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GFY 57 - Do you know who I am 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 47 wins and 40 losses; Sirus Hughes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 17 losses; Trip Fontaine! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hughes (2) vs (0) Fontaine Fontaine is looking to improve his position.
Fontaine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Hughes 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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hughes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fontaine for as long as he can get away with. Fontaine controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Hughes preventing the sweep. Fontaine working a defensive guard here.
Hughes forces his way into half guard. Fontaine won't allow Hughes to pass to mount.
Hughes seems to be working for a kimura but Fontaine defends the submission attempt. Hughes is controlling the pace.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Fontaine keeps control of the position for the meantime. Hughes prevents Fontaine from improving his position. Fontaine won't allow Hughes to pass to mount. Hughes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Fontaine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughes trying to control from half guard but Fontaine is working away. Fontaine wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes is working for a kimura but Fontaine is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughes is keen to just control but Fontaine is a slippery customer. Fontaine is trying to control but can't.
Fontaine is not content to let Hughes control the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Hughes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Fontaine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Fontaine wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but Fontaine is working away. Fontaine is looking to control Hughes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fontaine avoid being mounted?
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fontaine trying to control from the bottom.
Fontaine is trying to control Hughes's posture. Hughes takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Fontaine! Hughes is rotating here... this could be the end... Fontaine is out! Hughes has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sirus Hughes! |
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