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SSG 421 Gracias vs Yasamibaal PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 37 losses; Lamban Gaul! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 26 losses; Luis Marrero!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Marrero drives through and clinches with Gaul against the cage.
Marrero has Gaul pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gaul manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marrero tries to pull guard but Gaul won't allow it.
Gaul goes for a takedown attempt but Marrero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marrero takes the fight into the clinch.
Marrero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gaul just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lamban Gaul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Marrero.
Marrero is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gaul is defending well.
Gaul wants a takedown.
Marrero is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marrero is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gaul can't fight it off and eventually Marrero manages to take the fight to the floor. Gaul looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gaul (0) vs (2) Marrero
Gaul keeping moving, preventing Marrero from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaul trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marrero stopping the sweep attempt from Gaul.
Marrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaul controls Marrero momentarily but Marrero frees himself.
Marrero advances to half guard.
Marrero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marrero is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gaul gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaul keeping full guard, as Marrero tries to pass.
Marrero drops back looking for a leg! Gaul is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaul manages to kick Marrero off! Marrero jumps back into Gaul's guard.
Marrero slips nicely into half guard.
Gaul slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marrero looking to sit in guard and control but Gaul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gaul (2) vs (2) Marrero
Marrero is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marrero is keeping the position for now.
Gaul showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Marrero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gaul trying to control the position from guard on top but Marrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gaul stopping the sweep attempt from Marrero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marrero keeping full guard, as Gaul tries to pass.
Marrero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gaul stands and throws Marrero's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gaul (5) vs (2) Marrero
Marrero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marrero holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Marrero can't do much from the bottom here.
Gaul trying to control the position but Marrero is working away.
Marrero has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marrero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marrero seems a little lost for a moment, as Gaul dominates the positioning.
Marrero tries to bench press Gaul off him but Gaul keeps the position.
Marrero is not content to let Gaul control the position.
Gaul is staying tight to Marrero's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gaul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marrero keeps working.
Marrero tries to buck Gaul off but Gaul is having none of it.
Gaul looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaul wants to control but Marrero is keeping him busy.
Marrero struggling a bit here.
Gaul is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marrero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marrero is letting Gaul control him for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marrero regains half guard.
Gaul controlling the pace.
Marrero is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gaul jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gaul (8) vs (2) Marrero
Marrero is looking to reverse the position.
Gaul trying to control the position but Marrero is working away.
Gaul taking a breather here.
Gaul working away.
Marrero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gaul wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaul tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gaul has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gaul content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gaul trying to control the position but Marrero is 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaul's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gaul has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Marrero tries to bench press Gaul off him but Gaul keeps the position.
Marrero is still trying to improve position.
Gaul is looking to take a break and control but Marrero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaul is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marrero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gaul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marrero, who protects the arm well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Marrero is trying to control Gaul's posture but Gaul avoids it.
Marrero tries to improve position but can't.
Marrero can't do much from the bottom here.
Gaul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gaul wants to control but Marrero is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Marrero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gaul wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marrero keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Gaul politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gaul prefers to stall for the moment though.
Marrero wants to control but Gaul postures up.
Gaul laying and praying for a moment but Marrero takes advantage and regains half guard.
Marrero is defending against the submission attempts here by Gaul.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marrero manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marrero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gaul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gaul tries to free his leg and advance position but Marrero is retaining full guard.
Gaul drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Marrero dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gaul (8) vs (4) Marrero
Marrero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaul swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gaul had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marrero defends it easily.
Marrero postures up.
Gaul has control of Marrero's left arm, preventing Marrero from doing any damage.
Gaul keeping full guard, as Marrero tries to pass.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Marrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marrero is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gaul looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marrero passes into half guard.
Gaul regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gaul looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gaul is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gaul (10) vs (4) Marrero
Marrero keeping moving, preventing Gaul from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaul takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
After winning the bout, Lamban Gaul thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Luis Marrero spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'. |
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