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ENIGMA SUB WRESTLING 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Alphonse Fuguego! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Jorgen Kruth!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fuguego shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fuguego showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fuguego (2) vs (0) Kruth
Kruth is looking for a sweep. Fuguego is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fuguego is looking for a kimura here.
Kruth tries to get to full guard but Fuguego has control of the leg.
Fuguego is trying to work for a kimura but Kruth is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuguego with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kruth wants to improve his position but Fuguego is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fuguego is working away from the top position though.
Fuguego controlling the action here.
Fuguego is thwarting Kruth's attempts to control the position.
Fuguego is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kruth still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kruth has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fuguego (2) vs (4) Kruth
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kruth wants to control but Fuguego is keeping him busy.
Fuguego manages to get to full guard.
Fuguego lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fuguego (4) vs (4) Kruth
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kruth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuguego is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kruth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Our spies down at at Catch Wrestling L.A. inform us that Kruth has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego wants to control from the top but Kruth keeps moving.
Kruth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fuguego trying to control but Kruth is working from the bottom.
Fuguego looking to sit in guard and control but Kruth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fuguego (4) vs (6) Kruth
Fuguego looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuguego, not yet.
Kruth passes into half guard.
Fuguego wants to control but Kruth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kruth trying to mount his opponent but Fuguego defends it.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is trying to get back to full guard.
Kruth wants to control but Fuguego is keeping him busy.
Fuguego is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kruth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fuguego defends it well.
Kruth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fuguego is just riding it out for now. Kruth eventually gives up the hold.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kruth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fuguego is looking for a sweep. Kruth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fuguego is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kruth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kruth's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fuguego (8) vs (6) Kruth
Fuguego is hanging on to Kruth's back as he tries to escape.
Fuguego trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kruth fending off the submission attempt from Fuguego.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego looking for the choke from the back.
Kruth just trying to survive but Fuguego is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fuguego tries to get the hooks in deep but Kruth pushed the leg off.
Fuguego is persistently looking for the submission but Kruth is defending it well.
Kruth staying busy and making it hard for Fuguego to control.
Kruth tries to break free.
Kruth trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Fuguego working for a choke but Kruth is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fuguego is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fuguego is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kruth looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kruth is trying to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Fuguego is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kruth is defending well though. Fuguego let's go of the attempt for now.
Kruth staying busy and making it hard for Fuguego to control.
Fuguego controlling well, preventing Kruth from escaping the position.
Kruth wants to control his opponent's hands but Fuguego gets his hands free.
Fuguego is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kruth defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
You can see the frustration on Kruth's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kruth defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fuguego (8) vs (8) Kruth
Kruth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fuguego's guard.
Kruth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fuguego might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kruth is just content to waste time from the top position. Fuguego takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kruth trying to move into half guard but instead Fuguego has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fuguego (10) vs (8) Kruth
Fuguego trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuguego is really struggling to control Kruth but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kruth keeping full guard, as Fuguego tries to pass.
Fuguego slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kruth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kruth is trying to control the position but Fuguego postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego passes into half guard.
Kruth trying to control but Fuguego postures up.
Fuguego is trying to control the action in half guard but Kruth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kruth trying to control here.
Kruth is looking for a sweep. Fuguego is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fuguego is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kruth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fuguego wants to take a breather but Kruth is having none of it.
Fuguego is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kruth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fuguego.
Fuguego seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kruth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego wants to pass the guard but Kruth is defending well.
Kruth wants to improve his position but Fuguego is controlling well.
Kruth looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kruth keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kruth tries to roll over but Fuguego keeps him under control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kruth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fuguego.
Fuguego trying to control the action but Kruth is working from the bottom.
Kruth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fuguego is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fuguego is looking to take a break and control but Kruth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuguego is stalling here. Kruth is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fuguego seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kruth has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fuguego (10) vs (12) Kruth
And that's the end of the fight!
Kruth wins on points by 12 to 10.
A relieved looking Jorgen Kruth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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