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Bots de Garra 204 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 36 wins and 26 losses; Gul Dukat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 54 wins and 38 losses; Ze Jiurgite!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dukat closes the distance and pushes Jiurgite back into the ropes.
Jiurgite jumps guard but Dukat stands there with Jiurgite around his waist. Jiurgite gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jiurgite jumps guard.
Dukat stands and throws Jiurgite's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (3) vs (0) Jiurgite
Jiurgite tries to bench press Dukat off him but Dukat keeps the position.
Dukat gets to mount! Jiurgite was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Dukat (5) vs (0) Jiurgite
Jiurgite gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat prevents Jiurgite from improving his position.
Dukat wants to control but Jiurgite is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite wants to get back to full guard.
Jiurgite trying to control but Dukat postures up.
Jiurgite wants to improve his position but Dukat is controlling well.
Dukat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat wants to take a breather but Jiurgite is having none of it.
Dukat is taking a breather. Jiurgite 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.
Dukat is keen to just control but Jiurgite is a slippery customer.
Jiurgite keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is trying is best to control the position here.
Jiurgite has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Alpha Brasil. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dukat takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jiurgite is trying to control but Dukat manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (8) vs (0) Jiurgite
Jiurgite gets back to half guard.
Jiurgite is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dukat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dukat's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dukat (8) vs (4) Jiurgite
Dukat looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jiurgite.
You can see the frustration on Dukat's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dukat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Jiurgite is riding his opponent, not letting Dukat buck him off.
Jiurgite looking for the choke but no joy.
Dukat rolls, trying to escape but Jiurgite keeps control of the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is not going to allow Dukat to sit and survive in this position.
Jiurgite biding his time, looking for the opening.
Dukat tries to roll but Jiurgite sticks to his back.
Dukat trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite struggling to keep hold of the position.
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.
Dukat turns into Jiurgite and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dukat (10) vs (4) Jiurgite
Jiurgite is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jiurgite working a defensive guard but Dukat manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (13) vs (4) Jiurgite
Jiurgite can't do much from the bottom here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dukat tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jiurgite's legs.
Jiurgite is trying to work for a sweep but Dukat has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Dukat (15) vs (4) Jiurgite
Dukat wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jiurgite is trying desperately to improve position.
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 tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dukat avoids the attempt from Jiurgite to control.
Jiurgite is trying to escape the mount.
Jiurgite regains half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite has his hands clasped together around Dukat's back. He's all about the action.
Jiurgite wants to control but Dukat is keeping busy.
Dukat is looking to take a break and control but Jiurgite is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiurgite is in trouble now - Dukat has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (18) vs (4) Jiurgite
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is trying to control here but Jiurgite has managed to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Dukat seems content to control.
Jiurgite is trying to get back to full guard.
Jiurgite trying to control from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jiurgite trying to control but Dukat postures up.
Dukat wants to pass the guard but Jiurgite is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite trying to control but Dukat postures up.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep. Dukat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dukat controlling the pace.
Jiurgite is trying to control but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dukat prevents Jiurgite from improving his position.
Jiurgite works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dukat preventing the sweep.
Jiurgite trying to control the position here.
Dukat forces his way into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dukat trying to control from half guard but Jiurgite is working away.
Jiurgite wants to control but Dukat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jiurgite keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jiurgite slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dukat takes the fight on points by 18 to 4.
Our winner, Gul Dukat, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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