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Bots de Garra 226 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 8 losses; Cleetus Boone! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 49 losses; Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Suarez forces Boone back against the ropes and clinches.
Boone tightens his grip and picks Suarez up, before dumping him to the ground. Suarez manages to land in guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boone (2) vs (0) Suarez
Suarez controlling the position.
Boone postures up.
Suarez is looking for a triangle but Boone pushes his legs off easily.
Suarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boone controls the pace.
Suarez working a defensive guard but Boone manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Boone (5) vs (0) Suarez
Suarez is trying to control Boone's posture but Boone avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone controlling the position from side mount.
Suarez is looking for a sweep.
Boone moves into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Boone (7) vs (0) Suarez
Boone prevents Suarez from getting the reversal.
Suarez is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suarez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to escape the mount.
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 tries to hold on but Boone pushes him away.
Boone wants to control the pace but Suarez is squirming around nicely.
Suarez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Suarez tries to hold on but Boone postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suarez is looking to escape.
Boone avoids the attempt from Suarez to control.
Boone seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Suarez is holding on tight.
Boone controlling the pace for now.
Suarez is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone trying to control but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Suarez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boone (7) vs (2) Suarez
Suarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boone's guard.
Suarez is looking to advance position but Boone won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suarez is looking for a kimura here.
Suarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suarez is pressing down on Boone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boone is holding on for now.
Suarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
My spies in Silverback MMA 🦍 inform me that Suarez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to work for a kimura but Boone is defending well.
Suarez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Boone trying to control the position.
Suarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suarez trying to control but Boone is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suarez forces his way into half guard.
Suarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Suarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Boone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suarez passes into half guard.
Boone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boone gets full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boone keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
Suarez is pushing down on Boone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boone is fighting to maintain full guard but Suarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boone is not content to let Suarez control the position.
Boone is trying to get back to full guard.
Suarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Boone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Suarez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boone is looking to control Suarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boone avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boone is holding on to half guard well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Suarez passes to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Boone (7) vs (5) Suarez
Suarez staying calm.
Suarez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boone's legs.
Suarez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boone has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Boone prevents Suarez from moving into mount.
Suarez tries for a kimura but Boone is defending well.
Suarez has knee on belly momentarily but Boone bucks him off and regains half guard.
Suarez trying to control from half guard but Boone is working away.
Suarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Boone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is looking to stall here but Boone recovers full guard.
Boone keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez looking to sit in guard and control but Boone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boone (9) vs (5) Suarez
Suarez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Suarez trying to control here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is pressing down on Boone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boone postures up.
Boone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boone is one step ahead there.
Boone postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Boone stays in close to Suarez's body and controls the position.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boone is one step ahead there.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Boone from controlling successfully.
Suarez controlling Boone's posture.
Suarez wants to improve his position but instead Boone has moved into half guard.
Suarez trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boone takes the fight on points by 9 to 5.
An out of breath Cleetus Boone 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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