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GFY 49 - so many unkept lawns 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 9 wins and 14 losses; Ceferino Garcia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 6 losses; Red Hestler! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Hestler doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Hestler tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia closes the distance and pushes Hestler back into the ropes.
Garcia pulls guard. Garcia pulls Hestler in close to prevent any damage. Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Hestler controlling from the top position. Hestler being controlled here momentarily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hestler from controlling successfully. Garcia has his hands on Hestler's head, controlling the position. Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy. Hestler trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom. Hestler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Hestler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Garcia pulls Hestler in to control the position. Hestler preventing the sweep. Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia is pulling down on Hestler's head. It's preventing any offense from Hestler, at least for the moment. Hestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Garcia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Hestler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Hestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Hestler being controlled here momentarily. Hestler stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia. 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 (0) Hestler The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Garcia is trying to control. Hestler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Garcia not doing much here.
Hestler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Garcia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (5) vs (0) Hestler Garcia slows the pace down. Garcia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Garcia advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Garcia (7) vs (0) Hestler Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hestler is looking to escape. Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Garcia continues to stall. Hestler is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action. Hestler wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away. Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully. Garcia looking to control but Hestler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Hestler tries to improve his position but instead Garcia has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Garcia (10) vs (0) Hestler Garcia is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. More hug and hope from Garcia. Hestler trying to control the position but Garcia manages to sink in the hooks. A bit of a pause in the action here. Garcia controlling the positon. 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. Hestler rolls, trying to escape but Garcia keeps control of the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Garcia is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hestler is in bad spot here.
Garcia is riding his opponent, not letting Hestler buck him off.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight 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. Hestler can't escape the position.
Hestler trying to control the position but Garcia manages to sink in the hooks. You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Further stalling from Garcia. Garcia has the hooks in. Hestler is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Garcia is hanging on to Hestler's back as he tries to escape.
Hestler prevents Garcia from getting a body triangle.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Hestler is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hestler can't escape the position.
Garcia really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hestler. If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Garcia is stinking the place up with his stalling. Garcia doesn't have the hooks in and Hestler manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (10) vs (2) Hestler Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia pulls Hestler in close to prevent any damage. Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet. Garcia controlling the position. Hestler wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving. Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia managing to control the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Garcia is trying to keep Hestler in close.
Garcia controlling the position. Hestler controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Garcia pulls Hestler in close to prevent any damage. Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Hestler is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hestler from controlling successfully.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Hestler's corner is telling him to maintain position. Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hestler is one step ahead there. Garcia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hestler from controlling successfully. Hestler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garcia haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Garcia is pulling down on Hestler's head. It's preventing any offense from Hestler, at least for the moment.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hestler from controlling successfully. Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy. Garcia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Hestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Garcia working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight! Garcia takes the fight on points by 10 to 2. |
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