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SSG 418 Ozymandias vs Hlervu 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 London, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 31 losses; Ahmad Ibrahim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; White Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ibrahim shoots in but no luck this time.
Ibrahim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Goodman napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Ibrahim (4) vs (0) Goodman
Goodman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ibrahim wants to pass to mount but Goodman is defending the position.
Goodman is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahim is working for a kimura but Goodman is defending it quite comfortably.
Ibrahim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Goodman is just riding it out for now. Ibrahim eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman wants to control but Ibrahim is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ibrahim is trying to control the action in half guard but Goodman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goodman has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ibrahim wants to pass the guard but Goodman is defending well.
Ibrahim frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Ibrahim (7) vs (0) Goodman
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman tries to hold on but Ibrahim postures up.
Ibrahim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goodman is looking to escape.
Goodman tries to lock up and control but Ibrahim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ibrahim is trying to take his opponent's back.
Goodman has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Ibrahim (10) vs (0) Goodman
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is keeping busy.
Ibrahim is riding his opponent, not letting Goodman buck him off.
Ibrahim seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Goodman for as long as he can get away with.
Goodman is keeping busy.
Goodman just trying to survive but Ibrahim is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ibrahim trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ibrahim working for the choke.
Ibrahim trying to control.
Ibrahim controlling the position well here. Goodman rolled but Ibrahim kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ibrahim trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Goodman trying to control but not successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Goodman breaks Ibrahim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ibrahim (10) vs (2) Goodman
Ibrahim working a defensive guard here.
Ibrahim 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.
Goodman postures up.
Ibrahim wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Goodman is now in half guard.
Goodman is trying to control. Ibrahim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ibrahim is trying to maintain the position but Goodman is very close to passing his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Goodman controlling the action here.
Ibrahim wants to get back to full guard.
Ibrahim wants to control but Goodman is keeping busy.
Ibrahim tries to roll over but Goodman keeps him under control.
Goodman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is pressing down on Ibrahim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ibrahim is holding on for now.
Ibrahim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ibrahim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goodman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goodman's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ibrahim (14) vs (2) Goodman
Ibrahim is not going to allow Goodman to sit and survive in this position.
Ibrahim looking to hold on to the position here but Goodman rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Ibrahim preventing the sweep.
Goodman looking to control.
Ibrahim stays in close to Goodman's body and controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Goodman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ibrahim advances to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Goodman won't allow Ibrahim to pass to mount.
Ibrahim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Goodman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Goodman.
Ibrahim tries to free his leg and advance position but Goodman is retaining full guard.
Goodman is controlling Ibrahim's posture.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Ibrahim wants to pass the guard but Goodman is keeping the position.
Ibrahim 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.
Goodman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim looking to pass the guard.
Ibrahim trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Goodman keeping full guard, as Ibrahim tries to pass.
Ibrahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahim controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Goodman controls Ibrahim momentarily but Ibrahim frees himself.
Goodman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ibrahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goodman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goodman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Goodman keeping full guard, as Ibrahim tries to pass.
Ibrahim looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ibrahim (14) vs (4) Goodman
Goodman postures up.
Goodman stopping the sweep attempt from Ibrahim.
Ibrahim trying to keep a closed guard but Goodman is proving a slippery customer.
Ibrahim is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goodman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Goodman wants to pass the guard but Ibrahim is keeping the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim 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.
Ibrahim isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Goodman stacks Ibrahim on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Goodman! Score +3 for passing guard: Ibrahim (14) vs (7) Goodman
Ibrahim is not content to let Goodman control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ibrahim looking for a sweep but Goodman has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ibrahim (14) vs (9) Goodman
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim takes the fight on points by 14 to 9.
A victorious Ahmad Ibrahim thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
White Goodman spoke after the fight, saying 'Nobody makes me bleed my own blood! Nobody! You only won because i did a set of ten thousand squats before the fight.'. |
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