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Bots de Garra 218 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 34 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 21 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Von Hayek with a poor takedown
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Von Hayek's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Von Hayek (0) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Von Hayek can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hayek is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Von Hayek is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Von Hayek wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Von Hayek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek trying to control from the bottom.
Von Hayek tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Von Hayek trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Von Hayek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Hayek wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the action here.
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.
We've been hearing good reports from Von Hayek's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Von Hayek trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie prevents Von Hayek from improving his position.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Von Hayek is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Von Hayek trying to control here.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Von Hayek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gracie is pressing down on Von Hayek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Von Hayek is holding on for now.
Von Hayek trying to control but Gracie postures up.
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.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Von Hayek is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Von Hayek trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek controlling the position well.
Von Hayek moves into full guard.
Von Hayek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Hayek wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gracie is now in half guard.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Von Hayek is defending the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Von Hayek is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Von Hayek is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
It looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Von Hayek is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek trying to control from the bottom.
Von Hayek keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Von Hayek is trying to control but Gracie passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Von Hayek (0) vs (5) Gracie
Von Hayek tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Von Hayek (0) vs (7) Gracie
Von Hayek can't escape the position.
Von Hayek is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Gracie.
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.
More stalling from Gracie.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek can't escape the position.
Von Hayek is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Von Hayek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 7 to 0.
Anderson Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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