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GFY 60 - pop song ppl forgot 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 20 wins and 18 losses; Trip Fontaine! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 17 losses; Ceferino Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Garcia gets a clinch.
Fontaine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Fontaine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fontaine.
Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fontaine passes Garcia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fontaine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fontaine is working away from the top position though.
Garcia keeping control of the position.
Fontaine trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
Fontaine stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
Fontaine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcia wants to control the position but Fontaine says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Fontaine has control of the leg.
Garcia preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Garcia wants to control but Fontaine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Fontaine has control of the leg.
Fontaine is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Garcia desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fontaine slows the pace down in half guard.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fontaine is staying active.
Fontaine stalling.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Fontaine is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia wants to control but Fontaine is keeping busy.
Fontaine wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Fontaine is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fontaine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fontaine won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Fontaine from controlling successfully.
Fontaine looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia is trying to keep Fontaine in close.
Fontaine wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Garcia managing to control the position.
Fontaine wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pulls Fontaine in close to prevent any damage.
Fontaine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia has control of Fontaine's left arm, preventing Fontaine from doing any damage.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Fontaine being controlled here momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garcia pulls Fontaine in close to his closed guard and prevents Fontaine from doing any damage or advancing position.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Fontaine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Fontaine postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Fontaine wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Fontaine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fontaine trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia managing to control the position.
Fontaine is pushing down on Garcia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia is fighting to maintain full guard but Fontaine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Fontaine is really struggling to control Garcia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fontaine looking to pass the guard.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fontaine is one step ahead there.
Garcia trying to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia is trying to hold Fontaine in close to prevent damage but Fontaine has managed to pass into half guard.
Garcia is looking to control Fontaine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garcia is holding on to half guard well.
Fontaine wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Fontaine is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Fontaine has control of the leg.
Fontaine slows the pace down in half guard.
Fontaine seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia is trying to control but Fontaine manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Fontaine (3) vs (0) Garcia
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Fontaine isn't that keen on the idea.
Garcia has given up his back. Will we see Fontaine going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Fontaine (6) vs (0) Garcia
Fontaine has the hooks in. Garcia is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fontaine is trying to stick to Garcia's back but Garcia is turning into Fontaine. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fontaine's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Garcia. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fontaine (6) vs (2) Garcia
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
Fontaine looking to control.
Fontaine keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Fontaine keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
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.
Fontaine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fontaine pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine 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 sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fontaine's guard.
Garcia 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.
Fontaine wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garcia in particular looking to stall.
Fontaine is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fontaine avoid being mounted?
Garcia trying to pass the guard but Fontaine defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fontaine wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Fontaine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fontaine wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia is keen to just control but Fontaine is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fontaine takes the fight on points by 6 to 2.
Trip Fontaine very nearly forgot to thank The Huntington New Age Wellness Community amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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