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GFY 59 - I fought a barber man 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 49 wins and 40 losses; Sirus Hughes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 20 losses; Rumsfeld Shart! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Shart shoots in and gets a takedown into Hughes's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hughes (0) vs (2) Shart Hughes wants to control the position but Shart says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Shart is trying to control. Hughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Hughes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back. 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. Shart works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hughes (0) vs (5) Shart Shart controlling from mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shart avoids the attempt from Hughes to control. Hughes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shart looking for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is having none of it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Hughes manages to regain half guard. Good work. Shart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Hughes wants to control but Shart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shart is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hughes sees it coming and defends easily.
Shart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Hughes gets full guard. Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Shart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shart wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving. Hughes controls Shart momentarily but Shart frees himself.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shart uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hughes (0) vs (8) Shart Hughes wants to control but Shart postures up. Shart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working. Hughes is looking for a sweep. Shart tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hughes's legs. Shart looking to control but instead Hughes has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Shart is controlling the pace.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Shart is controlling well.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Shart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shart pulls his head out easily.
Shart is looking for a kimura here.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Shart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Shart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Shart trying to move into half guard but instead Hughes has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hughes (2) vs (8) Shart We've been informed that Shart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Shart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shart looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Shart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shart looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hughes passes into half guard.
Hughes wants to control but Shart is keeping him busy. Shart keeping control of the position. Shart trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Shart tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control. Hughes wants to control but Shart is keeping him busy. Shart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Shart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shart is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughes.
Shart is pressing down on Hughes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Shart is pulling down on Hughes's head to control his posture. Hughes advances to half guard. Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shart does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Hughes is thwarting Shart's attempts to control the position. Shart is trying to control but Hughes manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hughes (5) vs (8) Shart Shart really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hughes avoids the attempt from Shart to control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Hughes trying to control but Shart is having none of it.
Shart defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hughes. Hughes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Shart is working to get back to half guard.
Hughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shart is looking to escape. Shart wants to control but Hughes is having none of it. Shart is trying desperately to improve position. Hughes looking to control and managing it successfully.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Shart tries to lock up and control but Hughes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Shart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shart slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Shart is looking to control Hughes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shart avoid being mounted? Hughes trying to control the action but Shart is working from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shart is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughes.
Hughes wants to control but Shart is keeping him busy.
Hughes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
Shart won't allow Hughes to pass to mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Shart is trying to control but can't.
Shart looking for submissions off his back. Shart is not content to let Hughes control the position. Shart is controlling Hughes's position as best he can from this difficult position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Shart wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight! Shart wins on points by 8 to 5. An out of breath and clearly excited Rumsfeld Shart thanked The Huntington New Age Wellness Community for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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