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SSG 184 Cahute vs Manning 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 5 wins and 4 losses; John Johns! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 7 losses; Ahmad Ibrahim!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johns jumps guard but Ibrahim stands there with Johns around his waist. Johns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ibrahim lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Johns (0) vs (2) Ibrahim
Ibrahim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ibrahim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johns tries to get to full guard but Ibrahim has control of the leg.
Johns's coaches at Simply The Best have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns trying to hold on to Ibrahim's head to control him but Ibrahim postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns is trying to get back to full guard.
Ibrahim wants to free his trapped foot but Johns is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johns is looking to control Ibrahim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johns avoid being mounted?
Ibrahim stalling.
Ibrahim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johns has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns wants to get back to full guard.
Johns won't allow Ibrahim to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ibrahim in particular looking to stall.
Johns is looking for a sweep. Ibrahim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johns keeping hold of Ibrahim's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johns manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ibrahim slips nicely into half guard.
Ibrahim is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johns! Score +3 for passing guard: Johns (0) vs (5) Ibrahim
Johns is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns tries to lock up and control but Ibrahim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ibrahim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ibrahim looking for a guillotine from mount but Johns is having none of it.
Ibrahim controlling the position easily from mount.
Ibrahim seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Johns is holding on tight.
Ibrahim content just to control the position here.
Ibrahim wants to control the pace but Johns is squirming around nicely.
Ibrahim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim wants to take Johns's back here but Johns is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ibrahim controlling from mount.
Ibrahim jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johns manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ibrahim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Johns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ibrahim controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim working away.
Johns is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ibrahim taking a breather here.
Ibrahim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johns knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee asks Ibrahim politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ibrahim prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Ibrahim 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johns is trying to control Ibrahim's posture but Ibrahim avoids it.
Johns tries to improve position but can't.
Ibrahim is looking to take a break and control but Johns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ibrahim staying calm.
Johns is not content to let Ibrahim control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim happy to just control the position for now.
Ibrahim is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johns has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ibrahim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johns is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ibrahim staying calm.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ibrahim has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ibrahim is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johns will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahim trying to control the position but Johns is working away.
Johns can't do much from the bottom here.
Johns is trying to escape the position but Ibrahim is controlling the position.
Johns is looking to regain half guard here but Ibrahim keeps moving and retains side control.
Ibrahim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johns is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim is trying to get an arm triangle but Johns is defending well.
Johns is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ibrahim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johns knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ibrahim is trying to get an arm triangle but Johns is defending well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Johns is not content to let Ibrahim control the position.
Johns is trying to control Ibrahim's posture but Ibrahim avoids it.
Johns holds on to Ibrahim's head and controls the position momentarily.
Johns is looking to regain half guard here but Ibrahim keeps moving and retains side control.
Ibrahim controlling the position.
Ibrahim is looking to take a break and control but Johns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Johns is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Johns tries to buck Ibrahim off but Ibrahim is having none of it.
Ibrahim is looking to take a break and control but Johns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johns is looking to regain half guard here but Ibrahim keeps moving and retains side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim controls the position.
Johns tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ibrahim wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ibrahim controls the position from side control.
Ibrahim is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Johns looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ibrahim gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Johns is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ibrahim lets go of the hold and Johns can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ahmad Ibrahim!
After winning the bout, Ahmad Ibrahim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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