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SSG 422 Hall vs Doe PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 8 losses; Yevgeny Ignatov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Giovanni Civello!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ignatov closes the distance and pushes Civello back into the cage.
Ignatov decides to pull guard.
Ignatov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Civello stopping the sweep attempt from Ignatov.
Civello trying to control but Ignatov is working from the bottom.
Ignatov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ignatov is looking for a triangle but Civello pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Civello trying to control but Ignatov is working from the bottom.
Ignatov wants to control the position but Civello says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ignatov is defending against the submission attempts here by Civello.
Civello prevents Ignatov from improving his position.
Civello is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Civello is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ignatov is just riding it out for now. Civello eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ignatov looking for a guillotine here but Civello defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Civello tries to free his leg and advance position but Ignatov is retaining full guard.
Ignatov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Civello looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Civello trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ignatov wants to sweep here but Civello controlling him for the moment.
Civello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ignatov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ignatov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Civello doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Civello manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Civello thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Civello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ignatov is keeping the position for now.
Civello forces his way into half guard.
Civello tries to pass to full mount but Ignatov defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ignatov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Civello trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ignatov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ignatov pulls Civello in close to prevent any damage.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Civello from controlling successfully.
Civello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ignatov is keeping the position for now.
Ignatov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Civello doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Civello manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ignatov is pulling down on Civello's head. It's preventing any offense from Civello, at least for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Civello won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
Civello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ignatov managing to control the position.
Civello tries to free his leg and advance position but Ignatov is retaining full guard.
Ignatov trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Civello preventing the sweep.
Civello postures up.
Ignatov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Civello's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (2) vs (0) Civello
Civello working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ignatov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ignatov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Civello had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ignatov defends it easily.
Ignatov stands and throws Civello's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatov (5) vs (0) Civello
Ignatov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ignatov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Civello knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ignatov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Civello, who protects the arm well.
Civello wants to control but Ignatov postures up.
Ignatov controlling from side mount.
Civello is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Civello keeps working.
Civello is trying to get back to half guard.
Ignatov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Civello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Civello is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ignatov is staying active.
Ignatov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Civello keeps working.
Ignatov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Civello tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Civello is trying to escape the position but Ignatov is controlling the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Civello tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ignatov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ignatov controlling the position.
Civello tries to buck Ignatov off but Ignatov is having none of it.
Civello is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ignatov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Civello keeps working.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov working away.
Civello manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (5) vs (2) Civello
Ignatov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Civello is working away from the top position though.
Ignatov keeping control of the position.
Civello tries to pass to full mount but Ignatov defends it.
Civello is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ignatov defends it well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Civello has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatov (5) vs (5) Civello
Ignatov tries to lock up and control but Civello gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Civello wants to control the pace but Ignatov is squirming around nicely.
Civello prevents Ignatov from getting the reversal.
Civello wants to control the pace but Ignatov is squirming around nicely.
Ignatov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Civello.
Ignatov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ignatov is working hard here to advance position.
Ignatov is squirming around, avoiding Civello's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Civello jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Ignatov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ignatov and Civello has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Civello tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Ignatov gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Ignatov takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
Our winner, Yevgeny Ignatov, 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. |
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