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Bots de Garra 148 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 56 wins and 54 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Rufino Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Fiachna (0) vs (4) Gracie
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Fiachna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna struggling a bit here.
Fiachna stops Gracie from passing to mount.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Fiachna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiachna wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Fiachna is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fiachna is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Fiachna is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Fiachna'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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fiachna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Fiachna won't allow it.
Fiachna trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Fiachna is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fiachna is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Fiachna is keeping him busy.
Fiachna is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (0) vs (7) Gracie
Fiachna wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Fiachna can't escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna reaches up and pulls Gracie towards him, trying to control the position. Gracie manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Fiachna! Fiachna tries to roll over - now Gracie is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Fiachna has to tap out! Great work there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rufino Gracie!
Rufino Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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