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SSG 174 Philbert vs Ibrahim 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Mike Hunt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 4 losses; Martino Frederick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hunt looking to score a takedown here. Frederick is defending well but Hunt drives through and ends up in Frederick's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hunt (2) vs (0) Frederick
Frederick is trying to keep Hunt in close.
Hunt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frederick's guard.
Frederick wants to get back to full guard.
Frederick moves into full guard.
Hunt controlling from the top position.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frederick is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frederick keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Frederick working for submissions but it's allowed Hunt to get to half guard.
Hunt controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt passes into side control, despite Frederick's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (5) vs (0) Frederick
Frederick is trying to improve his position.
Frederick tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hunt presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Hunt (7) vs (0) Frederick
Hunt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frederick tries to reverse the position but Hunt maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frederick 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frederick bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (7) vs (2) Frederick
Hunt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frederick wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Hunt controlling the position.
Frederick trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frederick is one step ahead there.
Hunt can't keep his opponent in guard - Frederick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hunt manages to get to full guard.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frederick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt is pulling down on Frederick's head to control his posture.
Hunt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hunt working a defensive guard here.
Frederick won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
Frederick stands and throws Hunt's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (7) vs (5) Frederick
Hunt is looking to regain half guard here but Frederick keeps moving and retains side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hunt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Hunt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunt tries to buck Frederick off but Frederick is having none of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Frederick swings around for an armbar but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Frederick's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (9) vs (5) Frederick
Hunt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (12) vs (5) Frederick
Frederick is looking to regain half guard here but Hunt keeps moving and retains side control.
Hunt working away.
Frederick regains half guard.
Frederick wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Frederick wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hunt in particular looking to stall.
Hunt is pressing down on Frederick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frederick is holding on for now.
Hunt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to advance position but Frederick won't allow it.
Hunt is controlling the pace.
Frederick is looking to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control the pace.
Frederick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Frederick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunt is taking a breather. Frederick says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunt is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Frederick still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Frederick 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: Hunt (12) vs (9) Frederick
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunt takes the fight on points by 12 to 9. |
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