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Bots de Garra 216 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 44 wins and 29 losses; Gul Dukat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 97 wins and 68 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Toehold looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dukat (0) vs (2) Toehold
Dukat trying to control the position.
Dukat keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
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.
Dukat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dukat is keeping the position for now.
Dukat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold content to stall in guard here.
Dukat is trying to keep Toehold in close.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Toehold doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Toehold manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dukat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Toehold controls the pace.
Toehold wants to pass the guard but Dukat is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold trying to control the position from guard on top but Dukat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukat pulls Toehold in close to prevent any damage.
Toehold content to stall in guard here.
Dukat keeping full guard, as Toehold tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toehold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dukat pulls Toehold in close to prevent any damage.
Dukat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Toehold stays in close to Dukat's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dukat holds on and takes a little breather.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toehold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dukat is controlling Toehold's posture.
Toehold looking to sit in guard and control but Dukat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dukat (2) vs (2) Toehold
Dukat stays in close to Toehold's body and controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dukat tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Dukat controlling from the top position.
Toehold is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dukat wants to pass the guard but Toehold is keeping the position.
Toehold wants to sweep here but Dukat controlling him for the moment.
Toehold looking to control.
That's nine 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 wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Toehold has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toehold trying to control the position.
Dukat looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dukat postures up.
Dukat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Toehold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toehold 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.
Toehold wants to control but Dukat passes easily into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Toehold trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dukat is controlling the pace.
Dukat trying to control from half guard but Toehold is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dukat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dukat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Toehold for as long as he can get away with.
Dukat continues to stall.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Toehold.
Dukat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dukat wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dukat is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Toehold is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Dukat gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Dukat takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Gul Dukat retains his super heavyweight title!
Gul Dukat seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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