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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 5 wins and 26 losses; Domingo The Flamingo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 15 losses; Uncle Abner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Abner rushes The Flamingo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Abner is trying to pull guard but The Flamingo has him pressed against the ropes.
Abner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables The Flamingo to keep the fight standing.
Abner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Domingo The Flamingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uncle Abner.
The Flamingo jumps guard.
Abner got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Flamingo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abner has managed to get both his arms back between The Flamingo's legs - danger averted.
The Flamingo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Flamingo tries to get out of the position.
Abner trying to control but The Flamingo is working from the bottom.
The Flamingo controls Abner momentarily but Abner frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Abner trying to control but The Flamingo is working from the bottom.
The Flamingo looking to control.
The Flamingo is really struggling to control Abner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Abner trying to control the position from guard on top but The Flamingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abner passes into half guard.
Abner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Flamingo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Flamingo wants to improve his position but Abner is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Flamingo trying to hold on to Abner's head to control him but Abner postures up.
Abner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Abner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Flamingo is looking for a sweep. Abner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo looking for submissions off his back.
Abner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Abner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: The Flamingo (0) vs (3) Abner
Abner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Flamingo is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've been informed that Abner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The Flamingo is controlling an arm, preventing Abner from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Abner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Flamingo is controlling an arm, preventing Abner from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Flamingo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Flamingo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The Flamingo wants to improve his position but Abner is controlling well.
Abner wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Flamingo keeps working.
Abner works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: The Flamingo (0) vs (6) Abner
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for The Flamingo! Score +2 for reaching mount: The Flamingo (0) vs (8) Abner
Abner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Abner trying to control but The Flamingo is having none of it.
The Flamingo looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: The Flamingo (0) vs (11) Abner
Abner working for the choke.
The Flamingo trying to control the hands but Abner breaks the grip.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abner struggling to keep hold of the position.
Abner has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Abner has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of The Flamingo's body.
Abner tries to keep control of the position but The Flamingo is staying busy.
The Flamingo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The Flamingo is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The Flamingo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Abner is looking for a kimura but The Flamingo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abner to get the leverage.
Abner wants to control but The Flamingo is keeping him busy.
Abner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Flamingo sees it coming and defends easily.
Abner wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Flamingo keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo is looking to control Abner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Flamingo avoid being mounted?
Abner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The Flamingo tries to roll over but Abner keeps him under control.
Abner is controlling the pace.
The Flamingo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abner is working away from the top position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Abner is taking a breather. The Flamingo 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.
Abner passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: The Flamingo (0) vs (14) Abner
Abner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Flamingo is letting Abner control him for a moment.
The Flamingo is looking to regain half guard here but Abner keeps moving and retains side control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Abner wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Flamingo keeps working.
Abner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Flamingo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Flamingo is trying to improve his position.
Abner tries to advance to mount but can't.
Abner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Abner tries to pass to full mount but The Flamingo defends it.
The Flamingo trying to control but Abner postures up.
Abner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Flamingo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Flamingo wants to get back to full guard but Abner has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: The Flamingo (0) vs (17) Abner
Abner controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Flamingo regains half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Flamingo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Flamingo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abner trying to control the position from guard on top but The Flamingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo is trying to keep Abner in close.
Abner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Flamingo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abner defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abner is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abner wins on points by 17 to 0.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Uncle Abner made sure he mentioned Glomco Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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