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Bots de Garra 226 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 22 losses; Anderson Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 36 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracie darts in and clinches Von Hayek up against the ropes.
Von Hayek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Von Hayek pulls guard.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Von Hayek is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Von Hayek is controlling Gracie's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Von Hayek trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Von Hayek keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Von Hayek looking to control but Gracie passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Von Hayek keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie wants to control but Von Hayek is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Von Hayek trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (3) vs (0) Von Hayek
Von Hayek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Von Hayek to control.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie looking to control but Von Hayek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Von Hayek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Von Hayek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Von Hayek is squirming around nicely.
Von Hayek working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Von Hayek is working to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Von Hayek is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is stalling here but it's allowed Von Hayek to get half guard.
Gracie passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (6) vs (0) Von Hayek
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek looking for a sweep but Gracie has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gracie (8) vs (0) Von Hayek
Von Hayek is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Von Hayek is looking to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Von Hayek is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Von Hayek tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie trying to control but Von Hayek is having none of it.
Von Hayek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Von Hayek wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Von Hayek is looking to get to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Von Hayek tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Von Hayek is trying to escape the mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Von Hayek is looking to escape.
Von Hayek wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Von Hayek is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Anderson Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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