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CACC 68 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Edwin Lucan (ranked 2377 p4p, 296 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 2301 p4p, 288 weight class). Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Edwin Lucan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 4 losses; Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lucan moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Lucan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lucan to the mat. Lucan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lucan (0) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lucan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lucan controlling the position.
Lucan is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is pushing down on Lucan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lucan is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
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.
Lucan is trying to control but can't.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucan is looking to improve his position.
Lucan controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucan trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Lucan gets full guard.
Lucan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie passes Lucan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lucan wants to get back to full guard.
Lucan looking for subs from the bottom but Gracie mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Lucan (0) vs (5) Gracie
Lucan wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Lucan is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Lucan is squirming around nicely.
Lucan is looking to get to half guard.
Lucan wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Lucan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucan tries to control the position but Gracie now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Lucan (0) vs (8) Gracie
Lucan trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Lucan is in bad spot here.
Lucan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lucan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gracie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Lucan tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is keeping busy.
Lucan is trying to break free.
Lucan is working hard here to advance position.
Lucan just trying to survive but Gracie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lucan tries to break free.
Lucan trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Lucan manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lucan (2) vs (8) Gracie
Gracie keeping full guard, as Lucan tries to pass.
Lucan trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lucan wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie seems keen to control Lucan's posture.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lucan from controlling successfully.
Lucan wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Lucan pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is working for a submission of some sort.
Lucan wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Lucan trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Lucan is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Lucan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lucan moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lucan (5) vs (8) Gracie
Lucan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lucan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie holds on to Lucan's head and controls the position momentarily.
Lucan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lucan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lucan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lucan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gracie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lucan but great work by Gracie. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lucan (5) vs (12) Gracie
Lucan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie controls the position from side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lucan wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Lucan tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie working away.
Lucan tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away.
Lucan is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lucan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lucan can't do much from the bottom here.
Lucan is looking to reverse the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lucan is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie trying to control the position but Lucan is working away.
Lucan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lucan (9) vs (12) Gracie
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lucan not allowing Gracie to control his hands.
Gracie is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lucan gets his way!
Gracie tries to break free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gracie trying to control but not successfully.
Lucan looking for the RNC.
Lucan is looking for a choke. Gracie gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Gracie manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lucan (9) vs (14) Gracie
Gracie is fighting to break Lucan's control of his arms but Lucan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lucan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Lucan is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lucan (9) vs (17) Gracie
Lucan can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lucan manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 17 to 9.
Royce Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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