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CWC - 283 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 21 losses; Pablo Dominguez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 10 losses; Jack Blood!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dominguez has a takedown stuffed.
Blood moves into the clinch.
Blood is trying to drag Dominguez to the mat but Dominguez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dominguez prevents the takedown attempt.
Dominguez gets underhooks to prevent Blood's takedown attempt.
Pablo Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Blood.
Dominguez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dominguez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dominguez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dominguez (2) vs (0) Blood
Blood is positioning himself well to prevent Dominguez advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood working a defensive guard here.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Blood manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dominguez (2) vs (2) Blood
Blood wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Blood controlling from the top position.
Blood preventing the sweep.
Blood forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to get back to full guard.
Blood trying to advance position but Dominguez counters by regaining guard.
Dominguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blood is one step ahead there.
Blood trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Blood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood looking to sit in guard and control but Dominguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dominguez (4) vs (2) Blood
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is adopting a defensive guard.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood is keeping the position for now.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood is retaining full guard.
Blood controlling Dominguez's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dominguez'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.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is stalling in the full guard.
Blood working a defensive guard here.
Dominguez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blood trying to control the position here.
Dominguez content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control the position.
Dominguez pushes down on Blood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dominguez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blood is in trouble now - Dominguez has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dominguez (7) vs (2) Blood
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blood has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Dominguez (10) vs (2) Blood
A lull in the action here.
Blood is trying to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dominguez.
Dominguez avoiding Blood 's attempts to control his hands.
Dominguez looking for the choke but no joy.
Dominguez really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Blood.
Will Dominguez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blood looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Blood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dominguez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blood is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dominguez controlling the positon.
Dominguez wants to control but Blood is keeping busy.
Dominguez biding his time, controlling Blood.
Blood wants to escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Blood is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Dominguez.
Dominguez working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Blood trying to control the position but Dominguez manages to sink in the hooks.
Dominguez wants to control but Blood is keeping busy.
Blood tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Blood working to try and regain half guard.
Dominguez is trying to control here but Blood has managed to regain half guard.
Dominguez is keen to just control but Blood is a slippery customer.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dominguez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Blood is working away.
Dominguez trying to control from Blood's half guard. Blood has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Blood is trying to hold Dominguez in close to prevent damage but Dominguez has managed to pass into half guard.
Dominguez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but Blood defending well.
Dominguez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dominguez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blood preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to control. Blood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blood trying to control but Dominguez postures up.
Blood wants to get back to full guard.
Dominguez moves into full mount! Blood won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Dominguez (13) vs (2) Blood
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominguez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominguez takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
Post fight, an emotional Pablo Dominguez said 'Train Gracie Jiu-Jitsu by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night. '. |
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