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Bots de Garra 215 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 43 wins and 29 losses; Gul Dukat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 19 losses; Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dukat shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Dukat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Dukat is pressed up against the ropes. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dukat down to the mat. Dukat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dukat moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dukat is defending well.
Dukat has Gracie pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Gracie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dukat drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gul Dukat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dukat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dukat turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Dukat (4) vs (0) Gracie
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bench press Dukat off him but Dukat keeps the position.
Gracie is trying to control Dukat's posture but Dukat avoids it.
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.
A lull in the action here as Dukat stalls from top position.
Dukat trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat wants to take a breather but Gracie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dukat.
Gracie managing to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dukat stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pulling down on Dukat's head. It's preventing any offense from Dukat, at least for the moment.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Dukat controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dukat (4) vs (2) Gracie
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dukat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Dukat is working from the bottom.
Gracie postures up.
Dukat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dukat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukat has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
Dukat 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (4) vs (5) Gracie
Dukat can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie trying to control the position but Dukat is working away.
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That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Dukat sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dukat (6) vs (5) Gracie
Dukat wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dukat is now in half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Dukat is keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Dukat has control of the leg.
Gracie is not content to let Dukat control the position.
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.
Gracie wants to control but Dukat is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dukat is staying active.
Dukat is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dukat in particular looking to stall.
Gracie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Dukat jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (9) vs (5) Gracie
Dukat is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie has one of Dukat's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dukat's best efforts.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dukat wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Dukat wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Dukat is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Dukat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dukat trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie tries to roll over but Dukat keeps him under control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to control Dukat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Dukat trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dukat in particular looking to stall.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is controlling Dukat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dukat stalling.
Dukat is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dukat takes the fight on points by 9 to 5.
Gul Dukat retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Gul Dukat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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