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CWC 236 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 1 wins and 1 losses; Kron Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kron Gracie wants to clinch.
Kron Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holden Gracie with the counter takedown but Kron Gracie avoids it easily.
Holden Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kron Gracie.
Holden Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kron Gracie defends it well.
Holden Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kron Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Kron Gracie (0) vs (4) Holden Gracie
Kron Gracie is letting Holden Gracie control him for a moment.
Holden Gracie working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Kron Gracie'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kron Gracie is trying to control Holden Gracie's posture but Holden Gracie avoids it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Holden Gracie staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holden Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Holden Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden Gracie working away.
Kron Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Kron Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kron Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Kron Gracie being controlled for a moment.
Kron Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Kron Gracie trying to remain calm as Holden Gracie controls from the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holden Gracie working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kron Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Kron Gracie tries to buck Holden Gracie off but Holden Gracie is having none of it.
Holden Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
Kron Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holden Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Holden Gracie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Holden Gracie.
Kron Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Holden Gracie controlling the position.
Kron Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Holden Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Holden Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Holden Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
It looks like Holden Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kron Gracie is trying to control Holden Gracie's posture but Holden Gracie avoids it.
Holden Gracie controls the position.
Kron Gracie tries to bench press Holden Gracie off him but Holden Gracie keeps the position.
Kron Gracie trying to remain calm as Holden Gracie controls from the top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Holden Gracie is continuing to stall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kron Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Holden Gracie working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kron Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Holden Gracie slows the pace down.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kron Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Holden Gracie stalls from top position.
Kron Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Holden Gracie controlling from side mount.
Kron Gracie tries to bench press Holden Gracie off him but Holden Gracie keeps the position.
Kron Gracie wants to control but Holden Gracie postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kron Gracie is being controlled here.
The adventures of Holden Gracie the control monster continue. Boring.
Kron Gracie tries to buck Holden Gracie off but Holden Gracie is having none of it.
Holden Gracie controlling from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Gracie wins on points by 4 to 0. |
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