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TWGC 40 (185lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2 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 1 wins and 0 losses; Shahriyar Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Chai darts in and clinches Nurmagomedov up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov goes for a takedown attempt but Chai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chai clinches with his opponent.
Nurmagomedov is pressed up against the cage. Chai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nurmagomedov down to the mat. Nurmagomedov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chai moves into the clinch.
Chai lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (0) Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Nurmagomedov controlling Chai's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position here.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmagomedov is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chai stays in close to Nurmagomedov's body and controls the position.
Nurmagomedov working a defensive guard here.
Chai passes Nurmagomedov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Chai wants to pass to mount but Nurmagomedov is defending the position.
Nurmagomedov is not content to let Chai control the position.
Nurmagomedov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chai wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
Chai is fighting to break Nurmagomedov's control of his arms but Nurmagomedov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (2) Nurmagomedov
Chai is pulling down on Nurmagomedov's head to control his posture.
Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is fighting to break Chai's control of his arms but Chai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nurmagomedov is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chai controls Nurmagomedov momentarily but Nurmagomedov frees himself.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chai wants to improve his position but instead Nurmagomedov has moved into half guard.
Chai wants to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai is positioning himself well to prevent Nurmagomedov advancing to mount.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chai tries to roll over but Nurmagomedov keeps him under control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nurmagomedov is working away from the top position though.
Nurmagomedov prevents Chai from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Chai is defending the position.
Chai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai pulls Nurmagomedov in close to prevent any damage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to sweep here but Nurmagomedov controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chai holds on and takes a little breather.
Chai continues to stall.
Nurmagomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai has Nurmagomedov pulled in close to control his posture.
Nurmagomedov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Chai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov being controlled here momentarily.
Nurmagomedov preventing the sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nurmagomedov stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
Chai looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Chai is heads and Nurmagomedov is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Nurmagomedov wins on points by 3 to 2.
Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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