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SSG 417 Hall vs Laitila 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 30 wins and 24 losses; Justa Nutz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 18 losses; Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nutz or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunt, which made it look bad.
Nutz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunt circles away.
Nutz drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nutz (2) vs (0) Hunt
Nutz is fighting to break Hunt's control of his arms but Hunt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hunt being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nutz (2) vs (2) Hunt
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nutz pulls Hunt in close to his closed guard and prevents Hunt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hunt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nutz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nutz (4) vs (2) Hunt
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Nutz is proving a slippery customer.
Nutz trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt controlling Nutz's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Nutz from controlling successfully.
Hunt looking to control.
Nutz trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Nutz wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt controlling the position.
Nutz stays in close to Hunt's body and controls the position.
Hunt is controlling Nutz's posture.
Nutz looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nutz (4) vs (4) Hunt
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Nutz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Nutz.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Nutz keeps moving.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Nutz is keeping the position.
Nutz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hunt has picked Nutz up and slammed him! Nutz can't keep hold of the triangle and Hunt manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Nutz (4) vs (7) Hunt
Hunt taking a breather here.
Nutz can't do much from the bottom here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nutz is looking to regain half guard here but Hunt keeps moving and retains side control.
Nutz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nutz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hunt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nutz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nutz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nutz working a defensive guard but Hunt passes into half guard.
Hunt is keen to just control but Nutz is a slippery customer.
Nutz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hunt manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Nutz (4) vs (10) Hunt
Nutz wants to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
Nutz is looking to get to half guard.
Nutz tries to lock up and control but Hunt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nutz working to try and regain half guard.
Hunt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nutz is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunt controlling his opponent.
Hunt looking for a guillotine from mount but Nutz is having none of it.
Nutz is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has hold of Nutz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nutz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nutz tries to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
Hunt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nutz is looking to escape.
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nutz tries to reverse the position but Hunt maintains control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nutz tries to lock up and control but Hunt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hunt tries to control but Nutz wriggling away.
Nutz tries to reverse the position but Hunt maintains control.
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nutz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nutz is looking to improve his position but Hunt isn't that keen on the idea.
Hunt avoids the attempt from Nutz to control.
Hunt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nutz regains half guard.
Hunt controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Hunt 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.
Nutz is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is keen to just control but Nutz is a slippery customer.
Hunt prevents Nutz from improving his position.
Hunt trying to mount his opponent but Nutz defends it.
Hunt prevents Nutz from improving his position.
Nutz keeping control of the position.
Hunt slows the pace down in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is looking to control Hunt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nutz avoid being mounted?
Hunt controlling the action here.
Nutz is trying to control but can't.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nutz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hunt in particular looking to stall.
Nutz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Still in half guard, Hunt seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nutz wants to control but Hunt is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunt wins on points by 10 to 4.
Mike Hunt made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Which way to the fat chicks? Wooooooooooo!'.
The defeated Justa Nutz had this to say: 'Me fight, you die'. |
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