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TWGC 33 (265lbs, D4): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jimmy Nitro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jacques Piaget!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Piaget circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piaget closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nitro wants to take the fight to the mat but Piaget manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Piaget gets underhooks to prevent Nitro's takedown attempt.
Nitro has Piaget pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Piaget manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Nitro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piaget gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nitro (0) vs (2) Piaget
Nitro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Piaget's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Piaget's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Nitro (4) vs (2) Piaget
Nitro really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Piaget.
Piaget told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Piaget looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitro struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piaget is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nitro.
Nitro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nitro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaget is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
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.
Nitro is looking to control Piaget but Piaget is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Piaget is trying to break free.
Nitro controls the action.
Nitro'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitro keeps control of the position as Piaget tries to break free.
Nitro tries to keep control of the position but Piaget is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitro not allowing Piaget to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitro controls the position.
Piaget trying to control the position but Nitro manages to sink in the hooks.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nitro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Piaget for as long as he can get away with.
Piaget is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitro tries to get the hooks in deep but Piaget pushed the leg off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Piaget tries to escape but Nitro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nitro struggling to keep hold of the position.
Nitro controlling from the back.
Piaget wants to escape the position.
Nitro struggling to keep hold of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nitro controlling the positon.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Piaget trying to control the hands but Nitro breaks the grip.
Nitro has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Piaget's body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Piaget prevents Nitro from getting a body triangle.
Nitro gets his hands free as Piaget looks to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nitro struggling to keep hold of the position.
Piaget trying to control the hands but Nitro won't let him.
A lull in the action here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nitro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Piaget is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Piaget is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nitro tries to keep control of the position but Piaget is staying busy.
Nitro has the hooks in. Piaget is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nitro tries to keep control of the position but Piaget is staying busy.
Nitro controlling well, preventing Piaget from escaping the position.
Nitro is looking to control Piaget but Piaget is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Piaget trying to control the position but Nitro manages to sink in the hooks.
Nitro biding his time, controlling Piaget.
Nitro struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nitro has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Piaget's body.
Piaget wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Piaget tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nitro tries to get the hooks in deep but Piaget pushed the leg off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nitro takes the fight on points by 4 to 2. |
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