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Pitbull II 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 15 wins and 9 losses; Kron Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Saul Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hunter drives through with a takedown into Gracie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Hunter
Gracie working a defensive guard but Hunter manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (0) vs (5) Hunter
Gracie is trying to control Hunter's posture but Hunter avoids it.
Gracie being controlled for a moment.
Hunter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunter controlling from side mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunter slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Hunter 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.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hunter off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (4) vs (5) Hunter
What can Hunter do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hunter for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
Hunter tries to break free.
Hunter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunter is still trying to improve position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Hunter is staying busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gracie controlling the positon.
Hunter turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (7) Hunter
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Hunter 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 has his hands on Hunter's head, controlling the position.
Hunter content to stall in guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls Hunter in close to prevent any damage.
Hunter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hunter being controlled here momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Gracie has Hunter pulled in close to control his posture.
Hunter controlling from the top position.
Gracie pulls Hunter in close to prevent any damage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hunter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Hunter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie pulls Hunter in close to prevent any damage.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hunter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Hunter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie pulls Hunter in to control the position.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter wins on points by 7 to 4.
Saul Hunter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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