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CACC 192: Huhrera vs Halli PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 18 losses; Tigran Minasian! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Rick Dick! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Horrible takedown attempt by Dick or perhaps it was just good defense by Minasian, which made it look bad. Minasian rushes Dick and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Minasian has picked Dick up - he's going for a ride! Minasian dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Minasian (2) vs (0) Dick Minasian is trying to control. Dick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Minasian is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dick reverses the position - he's now on top in Minasian's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Minasian (2) vs (2) Dick 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. Minasian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Minasian keeping moving, preventing Dick from controlling successfully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dick advances to half guard. Dick is looking for a kimura here.
Dick wants to pass the guard but Minasian is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dick in particular looking to stall. Minasian is looking for a sweep. Dick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Dick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Minasian wants to get back to full guard. Dick wants to control but Minasian is keeping him busy. Minasian is looking for a sweep. Dick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Dick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Dick uses his free foot to push down on Minasian's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Minasian. Score +3 for passing guard: Minasian (2) vs (5) Dick Minasian is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Dick avoids the attempt from Minasian to control. Dick is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Minasian is surviving well by controlling Dick's body position as best he can. Minasian is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dick controlling from mount. Dick jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Minasian manages to avoid the submission attempt. Dick working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Minasian is looking for a sweep. Dick takes a little break here. Minasian wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Minasian can't do much from the bottom here. Dick is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Minasian wants to control but Dick postures up. Dick is trying to get an arm triangle but Minasian is defending well. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Minasian has escaped the position, nice work there. Dick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Dick has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Minasian is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dick yanks on the arm and Minasian is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rick Dick! During a confident post fight interview, Rick Dick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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