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SSG 240 Ozymandias vs Pushkin 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 6 losses; Justa Nutz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Mike Hunt! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Nutz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Hunt with that takedown attempt. Hunt rushes Nutz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Nutz decides to pull guard. Nutz looking for a sweep. Not yet Nutz, not yet. Nutz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control. Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nutz is keeping the position for now. Hunt postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Nutz is trying to keep Hunt in close.
Nutz trying to control the position here. Hunt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nutz's guard. Nutz gets back to full guard.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nutz swivels though and keeps the full guard. Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nutz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunt trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom. Nutz wants to sweep but no luck. Nutz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Hunt trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom. Nutz has his foot on Hunt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunt works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nutz trying to control the position.
Hunt sitting in guard, not really doing much. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hunt looking to pass the guard. Nutz is trying to keep Hunt in close.
Hunt sitting in guard, not really doing much. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nutz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nutz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunt's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nutz (2) vs (0) Hunt Hunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Nutz stays in close to Hunt's body and controls the position. Nutz won't allow Hunt to sweep him here. Nutz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Nutz trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom. Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nutz is one step ahead there. Hunt is trying to control the position but Nutz postures up. Nutz trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom. Hunt pulls Nutz in to control the position. Nutz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now. Nutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Nutz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nutz is one step ahead there. Nutz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunt holds on and takes a little breather. Nutz wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving. Nutz looking to improve position, pressing down on Hunt's thigh with his hand. Hunt seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Nutz paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Nutz's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Hunt picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Hunt! Mike Hunt took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Which way to the fat chicks? Wooooooooooo!'. Justa Nutz spoke after the fight, saying 'Me fight, you die'. |
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