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Bots de Garra 168 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 London, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 43 losses; Richard Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 16 losses; Gul Dukat! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Dukat against the ropes.
Dukat gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anderson (0) vs (2) Dukat Dukat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Anderson is staying active underneath Dukat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dukat is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Dukat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anderson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dukat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Dukat is figuring out what he wants to do next. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Dukat is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now. The fighters are battling for position here. Anderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Anderson keeping full guard, as Dukat tries to pass.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Dukat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Dukat trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom. Dukat sitting in guard, not really doing much. Dukat trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom. 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.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson pulls Dukat in close to prevent any damage. Dukat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Dukat wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Dukat is stalling in the full guard. Dukat tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard. Dukat stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position. Anderson is trying to control the position but Dukat postures up. Anderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Dukat trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dukat's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (2) vs (2) Dukat Dukat wants to hit a sweep here but Anderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dukat there! Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (5) vs (2) Dukat Dukat is trying desperately to improve position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Dukat wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Anderson (8) vs (2) Dukat Dukat tries to break free.
Anderson not allowing Dukat to control his hands. Anderson keeps control of the position as Dukat tries to break free.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Dukat trying to control the hands but Anderson won't let him. Anderson controlling from the back. Dukat trying to control the action but Anderson just sinks the hooks in. Anderson is looking to control Dukat but Dukat is wriggling around and keeping busy.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dukat trying to control the hands but Anderson breaks the grip. Dukat manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anderson's guard. Nice work there by Dukat.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (8) vs (4) Dukat The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Dukat passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Anderson controlling the position well. Anderson wants to improve his position but Dukat is controlling well.
Anderson regains full guard. Nicely done. Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Dukat wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position. Dukat trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dukat looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Dukat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Dukat trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dukat is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Anderson trying to control the position here. Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Dukat's corner is telling him to maintain position. Dukat is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Dukat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Dukat wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position. Anderson managing to control the position. My spies in The House Of Pain inform me that Dukat has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Dukat wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Dukat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Anderson takes the fight on points by 8 to 4. During a confident post fight interview, Richard Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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