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BBG 1 - Gracie 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 7 losses; Juliano Dramos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Daniyar Nurbolatov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nurbolatov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dramos sprawls well. Dramos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nurbolatov gets slowly back to his feet.
Dramos gets a double leg takedown into Nurbolatov's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dramos (2) vs (0) Nurbolatov
Dramos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dramos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nurbolatov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nurbolatov wants to control the position but Dramos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dramos is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dramos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dramos prevents Nurbolatov from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dramos is working for a submission of some sort.
Nurbolatov is looking for a sweep. Dramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nurbolatov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nurbolatov wants to improve his position but Dramos is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dramos is looking for a kimura but Nurbolatov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dramos to get the leverage.
Dramos looking for a submission but Nurbolatov manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Dramos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dramos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nurbolatov working for a triangle but Dramos defends it easily.
Nurbolatov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurbolatov keeping full guard, as Dramos tries to pass.
Dramos has gone for a leg lock! Nurbolatov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dramos's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dramos (2) vs (2) Nurbolatov
Nurbolatov wants to control from the top but Dramos keeps moving.
Nurbolatov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dramos wants to sweep here but Nurbolatov controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurbolatov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dramos is keeping the position for now.
Nurbolatov trying to control but Dramos is working from the bottom.
Dramos controlling Nurbolatov's posture.
Dramos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dramos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dramos controlling Nurbolatov's posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nurbolatov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dramos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dramos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dramos! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dramos (6) vs (2) Nurbolatov
Dramos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dramos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dramos tries for a kimura but Nurbolatov is defending well.
Nurbolatov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dramos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nurbolatov, who protects the arm well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nurbolatov tries to bench press Dramos off him but Dramos keeps the position.
Dramos tries for a kimura but Nurbolatov is defending well.
Nurbolatov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nurbolatov is defending against the submission attempts here by Dramos.
Nurbolatov trying to control but Dramos postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dramos is looking for a kimura but Nurbolatov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dramos to get the leverage.
Nurbolatov trying to control from the bottom.
Dramos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nurbolatov wants to control but Dramos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nurbolatov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nurbolatov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nurbolatov has his foot on Dramos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dramos works his way back into a safe position though.
Nurbolatov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dramos is now in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dramos is looking for a kimura here.
Dramos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dramos is looking for a kimura here.
Dramos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nurbolatov manages to get to full guard.
Dramos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nurbolatov dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dramos (6) vs (4) Nurbolatov
Dramos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nurbolatov wants to pass the guard but Dramos is keeping the position.
Dramos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dramos keeping moving, preventing Nurbolatov from controlling successfully.
Nurbolatov has gone for a leg lock! Dramos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nurbolatov's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dramos (8) vs (4) Nurbolatov
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dramos passes Nurbolatov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dramos wants to work for an arm triangle but Nurbolatov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nurbolatov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dramos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nurbolatov sees it coming and defends easily.
Dramos is working for a submission of some sort.
Nurbolatov looking for submissions off his back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dramos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nurbolatov trying to control here.
Dramos seems to be looking for submissions.
Nurbolatov looking for submissions off his back.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nurbolatov wants to get back to full guard.
Nurbolatov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dramos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nurbolatov dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dramos (8) vs (6) Nurbolatov
Dramos pulls Nurbolatov in close to his closed guard and prevents Nurbolatov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dramos wants to hit a sweep here but Nurbolatov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dramos there! Score +3 for passing guard: Dramos (8) vs (9) Nurbolatov
Dramos tries to hold on but Nurbolatov postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dramos is squirming around, avoiding Nurbolatov's attempts to control the action.
Nurbolatov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dramos tries to hold on but Nurbolatov postures up.
Dramos is trying desperately to improve position.
Nurbolatov trying to control but Dramos is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dramos tries to hold on but Nurbolatov pushes him away.
Dramos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dramos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dramos trying to control but Nurbolatov postures up.
Dramos tries to get to full guard but Nurbolatov has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurbolatov tries to pass to full mount but Dramos defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nurbolatov wins on points by 9 to 8.
A relieved looking Daniyar Nurbolatov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Juliano Dramos was interviewed post fight and said 'All respect to him, he was better than me today, no excuses...'. |
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