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GFY 37 - Go Easy Bro 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 16 losses; Desi Kraag! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 6 losses; Kawainui Perry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Perry has managed to clinch.
Perry prevents the takedown attempt.
Perry is trying to drag Kraag to the mat but Kraag just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Perry is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kraag gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kraag pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Desi Kraag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kawainui Perry.
Perry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kraag pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perry closes the distance and clinches.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag stands there with Perry around his waist. Perry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kraag tries to pull guard but Perry holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kraag drops back down to his feet.
Kraag is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perry is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraag has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perry after a bit of a struggle.
Kraag tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kraag stops a takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kraag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kraag just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Perry can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry tries for a takedown but Kraag manages to get underhooks.
Kraag tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perry just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kraag is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Perry to keep the fight standing.
Kraag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perry wants a takedown but no success here.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kraag just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Perry fails to pull guard.
Perry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kraag to keep the fight standing.
Perry looking for a takedown.
Perry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kraag.
Kraag has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perry after a bit of a struggle.
Perry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kraag prevents it.
Perry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kraag gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perry tries to pull guard but Kraag forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kraag just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Perry tries to score a body lock takedown but Kraag shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perry looking for a takedown.
Kraag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag stands there with Perry around his waist. Perry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kraag is trying to pull guard but Perry turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Perry tries to pull guard but Kraag holds him up against the ropes and eventually Perry drops back down to his feet.
Kraag jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perry walks away with a smile on his face. Kraag gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perry instigates a clinch.
Kraag is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kraag is breathing heavily.
Kraag jumps guard but Perry stands there with Kraag around his waist. Kraag gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kraag to keep the fight standing.
Kraag prevents the takedown attempt.
Perry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag fails to pull guard.
Kraag could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kraag prevents the takedown attempt.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag stands there with Perry around his waist. Perry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kraag just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Perry fails to pull guard.
Kraag is trying to pull guard but Perry has him pressed against the ropes.
Kraag is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Perry to keep the fight standing.
Perry tries to pull guard but Kraag won't allow it.
Kraag jumps guard but Perry turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Perry looking for a takedown.
Perry is looking for a takedown.
Kraag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kraag prevents the takedown attempt.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag stands there with Perry around his waist. Perry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perry is trying to pull guard but Kraag turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Kraag tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perry just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Perry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraag walks away with a smile on his face. Perry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry darts in and clinches Kraag up against the ropes.
Perry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kraag is defending well.
Perry fails to pull guard.
Perry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kraag is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Perry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kraag smiles and moves away.
Perry clinches up against the ropes.
Kraag tries to score a body lock takedown but Perry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kraag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraag walks away with a smile on his face. Perry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perry closes the distance and clinches.
Perry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kraag after a bit of a struggle.
Kraag is trying to pull guard but Perry has him pressed against the ropes.
Kraag prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perry can't get the takedown.
Kraag jumps guard but Perry turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kraag tries to pull guard but Perry holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kraag drops back down to his feet.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kraag just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Perry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kraag is defending well.
Kraag fails to pull guard.
Perry tries to score a body lock takedown but Kraag shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perry is trying to pull guard but Kraag turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Perry tries for a takedown but Kraag manages to get underhooks.
Kraag is trying to pull guard but Perry turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Perry is looking for a takedown.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kraag just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Perry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perry is trying to drag Kraag to the mat but Kraag just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kraag just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kraag smiles and moves away.
Perry moves into the clinch.
Perry is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kraag gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kraag is defending well.
Perry is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kraag is trying to pull guard but Perry turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Kraag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perry smiles and moves away.
Kraag tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
Perry feints the counter takedown.
Perry gets a clinch.
Kraag is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Perry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Perry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraag walks away with a smile on his face. Perry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Perry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kraag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perry smiles and moves away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kraag tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kraag tries to clinch up but Perry circles away and keeps his distance.
Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perry wants a takedown.
Kraag tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kraag gets underhooks to prevent Perry's takedown attempt.
Perry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kraag tries to pull guard but Perry forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Perry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kraag to keep the fight standing.
Perry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kraag avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kraag wants a takedown but no success here.
Perry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kraag tries to pull guard but Perry won't allow it.
Perry wants to take the fight to the mat but Kraag manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kraag gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kraag tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perry just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kraag gets underhooks to prevent Perry's takedown attempt.
Kraag drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag stands there with Perry around his waist. Perry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kraag stops a takedown attempt from Perry.
Kraag is trying to pull guard but Perry turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Kraag tries to pull guard but Perry holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kraag drops back down to his feet.
Kraag drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kraag gets underhooks to prevent Perry's takedown attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kraag is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kraag avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Perry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraag walks away with a smile on his face. Perry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perry moves into the clinch successfully.
Perry gets underhooks to prevent Kraag's takedown attempt.
Perry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kraag to keep the fight standing.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kraag prevents the takedown attempt.
Perry tries for a takedown but Kraag manages to get underhooks.
Perry is trying to drag Kraag to the mat but Kraag just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Perry fails to pull guard.
Kraag drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perry tries to pull guard but Kraag holds him up against the ropes and eventually Perry drops back down to his feet.
Perry is trying to pull guard but Kraag has him pressed against the ropes.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Perry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kraag is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kraag tries for a takedown but Perry manages to get underhooks.
Perry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraag walks away with a smile on his face. Perry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kraag wants to clinch.
Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kraag is pressed up against the ropes. Perry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kraag down to the mat. Kraag avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Perry clinches.
Perry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kraag prevents it.
Perry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kraag pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Perry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kraag smiles and moves away.
Kraag looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perry clinches up against the ropes.
Kraag looking for a takedown.
Perry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kraag fails to pull guard.
Kraag tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perry just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Perry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kraag is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kraag jumps guard but Perry stands there with Kraag around his waist. Kraag gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perry stops a takedown attempt from Kraag.
Perry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kraag pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Perry is working for takedown but Kraag is calmly controlling the position for now.
Perry is working for takedown but Kraag is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to pull guard but Kraag forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Perry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraag walks away with a smile on his face. Perry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perry rushes Kraag and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Perry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kraag wants a takedown.
Perry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kraag is pressed up against the ropes. Perry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kraag down to the mat. Kraag avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kraag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perry has closed the distance and engaged Kraag in a clinch.
Kraag drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perry is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kraag gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perry tries to pull guard but Kraag holds him up against the ropes and eventually Perry drops back down to his feet.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Perry looking for a takedown.
Perry fails to pull guard.
Kraag is working for takedown but Perry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kraag is looking to take this one to the mat.
Perry wants a takedown but no success here.
Perry wants a takedown but no success here.
Kraag prevents the takedown attempt.
Kraag tries to pull guard but Perry won't allow it.
Perry tries to pull guard but Kraag holds him up against the ropes and eventually Perry drops back down to his feet.
Perry tries to pull guard but Kraag holds him up against the ropes and eventually Perry drops back down to his feet.
Kraag has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kraag stops a takedown attempt from Perry.
Kraag gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry jumps guard but Kraag stands there with Perry around his waist. Perry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kraag just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kraag is trying to pull guard but Perry has him pressed against the ropes.
Perry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kraag fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kraag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kraag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kraag tries to clinch but Perry is having none of it.
Perry has closed the distance and engaged Kraag in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry is trying to pull guard but Kraag turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Perry is trying to pull guard but Kraag turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Perry wants to take the fight to the mat but Kraag manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Perry looking for a takedown.
Kraag fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Kraag is heads and Perry is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Kraag takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
After winning the bout, Desi Kraag thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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