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TWGC 44 (155lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Khabib Nurmagomedov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 3 losses; Rodrigo Lara!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Nurmagomedov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nurmagomedov (2) vs (0) Lara
Lara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nurmagomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nurmagomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nurmagomedov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lara for as long as he can get away with.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Lara is keeping the position.
Nurmagomedov passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lara wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lara is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nurmagomedov is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Lara is keeping him busy.
Lara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nurmagomedov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Lara is keeping the position.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Lara is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lara is keeping the position for now.
Nurmagomedov advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lara gets full guard.
Lara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nurmagomedov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nurmagomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lara keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Lara has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Lara is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Guerrilla Fight Club 🇺🇸 inform us that Lara has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lara keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Lara is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lara is trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lara has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nurmagomedov has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Nurmagomedov (5) vs (0) Lara
Lara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nurmagomedov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nurmagomedov seems to be looking for submissions.
Lara is defending against the submission attempts here by Nurmagomedov.
Lara controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lara keeps working.
Lara trying to control but Nurmagomedov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nurmagomedov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lara wants to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov controlling the action here.
Nurmagomedov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control the action in half guard but Lara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov trying to control from Lara's half guard. Lara has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lara trying to keep a closed guard but Nurmagomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nurmagomedov advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Nurmagomedov (8) vs (0) Lara
Lara struggling a bit here.
Nurmagomedov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lara keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lara sneaks back into half guard.
Lara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nurmagomedov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nurmagomedov's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Nurmagomedov (8) vs (4) Lara
Nurmagomedov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nurmagomedov fending off the submission attempt from Lara.
Nurmagomedov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lara tries to keep control of the position but Nurmagomedov is staying busy.
Lara doesn't have the hooks in and Nurmagomedov manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nurmagomedov (10) vs (4) Lara
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lara pulls Nurmagomedov in close to prevent any damage.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Lara is working from the bottom.
Lara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Lara is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov pushes down on Lara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lara is looking to control Nurmagomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lara avoid being mounted?
Nurmagomedov is looking for a kimura but Lara is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nurmagomedov to get the leverage.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nurmagomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lara is keeping the position for now.
Lara working a defensive guard but Nurmagomedov passes into half guard.
Nurmagomedov prevents Lara from improving his position.
Lara trying to control but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov wants to take a breather but Lara is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lara wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
Nurmagomedov is working for a submission of some sort.
Lara gets back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lara can't keep his opponent in guard - Nurmagomedov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lara keeps working.
Nurmagomedov trying to pass the guard but Lara defending well.
Lara regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nurmagomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lara 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nurmagomedov takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
Khabib Nurmagomedov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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