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SSG 376 Helvig vs Chai 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 26 wins and 20 losses; Justa Nutz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 26 losses; Ahmad Ibrahim!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ibrahim misses with a takedown attempt - Nutz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nutz clinches with his opponent.
Ibrahim lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nutz (0) vs (2) Ibrahim
Nutz is looking for a sweep. Ibrahim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nutz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ibrahim controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nutz is pulling down on Ibrahim's head. It's preventing any offense from Ibrahim, at least for the moment.
Nutz 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahim looking to pass the guard.
Nutz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ibrahim manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nutz (2) vs (2) Ibrahim
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim keeping full guard, as Nutz tries to pass.
Nutz trying to control but Ibrahim is working from the bottom.
Ibrahim looking for a sweep. Not yet Ibrahim, not yet.
Nutz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ibrahim's guard.
Ibrahim trying to control here.
Ibrahim tries to get to full guard but Nutz has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahim is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ibrahim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz wants to pass the guard but Ibrahim is keeping the position.
Ibrahim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ibrahim looking for a guillotine here but Nutz defends easily.
Ibrahim managing to control the position.
Ibrahim is trying to keep Nutz in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz won't allow Ibrahim to sweep him here.
Nutz postures up.
Nutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Ibrahim is retaining full guard.
Ibrahim keeping moving, preventing Nutz from controlling successfully.
Nutz is stalling in the full guard.
Nutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nutz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nutz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ibrahim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ibrahim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Ibrahim trying to keep a closed guard but Nutz is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ibrahim holds on and takes a little breather.
Nutz looking to pass the guard.
Nutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahim wants to control the position but Nutz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Nutz is thwarting Ibrahim's attempts to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nutz trying to pass the guard but Ibrahim defending well.
Ibrahim moves into full guard.
Nutz forces his way into half guard.
Ibrahim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ibrahim working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nutz has passed into half guard!
Ibrahim manages to get to full guard.
Ibrahim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ibrahim being controlled here, momentarily.
Ibrahim keeping moving, preventing Nutz from controlling successfully.
Nutz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ibrahim is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ibrahim pulls Nutz in close to prevent any damage.
Nutz trying to control but Ibrahim is working from the bottom.
Nutz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim is pulling down on Nutz's head to control his posture.
Ibrahim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ibrahim controls Nutz momentarily but Nutz frees himself.
Nutz preventing the sweep.
Ibrahim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nutz defends it easily.
Nutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim can't keep his opponent in guard - Nutz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nutz is trying to control. Ibrahim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ibrahim wants to get back to full guard.
Ibrahim trying to control but Nutz postures up.
Ibrahim is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nutz is staying active.
Ibrahim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ibrahim keeping moving, preventing Nutz from controlling successfully.
Ibrahim is trying to control the position but Nutz postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nutz preventing the sweep.
Nutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Ibrahim is retaining full guard.
Ibrahim controls Nutz momentarily but Nutz frees himself.
Nutz pushes down on Ibrahim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ibrahim keeping hold of Nutz's head, controlling as best he can.
Ibrahim is trying to get back to full guard.
Ibrahim gets back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nutz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ibrahim keeping moving, preventing Nutz from controlling successfully.
Ibrahim pulls Nutz in to control the position.
Nutz trying to control but Ibrahim is working from the bottom.
Ibrahim wants to sweep here but Nutz controlling him for the moment.
Ibrahim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nutz manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nutz (2) vs (4) Ibrahim
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nutz pulls Ibrahim in close to prevent any damage.
Nutz wants to sweep here but Ibrahim controlling him for the moment.
Ibrahim stays in close to Nutz's body and controls the position.
Ibrahim trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom.
Nutz is trying to control the position but Ibrahim postures up.
Ibrahim looking to pass the guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim wants to control from the top but Nutz keeps moving.
Nutz has Ibrahim pulled in close to control his posture.
Ibrahim is stalling in the full guard.
Nutz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim stands and throws Nutz's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Nutz (2) vs (7) Ibrahim
Nutz is not content to let Ibrahim control the position.
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!
Nutz wants to control but Ibrahim postures up.
Ibrahim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nutz keeps working.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nutz can't do much from the bottom here.
Ibrahim trying to control the position but Nutz is working away.
Nutz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ibrahim seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ibrahim is pressing down on Nutz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nutz is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ibrahim wants to control but Nutz is keeping him busy.
Nutz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nutz is pressing down on Ibrahim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim wins on points by 7 to 2.
Our winner, Ahmad Ibrahim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Justa Nutz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Me fight, you die'. |
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