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TWGC 13 (205lbs, D1): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jorge Junior and Brock Gracie. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Jorge Junior! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Brock Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Junior smiles and moves away.
Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Junior has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Junior manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Junior (2) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie is looking to control Junior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Junior wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've been hearing that Junior has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Junior keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Junior is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Junior is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie! Score +3 for passing guard: Junior (5) vs (0) Gracie
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Junior looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Junior controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Junior content just to control the position here.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Junior maintains control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior controlling his opponent.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Junior (8) vs (0) Gracie
Junior controlling from mount.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Junior is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Junior frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Junior (11) vs (0) Gracie
Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Junior controlling the action here.
Junior trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie won't allow Junior to pass to mount.
Junior seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie tries to roll over but Junior keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Junior prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie is looking to control Junior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie wants to improve his position but Junior is controlling well.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junior uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie. Score +3 for passing guard: Junior (14) vs (0) Gracie
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie won't allow Junior to pass to mount.
Junior is stalling here. Gracie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Junior seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gracie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Junior (14) vs (4) Gracie
Junior tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Junior is defending well.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Junior's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Junior sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Junior defends it.
Junior might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Junior is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie prevents Junior from improving his position.
Junior is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Junior (14) vs (7) Gracie
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Junior is in all sorts of trouble here.
Junior is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Gracie has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Junior (14) vs (10) Gracie
Gracie looking for the choke but no joy.
Gracie tightening his grip on Junior, looking for the choke.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Junior breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Junior (16) vs (10) Gracie
Junior slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Junior defends it easily.
Junior pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Junior content to control rather than advance.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control here.
Junior prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Junior content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Junior controlling the action here.
Junior is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Junior pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Junior seems content to control.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Junior's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Junior is now in half guard.
Gracie is looking to control Junior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Junior moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Junior (19) vs (10) Gracie
Gracie wants to hold on but Junior pushes him away.
Gracie regains half guard.
Junior tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Junior is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junior controlling the action here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Junior works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Junior (22) vs (10) Gracie
Junior trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior takes the fight on points by 22 to 10.
An out of breath Jorge Junior 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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