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CACC 150: Dominguez vs Bolivar PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 9 losses; Johnny Bolivar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 13 losses; Pablo Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Bolivar gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bolivar (2) vs (0) Dominguez
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Bolivar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominguez keeps trying to improve his position.
Dominguez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bolivar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dominguez is keeping the position for now.
Bolivar is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolivar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bolivar has managed to get both his arms back between Dominguez's legs - danger averted.
Dominguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bolivar manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bolivar (2) vs (2) Dominguez
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Dominguez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dominguez passes Bolivar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bolivar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominguez slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is looking to take a break and control but Bolivar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dominguez not doing much here.
Bolivar trying to hold on to Dominguez's head to control him but Dominguez postures up.
My spies in Clark's Champion's inform me that Dominguez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dominguez is taking a breather. Bolivar 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Bolivar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolivar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominguez trying to control the pace.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but Bolivar defending well.
Dominguez prevents Bolivar from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control but Bolivar is keeping him busy.
Dominguez controlling the action here.
It looks like Dominguez might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dominguez works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bolivar (2) vs (5) Dominguez
Bolivar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dominguez controlling from the full mount.
Dominguez looking to control but Bolivar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bolivar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dominguez controlling his opponent.
Dominguez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dominguez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Dominguez trying to control the action but Bolivar is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Bolivar is working away.
Dominguez trying to mount his opponent but Bolivar defends it.
Bolivar is looking for a sweep. Dominguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bolivar won't allow Dominguez to pass to mount.
Dominguez trying to control the action but Bolivar is working from the bottom.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but Bolivar defending well.
Dominguez works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bolivar (2) vs (8) Dominguez
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bolivar is looking to escape.
Dominguez controlling from the full mount.
Dominguez is continuing to stall.
Bolivar is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez controlling the pace for now.
Dominguez trying to control but Bolivar is having none of it.
Dominguez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bolivar wants to hold on but Dominguez pushes him away.
Dominguez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dominguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bolivar is looking to escape.
Dominguez controlling the position easily from mount.
Dominguez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar tries to hold on but Dominguez postures up.
Bolivar tries to reverse the position but Dominguez maintains control.
Dominguez controlling the position easily from mount.
Bolivar is trying to escape the mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control but Bolivar is having none of it.
Dominguez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dominguez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bolivar is now in Dominguez's guard. A big mistake from Dominguez there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bolivar (4) vs (8) Dominguez
Bolivar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dominguez is keeping the position for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolivar trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Dominguez, not yet.
Bolivar trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bolivar manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bolivar (4) vs (10) Dominguez
Dominguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolivar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominguez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bolivar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolivar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dominguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dominguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominguez wins on points by 10 to 4.
Pablo Dominguez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Train Gracie Jiu-Jitsu by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night. '. |
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