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SSG 187 Warrior vs Bremner 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 29 losses; Dragon Li Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Bulla Marden!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Marden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chai is fending him off so far but Marden persists. Nope, Chai circles away and we're back to standing.
Chai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (0) Marden
Chai is trying to control the action in half guard but Marden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chai is really struggling to control Marden but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Marden desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Marden trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (5) vs (0) Marden
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marden is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marden is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marden holds on, trying desperately to control.
Marden 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.
Marden is controlling an arm, preventing Chai from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Marden wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control but Marden is having none of it.
Marden tries to hold on but Chai postures up.
Marden is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chai is staying active.
Chai has control of Marden's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Marden regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marden sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marden moves into full guard.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Marden is keeping the position.
Marden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Marden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marden has control of Chai's left arm, preventing Chai from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marden being controlled here, momentarily.
Marden working a defensive guard here.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Marden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (5) vs (2) Marden
Chai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marden's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (7) vs (2) Marden
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (10) vs (2) Marden
Chai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chai trying to control the action but Marden is working from the bottom.
Marden tries to improve position but can't.
Marden holding on.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marden tries to improve position but can't.
Chai working away.
Marden is looking for a sweep.
Marden can't do much from the bottom here.
Chai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marden keeps working.
Marden regains half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marden sees it coming and defends easily.
Chai trying to control the pace.
Chai passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (13) vs (2) Marden
Marden is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chai off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chai (13) vs (6) Marden
Marden working for the choke.
Marden doesn't have the hooks in and Chai manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (15) vs (6) Marden
Chai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chai has managed to get both his arms back between Marden's legs - danger averted.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chai won't allow Marden to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chai 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.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Marden.
Chai drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marden looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marden looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marden! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chai (15) vs (10) Marden
Marden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marden trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chai regains half guard.
Chai is trying to control but Marden passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (15) vs (13) Marden
Chai manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (17) vs (13) Marden
Marden trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
Chai is looking to advance position but Marden won't allow it.
Marden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Marden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chai with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chai is looking for a kimura here.
Marden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chai pulls his head out easily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control the action but Marden is working from the bottom.
Chai trying to mount his opponent but Marden defends it.
Chai wants to advance to full mount but Marden doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Chai slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (20) vs (13) Marden
Marden is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chai off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chai (20) vs (17) Marden
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Marden has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Chai wants to escape the position.
Marden trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Marden might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chai haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marden is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chai knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chai for a finish.
Chai is trying to break free.
Marden is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chai knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chai for a finish.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
We've been hearing good reports from Chai's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chai rolls, trying to escape but Marden keeps control of the position.
A lull in the action here.
Marden has the hooks in. Chai is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A lull in the action here.
Chai tries to break free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Marden wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
Chai tries to roll but Marden sticks to his back.
Chai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marden working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Marden gets his hands free as Chai looks to control.
Chai preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Marden.
Chai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Chai trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai tries to get to full guard but Marden has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai takes the fight on points by 20 to 17.
During a confident post fight interview, Dragon Li Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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