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SSG 290 Nutz vs Ottke 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 21 wins and 9 losses; Justa Nutz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 71 wins and 52 losses; Rolf Ottke!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ottke leaves Nutz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nutz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ottke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nutz defends it well.
Nutz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nutz lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nutz (2) vs (0) Ottke
Nutz wants to control from the top but Ottke keeps moving.
Ottke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nutz wants to pass the guard but Ottke is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nutz trying to control but Ottke is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottke 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.
Ottke seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nutz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nutz preventing the sweep.
Nutz trying to control but Ottke is working from the bottom.
Ottke is trying to control the position but Nutz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nutz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ottke keeping moving, preventing Nutz from controlling successfully.
Ottke keeping full guard, as Nutz tries to pass.
Nutz is working hard here to advance position.
Nutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ottke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Nutz (5) vs (0) Ottke
Nutz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ottke sneaks back into half guard.
Nutz trying to control the pace.
Ottke is concentrating on defense, preventing Nutz from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ottke is looking to control Nutz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ottke avoid being mounted?
Nutz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nutz is looking to take a break and control but Ottke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ottke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nutz is fighting to break Ottke's control of his arms but Ottke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nutz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ottke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ottke is pulling down on Nutz's head to control his posture.
Nutz trying to control but Ottke is working from the bottom.
Ottke pulls Nutz in close to prevent any damage.
Ottke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nutz controls the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ottke holds on and takes a little breather.
Nutz wants to pass the guard but Ottke is keeping the position.
Nutz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nutz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ottke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nutz is looking to stall here but Ottke recovers full guard.
Nutz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nutz looking to pass the guard.
Nutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nutz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nutz wants to control from the top but Ottke keeps moving.
Ottke has his hands on Nutz's head, controlling the position.
Ottke keeping moving, preventing Nutz from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nutz looking to sit in guard and control but Ottke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nutz (5) vs (2) Ottke
Nutz trying to keep a closed guard but Ottke is proving a slippery customer.
Nutz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ottke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nutz controls Ottke momentarily but Ottke frees himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ottke won't allow Nutz to sweep him here.
Nutz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ottke wants to pass the guard but Nutz is keeping the position.
Ottke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nutz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ottke is now in half guard.
Ottke is controlling the pace.
Nutz is looking for a sweep. Ottke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is looking for a kimura but Nutz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ottke to get the leverage.
Ottke stalling.
Nutz tries to get to full guard but Ottke has control of the leg.
Ottke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nutz wants to sweep but Ottke has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Nutz (5) vs (5) Ottke
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Ottke politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ottke prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nutz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nutz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nutz wants to control but Ottke is keeping busy.
Nutz wants to improve his position but Ottke is controlling well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ottke moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Nutz. Score +3 for passing guard: Nutz (5) vs (8) Ottke
You can see the frustration on Nutz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ottke gets to mount! Nutz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Nutz (5) vs (10) Ottke
Nutz wants to control but Ottke is having none of it.
Nutz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nutz wants to hold on but Ottke pushes him away.
Nutz working to try and regain half guard.
Ottke avoids the attempt from Nutz to control.
Nutz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ottke 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 lock up and control but Ottke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ottke controlling from mount.
Nutz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ottke controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Ottke 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ottke wins on points by 10 to 5.
A very excited looking Rolf Ottke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Justa Nutz was interviewed post fight and said 'Me fight, you die'. |
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