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CACC 125: Bok vs Sepi 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Radu Dracul! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Timmy Flowers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Flowers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flowers goes for a double leg but Dracul avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Dracul continues to drive forward.
Dracul darts in and clinches Flowers up against the ropes.
Dracul wants the takedown. Flowers is fighting it off but Dracul persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Flowers's guard against the ropes. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dracul (2) vs (0) Flowers
Dracul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flowers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dracul pushes down on Flowers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dracul is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul is keen to just control but Flowers is a slippery customer.
Flowers is looking for a sweep. Dracul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dracul looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Flowers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul pushing down on Flowers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Flowers is defending against the submission attempts here by Dracul.
Dracul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Flowers is looking for a sweep. Dracul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dracul wants to take a breather but Flowers is having none of it.
Flowers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is trying to control the action in half guard but Flowers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dracul works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Dracul (5) vs (0) Flowers
Flowers tries to reverse the position but Dracul maintains control.
Dracul wants to take Flowers's back but he can't do it this time.
Flowers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dracul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flowers is squirming around, avoiding Dracul's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul controlling the pace for now.
Flowers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Flowers stops Dracul from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Dracul controlling from mount.
Flowers felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dracul trying to control but Flowers is having none of it.
Flowers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dracul wants to take Flowers's back but he can't do it this time.
Dracul tries to control but Flowers wriggling away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dracul controlling the position easily from mount.
Dracul prevents Flowers from getting the reversal.
Dracul looking to control but Flowers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dracul controlling the position easily from mount.
Dracul seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Flowers for as long as he can get away with.
Dracul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dracul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dracul wants to take Flowers's back here but Flowers is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Dracul wants to control the pace but Flowers is squirming around nicely.
Dracul controlling from the full mount.
Flowers can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dracul wants to control the pace but Flowers is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dracul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dracul looking to control but Flowers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dracul with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dracul prevents Flowers from getting the reversal.
Dracul tries to take Flowers's back but instead Flowers uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Flowers is staying active underneath Dracul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dracul is taking a breather. Flowers says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dracul continues to stall.
Dracul is trying to work for a kimura but Flowers is defending well.
Dracul seems to be working for a kimura but Flowers defends the submission attempt.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Flowers wants to get back to full guard.
Flowers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dracul pulls his head out easily.
Dracul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dracul wants to take a breather but Flowers is having none of it.
Dracul trying to control the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Flowers defends it well.
Dracul trying to control from Flowers's half guard. Flowers has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dracul pushes down on Flowers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Flowers won't allow Dracul to pass to mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is looking to take a break and control but Flowers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dracul content to control rather than advance.
Dracul will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flowers tries to roll over but Dracul keeps him under control.
Dracul is working for a kimura but Flowers is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dracul wants to pass to mount but Flowers is defending the position.
Dracul working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Flowers's thigh. Flowers counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Flowers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flowers keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
Dracul has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flowers trying to keep a closed guard but Dracul is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dracul takes the fight on points by 5 to 0. |
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