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CATCHMANIA 5 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 17 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 3 losses; Mapuche Matariki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Nickal swats away the attempt to clinch by Matariki.
Nickal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Nickal (4) vs (0) Matariki
Matariki is looking for a sweep.
Matariki 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickal controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matariki gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matariki is controlling Nickal's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matariki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Matariki is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Nickal stays in close to Matariki's body and controls the position.
Nickal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matariki is adopting a defensive guard.
Nickal 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.
Matariki has control of Nickal's left arm, preventing Nickal from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to pass the guard but Matariki is keeping the position.
Matariki wants to sweep but no luck.
Nickal controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matariki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Nickal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matariki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matariki looking for a sweep. Not yet Matariki, not yet.
Nickal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (7) vs (0) Matariki
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Matariki struggling a bit here.
Matariki tries to bench press Nickal off him but Nickal keeps the position.
Nickal has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Matariki! Score +2 for reaching mount: Nickal (9) vs (0) Matariki
Matariki is working to get back to half guard.
Matariki stops Nickal from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Matariki is squirming around, avoiding Nickal's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal content just to control the position here.
Nickal'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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to control the pace but Matariki is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Matariki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nickal controlling the pace for now.
Matariki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nickal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Matariki tries to reverse the position but Nickal maintains control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matariki is trying to escape the mount.
Matariki is still trying to improve position.
Nickal content just to control the position here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to control but Matariki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matariki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matariki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matariki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Matariki wants to get back to full guard.
Matariki wants to control but Nickal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nickal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Matariki is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nickal in particular looking to stall.
Matariki is controlling Nickal's trapped leg to prevent Nickal from advancing to side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control the pace.
Matariki won't allow Nickal to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickal is working for a kimura but Matariki is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickal takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
Bo Nickal retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Bo Nickal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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