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GFY 55 - Free Air at Ted Weins 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 39 losses; Sirus Hughes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 18 losses; Rumsfeld Shart! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hughes tries to sprawl but Shart drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hughes (0) vs (2) Shart The fighters are battling for position here. Hughes manages to regain full guard. Nice work. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Shart is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Shart looking to pass the guard. Shart is stalling in the full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shart looking to sit in guard and control but Hughes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hughes (2) vs (2) Shart A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shart holds on and takes a little breather.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Shart keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass. Shart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shart 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: Hughes (2) vs (4) Shart
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Shart is trying to control. Hughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Shart has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hughes (2) vs (7) Shart Hughes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Shart is pressing down on Hughes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hughes is holding on for now. Shart is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the 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.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughes won't allow Shart to pass to mount. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shart is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position. Hughes manages to get to full guard.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Hughes keeping moving, preventing Shart from controlling successfully. Shart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Shart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now. Shart wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving. Hughes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Shart is now in half guard. Shart prevents Hughes from improving his position. Hughes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Shart is trying to control. Hughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Shart is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position. Hughes is trying to control but Shart manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hughes (2) vs (10) Shart Shart avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Shart looking to isolate an arm here. Hughes doesn't see it coming and as Shart extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Shart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rumsfeld Shart! Rumsfeld Shart is the new super heavyweight champion! Rumsfeld Shart really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Huntington New Age Wellness Community logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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