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SSG 293 Gaul vs Hunt 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 13 losses; Paul Gascoigne! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Danny Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gascoigne tries to sprawl but Shaw drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gascoigne (0) vs (2) Shaw
Shaw stalling.
Gascoigne is looking to improve his position.
Shaw content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Shaw might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but Gascoigne defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is taking a breather. Gascoigne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Shaw 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.
Shaw trying to mount his opponent but Gascoigne defends it.
Shaw is taking a breather. Gascoigne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gascoigne is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Globo Gym (5000), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Shaw.
Yet more stalling tactics from Shaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is thwarting Gascoigne's attempts to control the position.
Shaw is pressing down on Gascoigne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gascoigne is holding on for now.
Shaw controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is pressing down on Gascoigne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gascoigne is holding on for now.
Shaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gascoigne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shaw wants to control but Gascoigne is keeping him busy.
Shaw is taking a breather. Gascoigne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw prevents Gascoigne from improving his position.
Shaw controlling the action here.
Gascoigne wants to control but Shaw is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shaw sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw is continuing to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Gascoigne is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gascoigne won't allow Shaw to pass to mount.
Gascoigne controlling the position well.
Shaw content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gascoigne is concentrating on defense, preventing Shaw from advancing position.
Shaw content to control rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Shaw sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gascoigne controlling the position well.
Gascoigne wants to improve his position but Shaw is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gascoigne keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne tries to get to full guard but Shaw has control of the leg.
Shaw trying to control from half guard but Gascoigne is working away.
Shaw looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The adventures of Shaw the control monster continue. Boring.
Gascoigne trying to control here.
Gascoigne is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shaw is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shaw perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gascoigne trying to hold on to Shaw's head to control him but Shaw postures up.
Shaw sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gascoigne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gascoigne wants to control but Shaw is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shaw stalling.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to control. Gascoigne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gascoigne won't allow Shaw to pass to mount.
Shaw is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shaw prevents Gascoigne from improving his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is taking a breather. Gascoigne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gascoigne controlling the position for now.
Shaw slows the pace down in half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne tries to roll over but Shaw keeps him under control.
Shaw slows the pace down in half guard.
Shaw trying to control from half guard but Gascoigne is working away.
Shaw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gascoigne is controlling Shaw's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Shaw prevents Gascoigne from improving his position.
Shaw tries to pass to full mount but Gascoigne defends it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Well,Gascoigne is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Shaw tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gascoigne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shaw performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gascoigne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shaw slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne wants to sweep but no luck.
Gascoigne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shaw wants to control from the top but Gascoigne keeps moving.
Shaw 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.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gascoigne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaw wins on points by 2 to 0.
Danny Shaw thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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