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Bots de Garra 213 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 41 wins and 29 losses; Gul Dukat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 55 losses; Alexander Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Mesquita takes the fight into the clinch.
Dukat tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mesquita is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dukat is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mesquita to the mat. Mesquita regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dukat (2) vs (0) Mesquita
Dukat controlling from the top position.
Dukat trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita trying to keep a closed guard but Dukat is proving a slippery customer.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dukat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Dukat controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dukat escapes and throws Mesquita's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (5) vs (0) Mesquita
Mesquita 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.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard.
Dukat wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita sneaks back into half guard.
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.
Dukat trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita is trying to maintain the position but Dukat is very close to passing his half guard.
Mesquita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mesquita wants to get back to full guard but Dukat has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (8) vs (0) Mesquita
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to bench press Dukat off him but Dukat keeps the position.
Dukat working away.
Dukat happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita regains half guard.
Dukat wants to take a breather but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mesquita gets full guard.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dukat is aware though and is defending well.
Dukat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dukat trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dukat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dukat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dukat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mesquita throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dukat uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (11) vs (0) Mesquita
Mesquita is trying to escape the position but Dukat is controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is not content to let Dukat control the position.
Mesquita is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dukat is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Dukat (13) vs (0) Mesquita
Dukat tries to control but Mesquita wriggling away.
Dukat controlling from mount.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position but Dukat isn't that keen on the idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Dukat (16) vs (0) Mesquita
Mesquita tries to roll but Dukat sticks to his back.
Dukat avoiding Mesquita 's attempts to control his hands.
Dukat controlling well, preventing Mesquita from escaping the position.
Dukat trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mesquita doesn't escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita turns into Dukat and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dukat (16) vs (2) Mesquita
Dukat is pulling down on Mesquita's head. It's preventing any offense from Mesquita, at least for the moment.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dukat is keeping the position for now.
Dukat wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Dukat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita is looking to advance position but Dukat has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dukat (20) vs (2) Mesquita
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dukat controlling from mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Dukat's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dukat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mesquita manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to roll over but Dukat keeps him under control.
Mesquita actively working from the bottom here.
Dukat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mesquita does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mesquita tries to roll over but Dukat keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back.
Dukat stalling.
Mesquita works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dukat is stalling in the full guard.
Mesquita has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dukat is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mesquita. Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (23) vs (2) Mesquita
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to buck Dukat off but Dukat is having none of it.
Dukat is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dukat is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dukat is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mesquita will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mesquita is trying to improve his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dukat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dukat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard.
Dukat gets to mount! Mesquita was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Dukat (25) vs (2) Mesquita
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dukat takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dukat takes the fight on points by 25 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Gul Dukat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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