to control but Fiachna is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Fiachna is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiachna wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fiachna is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is not content to let Fiachna control the position.
Fiachna is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.
Fiachna controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (5) Fiachna
Fiachna wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
Fiachna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fiachna trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie passes Fiachna's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Gracie is trying to control. Fiachna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie not doing much here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Fiachna defending well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stalling.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Fiachna defends it.
Fiachna wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Fiachna is working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controlling the position for now.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fiachna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fiachna trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Fiachna is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gracie is staying active.
Fiachna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Fiachna tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Fiachna gets full guard.
Fiachna looking to control but Gracie passes into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control. Fiachna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Fiachna won't allow it.
Fiachna is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Fiachna is concentrating on defense, preventing Gracie from advancing position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control here.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiachna wins on points by 5 to 2.
An out of breath Darragh Fiachna 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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