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SSG 170 Manning vs Chai PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Stella Fella! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 3 losses; Justa Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Nutz looks for a takedown but Fella sprawls well.
Fella is looking to counter the offense by Nutz and move into the clinch.
Fella slaps away a takedown attempt from Nutz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stella Fella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justa Nutz.
Nice takedown defense from Fella. No joy for Nutz on that attempt.
Fella looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nutz tries to close the distance and clinch but Fella swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Nutz tries to get set, Fella tries to push him back and clinch up but Nutz manages to avoid the attempt.
Fella displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nutz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nutz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fella wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz closes the distance and clinches up with Fella, looking for a takedown. Nutz pushes Fella against the cage but Fella circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fella seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fella decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fella (2) vs (0) Nutz
Fella stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz is controlling Fella's trapped leg to prevent Fella from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fella looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fella seems to be working for a kimura but Nutz defends the submission attempt.
Nutz manages to get to full guard.
Nutz looking to control.
Nutz keeping moving, preventing Fella from controlling successfully.
Fella controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fella trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom.
Nutz is trying to keep Fella in close.
Nutz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fella controls the pace.
Fella wants to control from the top but Nutz keeps moving.
Fella preventing the sweep.
Nutz is looking for a triangle but Fella pushes his legs off easily.
Fella trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nutz keeping full guard, as Fella tries to pass.
Nutz controls Fella momentarily but Fella frees himself.
Nutz has his foot on Fella's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fella works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fella wants to control from the top but Nutz keeps moving.
Fella is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nutz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fella is stalling in the full guard.
Nutz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fella trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fella is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nutz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nutz wants to sweep here but Fella controlling him for the moment.
Fella trying to control the position from guard on top but Nutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nutz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fella being controlled here momentarily.
Fella trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom.
Fella is fighting to break Nutz's control of his arms but Nutz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fella wants to control from the top but Nutz keeps moving.
Nutz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fella content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nutz working a defensive guard here.
Fella looking to pass the guard.
Fella has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fella trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom.
Nutz is pulling down on Fella's head. It's preventing any offense from Fella, at least for the moment.
Fella trying to control the position from guard on top but Nutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nutz pulls Fella in close to prevent any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fella trying to control the position from guard on top but Nutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nutz is trying to keep Fella in close.
Fella tries to free his leg and advance position but Nutz is retaining full guard.
Fella is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nutz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nutz keeping moving, preventing Fella from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fella is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nutz trying to keep a closed guard but Fella is proving a slippery customer.
Nutz keeping full guard, as Fella tries to pass.
Nutz looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nutz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fella's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fella (2) vs (2) Nutz
Nutz wants to control from the top but Fella keeps moving.
Fella is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nutz trying to control but Fella is working from the bottom.
Nutz postures up.
Nutz preventing the sweep.
Nutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fella is pulling down on Nutz's head. It's preventing any offense from Nutz, at least for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nutz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fella trying to control but Nutz postures up.
Nutz trying to control from Fella's half guard. Fella has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fella is controlling Nutz's posture.
Fella tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Fella is retaining full guard.
Nutz stopping the sweep attempt from Fella.
Nutz looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fella looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nutz is one step ahead there.
Fella wants to control but Nutz passes easily into half guard.
Nutz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fella is trying to maintain the position but Nutz is very close to passing his half guard.
Nutz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fella has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nutz is working away from the top position though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is keen to just control but Fella is a slippery customer.
Nutz controlling the action here.
Fella wants to improve his position but Nutz is controlling well.
Nutz is keen to just control but Fella is a slippery customer.
Nutz slows the pace down in half guard.
Nutz trying to control from half guard but Fella is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nutz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nutz works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fella (2) vs (5) Nutz
Nutz controlling from side mount.
Fella tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nutz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Fella's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fella is being controlled here.
Fella is looking to reverse the position.
Nutz is staying tight to Fella's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nutz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fella stops Nutz from passing to mount.
Fella can't do much from the bottom here.
Nutz trying to control the position but Fella is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nutz staying calm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nutz wins on points by 5 to 2.
Justa Nutz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%) for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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