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GFY 56 - Zip Zap Zoo 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 86 wins and 44 losses; Pacer Dalton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 13 losses; Baki Hanma! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dalton feints and as Hanma raises his hands in defense, Dalton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dalton (2) vs (0) Hanma Hanma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dalton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Dalton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanma is retaining full guard. Dalton stays in close to Hanma's body and controls the position. Hanma keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully. Hanma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hanma looking for a guillotine here but Dalton defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dalton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Dalton content to stall in guard here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Hanma keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass. Hanma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Dalton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hanma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dalton defends it easily. Dalton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanma is keeping the position for now. Dalton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Dalton postures up.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Dalton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hanma for as long as he can get away with. Dalton stopping the sweep attempt from Hanma. Dalton controlling from the top position. Hanma working a defensive guard here.
Dalton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dalton 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.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Dalton wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving. Dalton wants to pass the guard but Hanma is keeping the position. Dalton stands and throws Hanma's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (5) vs (0) Hanma Hanma is trying to escape the position but Dalton is controlling the position. Dalton working away. Hanma is not content to let Dalton control the position. You can see the frustration on Hanma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Dalton in side control, just content to control the action 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.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanma struggling a bit here. Dalton is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Dalton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hanma is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Hanma wants to control but Dalton postures up. Hanma is letting Dalton control him for a moment. Hanma is looking for a sweep.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Hanma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Dalton controlling the position from side mount. Hanma is trying to control Dalton's posture but Dalton avoids it. Dalton controls the position. Dalton trying to control the position but Hanma is working away. Dalton is staying tight to Hanma's torso, preventing him from escaping. Dalton is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Dalton taking a breather here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Hanma is not content to let Dalton control the position. Dalton controlling from side mount. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Hanma can't do much from the bottom here. Hanma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dalton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. You can see the frustration on Hanma's face as Dalton controls the position. You can see the frustration on Hanma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Hanma manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dalton's best efforts. Dalton wants to pass the guard but Hanma is defending well. Hanma wants to control but Dalton is keeping busy.
Dalton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hanma actively working from the bottom here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Dalton slows the pace down in half guard.
Hanma looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Dalton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Dalton is pressing down on Hanma's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hanma is holding on for now. Well, if Dalton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dalton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hanma! Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (8) vs (0) Hanma Hanma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Hanma working to try and regain half guard.
Dalton controlling from the full mount. Dalton trying to control but Hanma is having none of it. Dalton content just to control the position here. Hanma regains half guard. Dalton trying to mount his opponent but Hanma defends it. Dalton wants to take a breather but Hanma is having none of it. Hanma won't allow Dalton to pass to mount.
Hanma actively working from the bottom here. Dalton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hanma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Dalton wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Dalton controlling the action here. Dalton is trying to control. Hanma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Dalton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Dalton trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom. Hanma preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Dalton trying to control the pace. Hanma is trying to control but can't.
Hanma looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Dalton stalling.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Dalton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (11) vs (0) Hanma Hanma tries to hold on but Dalton pushes him away. Dalton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hanma is looking to escape. Dalton controlling the pace for now.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Dalton trying to control but he's not successful this time. Dalton is looking to work his way around to Hanma's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. Dalton controlling from mount. Hanma tries to hold on but Dalton pushes him away. Dalton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Dalton's attempts to control the action. Hanma gets back to half guard. Dalton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Hanma wants to improve his position but Dalton is controlling well.
Dalton controlling the action here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Hanma wants to get back to full guard. Dalton is trying to control. Hanma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Well, if Dalton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hanma trying to hold on to Dalton's head to control him but Dalton postures up.
Dalton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Hanma wants to control but Dalton is keeping busy and won't allow it. Dalton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (14) vs (0) Hanma Dalton wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. Dalton looking to control but Hanma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Hanma is working to get back to half guard.
Dalton takes Hanma's back. Score +3 for taking back: Dalton (17) vs (0) Hanma Dalton biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hanma tries to roll but Dalton sticks to his back.
Dalton is riding his opponent, not letting Hanma buck him off. Dalton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Dalton tries to get the hooks in deep but Hanma pushed the leg off. Hanma trying to control the action but Dalton just sinks the hooks in. 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.
Dalton has the hooks in. Hanma is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Hanma turns into Dalton and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (17) vs (2) Hanma Dalton keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully. Dalton managing to control the position. Hanma trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom. Dalton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dalton is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (19) vs (2) Hanma Dalton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Dalton takes the fight on points by 19 to 2. A victorious Pacer Dalton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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