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Bots de Garra 200 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 33 wins and 25 losses; Gul Dukat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 7 losses; Richard Cheese! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Cheese instigates a clinch. Dukat 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. Cheese prevents the takedown attempt.
Cheese drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dukat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch. Dukat darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dukat (2) vs (0) Cheese Dukat wants to pass to mount but Cheese is defending the position. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dukat in particular looking to stall. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dukat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cheese does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Cheese is trying to control but can't.
Cheese tries to get to full guard but Dukat has control of the leg. Dukat is pressing down on Cheese's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cheese is holding on for now. Cheese has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. Dukat controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dukat has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Dukat is thwarting Cheese's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dukat content to control rather than advance. Dukat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cheese knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Dukat looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Dukat is looking to advance position but Cheese won't allow it. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dukat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Dukat wants to pass the guard but Cheese is defending well. Dukat looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Dukat'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.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Cheese trying to control but Dukat postures up.
Dukat looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Cheese tries to get to full guard but Dukat has control of the leg. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dukat in particular looking to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Cheese trying to control from the bottom.
Cheese might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dukat haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Dukat with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Dukat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cheese for as long as he can get away with.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Cheese is refusing to be controlled, as Dukat sits in half guard. Cheese tries to roll over but Dukat keeps him under control. Cheese is still trying to improve position. Dukat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheese keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Dukat trying to control the pace. Cheese wants to control but Dukat is keeping busy.
Dukat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Cheese holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Dukat wants to free his trapped foot but Cheese is holding on for dear life with his legs. Cheese tries to roll over but Dukat keeps him under control. Dukat stalling. 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. Cheese has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dukat is working away from the top position though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Cheese is looking to improve his position.
Dukat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Cheese is trying to maintain the position but Dukat is very close to passing his half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. 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. Cheese wants to improve his position but Dukat is controlling well.
Dukat controlling the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Cheese is controlling Dukat's trapped leg to prevent Dukat from advancing to side control. Dukat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Cheese is looking to improve his position.
Dukat stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Dukat is trying to control. Cheese wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Cheese is holding on to half guard well. Dukat sitting and controlling from the half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Dukat takes the fight on points by 2 to 0. Gul Dukat decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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