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GFY 34 - Mr Sunshine 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Ceferino Garcia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 13 losses; Nate Pawn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pawn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pawn.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Pawn holds him up against the ropes and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pawn smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Garcia uses from the top position.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pawn controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia content to stall in guard here.
Pawn working a defensive guard here.
Garcia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pawn trying to control the position.
Garcia 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pawn is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Pawn.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pawn controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Pawn is retaining full guard.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Pawn is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pawn trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Pawn being controlled here, momentarily.
Pawn working a defensive guard here.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Pawn is keeping the position.
Garcia is stalling in the full guard.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Pawn is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pawn trying to control the position.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pawn working a defensive guard here.
Garcia is stalling in the full guard.
Pawn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (0) vs (2) Pawn
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia managing to control the position.
Pawn advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (5) Pawn
Pawn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Pawn working away.
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pawn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pawn tries for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia tries to buck Pawn off but Pawn is having none of it.
Pawn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pawn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pawn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
Pawn is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Pawn is very close to passing his half guard.
Pawn 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.
Garcia is trying to control but Pawn passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (8) Pawn
Garcia is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Garcia is not content to let Pawn control the position.
Garcia controls the position for a moment.
Pawn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pawn wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia wants to control but Pawn postures up.
Pawn trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pawn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pawn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pawn is trying to work for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia wants to control but Pawn is keeping busy.
Pawn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pawn is now in half guard.
Garcia is concentrating on defense, preventing Pawn from advancing position.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pawn is one step ahead there.
Pawn wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Pawn being controlled here momentarily.
Garcia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Pawn from controlling successfully.
Pawn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Pawn postures up.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Pawn from controlling successfully.
Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pawn wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia 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: Garcia (2) vs (8) Pawn
And that's the end of the fight!
Pawn wins on points by 8 to 2. |
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