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KOR 9 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 21 losses; Niles Standish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 61 wins and 36 losses; Gul Dukat!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Dukat has closed the distance and engaged Standish in a clinch.
Dukat changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Standish fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dukat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Standish drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dukat sprawls and moves away.
Standish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dukat sprawls well. Dukat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Standish gets slowly back to his feet.
Standish closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dukat quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Standish (2) vs (0) Dukat
Standish with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Standish is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Standish seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standish is thwarting Dukat's attempts to control the position.
Standish content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat is looking to improve his position.
Dukat is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standish controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standish working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dukat's thigh. Dukat counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Standish stopping the sweep attempt from Dukat.
Standish controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dukat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Standish 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standish is fighting to break Dukat's control of his arms but Dukat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dukat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Standish controls the pace.
Standish tries to free his leg and advance position but Dukat is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Standish trying to control the position from guard on top but Dukat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukat is controlling Standish's posture.
Dukat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Standish trying to control the position from guard on top but Dukat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dukat can't keep his opponent in guard - Standish advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dukat trying to hold on to Standish's head to control him but Standish postures up.
Dukat keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Standish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dukat keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Standish looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dukat keeping hold of Standish's head, controlling as best he can.
Standish seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Standish tries to pass to full mount but Dukat defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Standish is trying to control the action in half guard but Dukat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dukat is controlling Standish's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dukat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dukat moves into full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Standish is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dukat is pulling down on Standish's head. It's preventing any offense from Standish, at least for the moment.
Standish trying to control the position from guard on top but Dukat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dukat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Standish wants to control from the top but Dukat keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Standish'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 is trying to keep Standish in close.
Standish slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dukat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Standish is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Standish postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish preventing the sweep.
Dukat keeping full guard, as Standish tries to pass.
Standish is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dukat keeping moving, preventing Standish from controlling successfully.
Dukat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Standish passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dukat controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Standish takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
Niles Standish is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Niles Standish thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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