Sammy Smiler vs. Imtiaz (Mat Rats)

In what feels like a loving homage to the raw and ruthless nhb battle vids of the past, our Mat Rats series gives you two dudes, a mat, and a raw space in which to battle it out. Sometimes the simplest of formulas makes for the purest wrestling entertainment, and this time around it’s two scrappy dudes from Romania locking up and living the dream.  Super lean Imtiaz takes on the aptly named, camera-loving hotbody Sammy Smiler, who looks like he should be in the Night’s Watch on Game of Thrones, flexes his perfectly defined biceps with a personal relish that seems to be inviting his slimmer opponent to try and smack the smirk off his face.  A painful lockdown, Imtiaz finds himself on his knees, face in the mat, head aggressively clamped between the Smiler’s powerful thighs. While it’s mostly ground fighting here, the initial standing tie-ups are complicated, as each assailant cleverly anticipates his opponent’s next move, making it nearly impossible to gain the proper hold to bring an