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Bots de Garra 137 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 London, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 35 losses; Richard Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 9 losses; Mean Gean!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Anderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gean to the ground. Anderson is now in Gean's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anderson (2) vs (0) Gean
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (2) vs (2) Gean
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson controlling Gean's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I've been told that Gean has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gean not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gean trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position.
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.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
Anderson seems keen to control Gean's posture.
Gean controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Gean postures up.
Anderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Gean controlling him for the moment.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
Gean trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gean is stalling in the full guard.
Gean trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson controls Gean momentarily but Gean frees himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson managing to control the position.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Gean from controlling successfully.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gean controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gean trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson has control of Gean's left arm, preventing Gean from doing any damage.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Gean from controlling successfully.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (4) vs (2) Gean
Anderson is trying to control. Gean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gean trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson prevents Gean from improving his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gean manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anderson trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gean holds on and takes a little breather.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
Gean is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson passes Gean's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gean is concentrating on defense, preventing Anderson from advancing position.
Anderson stalling.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Gean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Gean defends it.
Gean wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (7) vs (2) Gean
Gean is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gean tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson controlling from mount.
Gean is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
A very excited looking Richard Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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