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Bots de Garra 230 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 81 wins and 87 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 18 losses; Rufino Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fiachna enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fiachna manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiachna (0) vs (2) Gracie
We've been hearing good reports from Fiachna'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.
Fiachna controlling the position.
Fiachna keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fiachna's guard.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Fiachna is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fiachna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Fiachna is defending the position.
Gracie passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (0) vs (5) Gracie
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna manages to get back to half guard.
Fiachna manages to get to full guard.
Fiachna trying to control the position.
Gracie trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is fighting to break Fiachna's control of his arms but Fiachna is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fiachna's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fiachna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fiachna is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna looking to control but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Fiachna is working away.
Fiachna trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is keen to just control but Fiachna is a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to get back to full guard.
Fiachna wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fiachna wants to control the action here but instead Gracie manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (0) vs (8) Gracie
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.
Fiachna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fiachna tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fiachna is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Fiachna wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie prevents Fiachna from getting the reversal.
Fiachna regains half guard.
Fiachna is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Fiachna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiachna avoid being mounted?
Fiachna is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Fiachna is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiachna avoid being mounted?
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiachna trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Fiachna moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Fiachna controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiachna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fiachna is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (2) vs (8) Gracie
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiachna showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Fiachna is proving a slippery customer.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Fiachna tries to pass.
Fiachna is stalling in the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fiachna is one step ahead there.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fiachna manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (2) vs (10) Gracie
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 10 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Rufino Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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