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SSG 222 Cahute vs Philbert PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Dan Jones! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 7 losses; Whole Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nutz stuffs the takedown.
Jones dives in and grabs Nutz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nutz pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones leaves Nutz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nutz dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nutz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nutz's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jones (2) vs (0) Nutz
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nutz is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nutz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones advances to half guard.
Nutz is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Nutz is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nutz wants to control but Jones passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (5) vs (0) Nutz
Jones controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nutz's legs.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nutz on the ground.
Nutz struggling a bit here.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nutz stops Jones from passing to mount.
Nutz is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nutz tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones slows the pace down.
Further stalling from Jones.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jones controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones controlling the position.
Jones advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Jones (7) vs (0) Nutz
Nutz regains half guard.
Nutz is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (10) vs (0) Nutz
Jones controlling from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nutz wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Nutz is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nutz has given up his back here. Will Jones look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Jones (13) vs (0) Nutz
Jones really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Nutz.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nutz for as long as he can get away with.
I really don't envy Nutz right now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nutz wants to control his opponent's hands but Jones gets his hands free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jones controlling the positon.
Despite being in a bad position, Nutz is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Jones trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Nutz doesn't escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of the position as Nutz tries to break free.
Jones has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nutz's body.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nutz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nutz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jones.
Nutz is in bad spot here.
Nutz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Nutz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nutz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls the action.
Jones keeps control of the position as Nutz tries to break free.
Jones slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Jones.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nutz tries to escape but Jones has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nutz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jones.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Nutz right now.
Jones controls the action.
Nutz tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nutz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nutz tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones takes the fight on points by 13 to 0.
The defeated Whole Nutz had this to say: 'Death be to you all. '. |
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