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TWGC 42 (145lbs, D2): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Middle Finger! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Shahram Sheikhan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sheikhan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finger has Sheikhan up against the cage in a clinch.
Finger tries to pull guard but Sheikhan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Finger is trying to pull guard but Sheikhan has him pressed against the cage.
Sheikhan pulls guard.
Finger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Finger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sheikhan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Finger has managed to get both his arms back between Sheikhan's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheikhan controlling Finger's posture.
Sheikhan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Finger escapes and throws Sheikhan's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Finger (3) vs (0) Sheikhan
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheikhan struggling a bit here.
Finger taking a breather here.
Sheikhan is trying to improve his position.
Sheikhan struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan is trying to improve his position.
Sheikhan struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheikhan is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sheikhan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sheikhan trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan gets back to full guard.
Sheikhan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheikhan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Finger is aware though and is defending well.
Finger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sheikhan is looking for a triangle here but Finger uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Finger (6) vs (0) Sheikhan
Sheikhan is looking to regain half guard here but Finger keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Sheikhan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Finger has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sheikhan! Score +2 for reaching mount: Finger (8) vs (0) Sheikhan
Sheikhan regains half guard.
Sheikhan is looking for a sweep. Finger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sheikhan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sheikhan trying to keep a closed guard but Finger is proving a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan is adopting a defensive guard.
Finger controlling from the top position.
Sheikhan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sheikhan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Finger is now in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan trying to control from the bottom.
Sheikhan tries to get to full guard but Finger has control of the leg.
Sheikhan trying to hold on to Finger's head to control him but Finger postures up.
Finger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Finger is sitting in close to Sheikhan's body. Sheikhan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Finger is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Finger is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sheikhan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shahram Sheikhan!
Middle Finger spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame my Sponsors for this loss, fuck em!'. |
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