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TWGC 40 (185lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Khabib Nurmagomedov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Dante Black!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black jumps guard and drags Nurmagomedov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmagomedov is looking to pass into half guard but Black pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Black is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nurmagomedov (0) vs (2) Black
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmagomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black trying to move into half guard but instead Nurmagomedov has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nurmagomedov (2) vs (2) Black
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black trying to control the position.
Nurmagomedov looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is pulling down on Nurmagomedov's head. It's preventing any offense from Nurmagomedov, at least for the moment.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to keep Nurmagomedov in close.
Black is controlling Nurmagomedov's posture.
Black trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Black is trying to keep Nurmagomedov in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping full guard, as Nurmagomedov tries to pass.
Black controlling Nurmagomedov's posture.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Nurmagomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Nurmagomedov is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Black being controlled here, momentarily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black seems keen to control Nurmagomedov's posture.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Nurmagomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nurmagomedov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Black is trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Black is adopting a defensive guard.
Black is trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black controlling the position.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black is pulling down on Nurmagomedov's head. It's preventing any offense from Nurmagomedov, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Nurmagomedov is heads and Black is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Nurmagomedov takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
A victorious Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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