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TWGC 14 (265lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between James Raban and John Gites. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gites's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Above The Law . John Gites is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; James Raban! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; John Gites!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gites misses with a takedown attempt
and Raban counters by moving into the clinch.
Raban goes for a takedown attempt but Gites pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gites drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Raban (0) vs (2) Gites
Gites looking to pass the guard.
Gites postures up.
Raban will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gites tries to free his leg and advance position but Raban is retaining full guard.
Gites content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gites sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Raban's guard.
Gites trying to control from half guard but Raban is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gites is working away from the top position though.
Gites looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gites passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Raban (0) vs (5) Gites
Gites trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gites controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban is squirming around, avoiding Gites's attempts to control the action.
Raban is in all sorts of trouble here.
Raban is squirming around, avoiding Gites's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raban is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gites controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raban defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gites.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gites controlling the position easily from mount.
Gites avoids the attempt from Raban to control.
Gites trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gites wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Raban is squirming around, avoiding Gites's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Raban trying to control but Gites postures up.
Gites wants to control but Raban is keeping him busy.
Gites looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gites is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raban defends it well.
Gites is stalling here. Raban is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gites seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Raban has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Raban (4) vs (5) Gites
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gites tries to bench press Raban off him but Raban keeps the position.
Gites is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Raban is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Raban (6) vs (5) Gites
Gites is desperately trying to improve his position but Raban has a good base and remains in mount.
Raban is trying to take his opponent's back.
Gites can't escape the position.
Raban controlling the position easily from mount.
Gites tries to lock up and control but Raban gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raban controlling the position easily from mount.
Raban fails to move to back control.
Raban controlling the pace for now.
Raban has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Raban trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raban prevents Gites from getting the reversal.
Gites regains half guard.
Gites looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raban works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Raban (9) vs (5) Gites
Gites looks to move to half guard but instead Raban has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Raban (11) vs (5) Gites
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gites is trying desperately to improve position.
Raban manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gites to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Raban (14) vs (5) Gites
Gites rolls, trying to escape but Raban keeps control of the position.
Gites is still trying to improve position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Gites can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raban is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Raban tightening his grip on Gites, looking for the choke.
Raban has the hooks in. Gites is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Raban trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gites doesn't escape.
Gites tries to escape the position.
Raban controls the action.
Raban controlling well, preventing Gites from escaping the position.
Raban controlling the position well here. Gites rolled but Raban kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gites tries to escape the position.
Gites is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Raban is hanging on to Gites's back as he tries to escape.
Gites trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Raban has the hooks in. Gites is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gites manages to reverse the position and now he's in Raban's guard. Nice work there by Gites.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Raban (14) vs (7) Gites
Gites pushes down on Raban's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Raban is trying to maintain the position but Gites is very close to passing his half guard.
Gites is looking for a kimura here.
Gites prevents Raban from improving his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gites controlling the action here.
Raban is holding on to half guard well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Raban is staying active underneath Gites, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Raban wants to control but Gites is keeping busy.
My spies in FIERCE inform me that Gites has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Raban controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Raban is staying active underneath Gites, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Gites seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gites wants to control but Raban is keeping him busy.
Raban actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raban takes the fight on points by 14 to 7.
James Raban bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
John Gites spoke after the fight, saying 'Time for me to call it quits and become a spar bot.'. |
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