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GFY 30 - Over The Hill 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 19 losses; Bon Adrien De Moncey! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 36 losses; Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
De Moncey scores with a takedown into Hughes's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: De Moncey (2) vs (0) Hughes
De Moncey trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
De Moncey stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
De Moncey wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
De Moncey stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing De Moncey from controlling successfully.
Hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Moncey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Moncey trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Moncey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Moncey trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Moncey (2) vs (2) Hughes
De Moncey tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Hughes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is keen to just control but De Moncey is a slippery customer.
I've been told that Hughes has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hughes is controlling the pace.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but De Moncey is working away.
De Moncey is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Moncey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Moncey looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Hughes wants to control from the top but De Moncey keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Moncey holds on and takes a little breather.
De Moncey can't keep his opponent in guard - Hughes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
Hughes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Moncey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey is looking to improve his position.
De Moncey is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
De Moncey is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Moncey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Moncey.
Hughes trying to control but De Moncey is working from the bottom.
De Moncey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey looking for a sweep. Not yet De Moncey, not yet.
Hughes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hughes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hughes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Moncey sees it coming and defends easily.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but De Moncey is defending well.
De Moncey is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but De Moncey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Moncey is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but De Moncey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
De Moncey trying to control but Hughes postures up.
Hughes wants to control but De Moncey is keeping him busy.
Hughes prevents De Moncey from improving his position.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but De Moncey is working away.
De Moncey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Moncey trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
De Moncey wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Hughes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Moncey defends it well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but De Moncey is working away.
De Moncey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but De Moncey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes is working for a kimura but De Moncey is defending it quite comfortably.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey is looking to improve his position.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but De Moncey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Moncey is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey is staying active underneath Hughes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hughes is stalling here. De Moncey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hughes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and De Moncey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: De Moncey (6) vs (2) Hughes
Hughes regains half guard there - taking advantage of De Moncey's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hughes trying to control from the bottom.
Hughes wants to improve his position but De Moncey is controlling well.
De Moncey is trying to control the action in half guard but Hughes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hughes wants to improve his position but De Moncey is controlling well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hughes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Moncey prevents Hughes from improving his position.
De Moncey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: De Moncey (9) vs (2) Hughes
De Moncey controlling the pace for now.
De Moncey wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hughes is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Moncey (9) vs (4) Hughes
Hughes won't allow De Moncey to sweep him here.
Hughes trying to control but De Moncey is working from the bottom.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: De Moncey (9) vs (7) Hughes
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes trying to control the action but De Moncey is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
De Moncey takes the fight on points by 9 to 7.
A relieved looking Bon Adrien De Moncey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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