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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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 16 losses; Ceferino Garcia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 11 losses; Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Garcia drives through and clinches with Strdoza against the ropes.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strdoza walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Strdoza gets tackled into the ropes by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
Garcia stops a takedown attempt from Strdoza.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Strdoza forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Strdoza pulls Garcia into guard.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strdoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Beating a Dead Horse to Death Again inform us that Strdoza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Garcia trying to control but Strdoza is working from the bottom.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Strdoza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (0) vs (2) Strdoza
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strdoza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (5) Strdoza
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strdoza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garcia has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia wants to control but Strdoza postures up.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia tries to buck Strdoza off but Strdoza is having none of it.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Strdoza is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia's coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Strdoza is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
Strdoza is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strdoza controls the position from side control.
Strdoza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia tries to bench press Strdoza off him but Strdoza keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garcia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Strdoza tries for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strdoza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Strdoza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Strdoza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control but Strdoza postures up.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Strdoza trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Garcia controlling the position well.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Strdoza has control of the leg.
Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Strdoza.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garcia tries to roll over but Strdoza keeps him under control.
Garcia trying to control but Strdoza postures up.
Garcia is not content to let Strdoza control the position.
Strdoza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Strdoza.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Strdoza has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strdoza manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (2) vs (5) Strdoza
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Strdoza trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Strdoza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strdoza keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is pressing down on Strdoza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strdoza is holding on for now.
Strdoza gets full guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Strdoza keeps moving.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Strdoza is retaining full guard.
Strdoza controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Strdoza keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Strdoza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Strdoza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia trying to control but Strdoza is working from the bottom.
Strdoza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Strdoza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (2) vs (7) Strdoza
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is pulling down on Strdoza's head. It's preventing any offense from Strdoza, at least for the moment.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Strdoza stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia managing to control the position.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Strdoza tries to pass.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garcia is really struggling to control Strdoza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia has control of Strdoza's left arm, preventing Strdoza from doing any damage.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Strdoza controlling him for the moment.
Strdoza trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is trying to keep Strdoza in close.
Strdoza passes Garcia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Strdoza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia is just riding it out for now. Strdoza eventually gives up the hold.
Garcia trying to control but Strdoza postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Strdoza.
Strdoza prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Strdoza has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Garcia defend it? Strdoza steps over the head and cranks it - Garcia is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Strdoza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chad Strdoza!
A very excited looking Chad Strdoza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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