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Pitbull IX 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 12 wins and 6 losses; Mark Norman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 11 losses; Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Norman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Norman showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Norman (2) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie trying to control but Norman postures up.
Gracie tries to roll over but Norman keeps him under control.
Norman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Norman has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Norman (5) vs (0) Gracie
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to buck Norman off but Norman is having none of it.
Norman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Norman keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Norman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Norman controlling the action here.
Gracie wants to control but Norman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Norman trying to control the pace.
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.
Norman is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Norman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Norman keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Norman wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Norman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie won't allow Norman to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Norman seems content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Norman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Norman pushes his legs off easily.
Norman looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (5) vs (2) Gracie
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Norman keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Norman has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Norman keeps moving.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Norman is keeping the position.
Gracie postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Norman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Norman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Norman'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.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Norman holds on and takes a little breather.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Norman.
Norman being controlled here, momentarily.
Norman controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
A very excited looking Mark Norman 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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