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GFY 42 - When shirts get tight 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 6 wins and 23 losses; Mono Loco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 17 losses; Gunner Mason!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loco gets slowly back to his feet.
Mason closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Loco (0) vs (2) Mason
Loco looking for submissions off his back.
Mason is thwarting Loco's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason is working for a kimura but Loco is defending it quite comfortably.
Loco wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco wants to control but Mason is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Loco is refusing to be controlled, as Mason sits in half guard.
Loco is looking for a sweep. Mason is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Loco is working hard here to advance position.
Loco is refusing to be controlled, as Mason sits in half guard.
Mason is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mason keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco is staying active underneath Mason, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mason trying to control the pace.
Mason is trying to control. Loco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mason is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Loco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mason.
Loco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mason seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Loco is not content to let Mason control the position.
Mason 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.
Mason is trying to control the action in half guard but Loco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mason passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Loco (0) vs (5) Mason
Mason controlling the pace for now.
Mason is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Loco is surviving well by controlling Mason's body position as best he can.
Mason avoids the attempt from Loco to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mason working for a guillotine from mount but Loco is in no mood to give up.
Mason manages to capitalize on a mistake by Loco to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Loco (0) vs (8) Mason
Mason controlling the position well here. Loco rolled but Mason kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
I really don't envy Loco right now.
Loco defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Loco wants to control his opponent's hands but Mason gets his hands free.
Loco is breathing heavily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mason is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mason tries to get the hooks in deep but Loco pushed the leg off.
Loco trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mason is riding his opponent, not letting Loco buck him off.
Loco prevents Mason from getting a body triangle.
Mason working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mason is looking to control Loco but Loco is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mason is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Loco staying busy and making it hard for Mason to control.
Mason is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Loco has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mason really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Loco is really stuck here.
Mason wants to control but Loco manages to buck him off and is now in Mason's guard! Nice work there by Loco! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Loco (2) vs (8) Mason
Loco is stalling in the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mason can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mason working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Loco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Loco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mason is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Loco defends well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mason had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Loco defends it easily.
Mason wants to sweep but no luck.
Mason not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mason looking for a sweep. Not yet Mason, not yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mason is trying to control the position but Loco postures up.
Loco trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mason is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Loco (2) vs (10) Mason
Mason content to stall in guard here.
Mason is continuing to stall.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Loco seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mason is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Loco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loco trying to control the position.
Mason wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mason slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Loco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mason looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mason trying to control but Loco is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason wins on points by 10 to 2. |
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