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SSG 189 Makaro vs Dukat 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 Sydney, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 1 losses; Saad Sadiq ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Henry Grace!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Grace leaves Sadiq with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grace steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sadiq .
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sadiq swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sadiq tries to counter with a takedown but Grace is quick to defend against it.
Grace clinches up with Sadiq and pushes him back against the cage.
Grace stops a takedown attempt from Sadiq .
Sadiq drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grace gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saad Sadiq . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sadiq has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Grace clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Sadiq (4) vs (0) Grace
Grace tries to escape the position.
Sadiq 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadiq doesn't have the hooks in and Grace manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sadiq (4) vs (2) Grace
Grace is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Grace has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Grace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadiq looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sadiq is controlling Grace's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadiq is trying to hold Grace in close to prevent damage but Grace has managed to pass into half guard.
Grace is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grace is pressing down on Sadiq 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sadiq is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Grace seems content to control.
Yet more stalling tactics from Grace.
Sadiq desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadiq is positioning himself well to prevent Grace advancing to mount.
Sadiq is not content to let Grace control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Grace is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sadiq is holding on to half guard well.
Grace controlling the action here.
Sadiq is trying is best to control the position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grace is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sadiq reverses the position - he's now on top in Grace's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sadiq (6) vs (2) Grace
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grace wants to sweep but no luck.
Sadiq postures up.
Grace trying to control the position here.
Grace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grace is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sadiq throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Grace's body to avoid the submission. Grace has instead reached around Sadiq 's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Grace arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Henry Grace!
During a confident post fight interview, Henry Grace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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