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GFY 64 - NOT Carl Weathers 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 31 wins and 14 losses; Chad Strdoza! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 21 losses; Rumsfeld Shart! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Shart fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Strdoza half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Strdoza (0) vs (2) Shart Shart prevents Strdoza from improving his position.
Shart is trying to work for a kimura but Strdoza is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Strdoza wants to get back to full guard but Shart has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Strdoza (0) vs (5) Shart Shart wants to control but Strdoza is keeping him busy. Strdoza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shart tries to advance to mount but Strdoza denies him. Shart trying to control the position but Strdoza is working away.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Strdoza is looking for a sweep. Shart trying to control the action but Strdoza is working from the bottom. Shart slows the pace down. Shart working away. Strdoza tries to get back to half guard but can't. 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. Strdoza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Well, if Shart 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.
Shart trying to control from half guard but Strdoza is working away.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Shart trying to mount his opponent but Strdoza defends it.
Strdoza actively working from the bottom here. Strdoza tries to roll over but Shart keeps him under control. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Strdoza is not content to let Shart control the position. Shart takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Strdoza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Strdoza looking for submissions off his back.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Strdoza is refusing to be controlled, as Shart sits in half guard. Shart prevents Strdoza from improving his position. Shart works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Strdoza (0) vs (8) Shart Strdoza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shart working for a guillotine from mount but Strdoza is in no mood to give up. Strdoza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Shart tries to control but Strdoza wriggling away. Strdoza tries to reverse the position but Shart maintains control. Shart wants to control the pace but Strdoza is squirming around nicely. Strdoza is looking to improve his position but Shart isn't that keen on the idea. Shart wants to control but Strdoza has made it back to half guard. Nice work. Shart is just content to waste time from the top position. Strdoza takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Shart wants to control from the top but Strdoza keeps moving.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Strdoza controls Shart momentarily but Shart frees himself. Shart looking to pass the guard. Shart trying to control but Strdoza is working from the bottom.
Strdoza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strdoza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shart defends well.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Strdoza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shart passes Strdoza's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Shart is looking to take a break and control but Strdoza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strdoza actively working from the bottom here.
Shart seems to be looking for submissions.
Shart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Strdoza wants to sweep but Shart has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Strdoza (0) vs (11) Shart Strdoza is looking for a sweep. We've been informed that Shart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Shart working away. Strdoza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Strdoza trying to control but Shart flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Strdoza (0) vs (14) Shart Strdoza is in bad spot here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shart working for the choke. Strdoza trying to control the action but Shart just sinks the hooks in. Strdoza staying busy and making it hard for Shart to control. Shart is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. Strdoza is trying to break free.
Strdoza just trying to survive but Shart is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Shart tries to get the hooks in deep but Strdoza pushed the leg off. Shart is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Shart working for a choke but Strdoza is defending well.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shart working for the choke.
Strdoza is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Shart gets his way!
Strdoza is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shart sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Strdoza taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rumsfeld Shart! Rumsfeld Shart managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Huntington New Age Wellness Community , into his post fight interview. |
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