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GFY 43 - yeah, I can count 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 5 wins and 10 losses; Ceferino Garcia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 38 losses; Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Garcia clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hughes gets control of Garcia's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hughes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Hughes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes looking to control.
Garcia passes Hughes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is taking a breather. Hughes 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.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but Hughes defending well.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position.
Garcia works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (3) vs (0) Hughes
Hughes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Garcia taking a break here but Hughes is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
Hughes gets back to full guard.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hughes 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 (3) vs (2) Hughes
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughes on the ground.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia is pulling down on Hughes's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Hughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (3) vs (5) Hughes
Garcia manages to get back to half guard.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Hughes seems content to control.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Hughes is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Hughes seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hughes is working for a kimura but Garcia is defending it quite comfortably.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Garcia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Hughes looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (5) vs (5) Hughes
Hughes is trying to keep Garcia in close.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia passes Hughes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hughes is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Hughes tries to roll over but Garcia keeps him under control.
Garcia 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 get back to full guard.
Hughes trying to control but Garcia postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but Hughes defending well.
Hughes trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Garcia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hughes trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Hughes is defending the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia controlling the action here.
Garcia tries to pass to full mount but Hughes defends it.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controlling from the top position.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Garcia 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.
Hughes is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
Garcia trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (8) vs (5) Hughes
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to advance to mount but Hughes denies him.
Garcia working away.
Garcia tries to move to mount but Hughes blocks the move with his legs.
Hughes tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Garcia (10) vs (5) Hughes
Garcia avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails to take his opponent's back.
Hughes tries to hold on but Garcia postures up.
Garcia forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Garcia (13) vs (5) Hughes
Garcia trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Garcia is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hughes staying busy and making it hard for Garcia to control.
Hughes tries to escape the position.
Will Garcia go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to break free.
Hughes trying to control the position but Garcia manages to sink in the hooks.
Garcia controlling well, preventing Hughes from escaping the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Garcia's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hughes trying to control but not successfully.
Hughes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Garcia doesn't have the hooks in and Hughes manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (13) vs (7) Hughes
Garcia pulls Hughes in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hughes has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (13) vs (10) Hughes
Garcia holds on to Hughes's head and controls the position momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garcia takes the fight on points by 13 to 10.
Ceferino Garcia is the new super heavyweight champion! |
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