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GFY 69 - Unemotional Cowboy 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 34 wins and 16 losses; Chad Strdoza! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 60 wins and 21 losses; Rumsfeld Shart! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shart looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Strdoza (0) vs (2) Shart 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 control but Shart is keeping busy.
Strdoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shart is looking for a kimura but Strdoza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shart to get the leverage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shart is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Strdoza actively working from the bottom here. Shart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Shart is thwarting Strdoza's attempts to control the position. Shart is trying to control the action in half guard but Strdoza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Strdoza is just riding it out for now. Shart eventually gives up the hold. Strdoza is trying to get back to full guard. Shart stalling away here and it's allowed Strdoza to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Strdoza looking for a sweep. Not yet Strdoza, not yet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strdoza has his foot on Shart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shart works his way back into a safe position though. Shart wants to pass the guard but Strdoza is keeping the position. Shart trying to control the position from guard on top but Strdoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Strdoza seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Strdoza wants to improve his position but instead Shart has moved into half guard.
Shart seems to be working for a kimura but Strdoza defends the submission attempt. Shart is looking to take a break and control but Strdoza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Strdoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. 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 slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Strdoza keeping full guard, as Shart tries to pass. Shart works a leg free and moves into half guard. Shart wants to free his trapped foot but Strdoza is holding on for dear life with his legs. Shart wants to take a breather but Strdoza is having none of it.
Strdoza looking for submissions off his back.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Shart wants to pass to mount but Strdoza is defending the position. Shart uses his free foot to push down on Strdoza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Strdoza. Score +3 for passing guard: Strdoza (0) vs (5) Shart We've been informed that Shart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Shart looking to control but Strdoza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Shart controlling from mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Shart trying to control but he's not successful this time. Strdoza tries to reverse the position but Shart maintains control. Strdoza regains half guard. Shart trying to control the pace. Strdoza is looking to improve his position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Strdoza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shart is working away from the top position though.
Shart wants to work for an arm triangle but Strdoza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Strdoza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shart's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Strdoza (4) vs (5) Shart Shart turns into Strdoza and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Strdoza (4) vs (7) Shart Shart trying to control the position from guard on top but Strdoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Shart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strdoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strdoza throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shart uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Strdoza (4) vs (10) Shart
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shart goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Strdoza rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shart's guard! Nice work there by Strdoza! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Strdoza (6) vs (10) Shart Strdoza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shart is looking for a triangle but Strdoza pushes his legs off easily.
Shart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strdoza slips nicely into half guard.
Shart is defending against the submission attempts here by Strdoza.
Strdoza is thwarting Shart's attempts to control the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza seems to be looking for submissions.
Shart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strdoza is working away from the top position though. Shart is trying to control but Strdoza passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Strdoza (9) vs (10) Shart Strdoza wants to control but Shart is keeping him busy. Strdoza tries to advance to mount but Shart denies him.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Strdoza wants to control but Shart is keeping him busy. Shart is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Strdoza off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Strdoza (9) vs (14) Shart I really don't envy Strdoza right now.
Shart patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Shart trying to control. Strdoza is in bad spot here.
Shart is looking for the choke from the back position but Strdoza is controlling his hands well. Strdoza tries to roll but Shart sticks to his back.
Shart wants to control but Strdoza is keeping busy.
Shart is looking for the choke from the back position but Strdoza is controlling his hands well.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shart is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Shart has the hooks in. Strdoza is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Shart is looking to control Strdoza but Strdoza is wriggling around and keeping busy. Shart doesn't have the hooks in and Strdoza manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Strdoza (11) vs (14) Shart Shart keeping moving, preventing Strdoza from controlling successfully. Shart is adopting a defensive guard. Strdoza stands and throws Shart's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Strdoza (14) vs (14) Shart Strdoza tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Shart is trying to improve his position.
Strdoza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Strdoza trying to control the position but Shart is working away. Shart is looking for a sweep.
Strdoza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shart is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Shart is looking for a sweep. Shart prevents Strdoza from improving position. You can see the frustration on Shart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Shart is looking to regain half guard here but Strdoza keeps moving and retains side control.
Strdoza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Shart struggling a bit here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Shart is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Strdoza off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Strdoza (14) vs (18) Shart Shart is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Shart has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Strdoza has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Strdoza is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Strdoza breaks Shart's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Strdoza (16) vs (18) Shart
Shart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strdoza is aware though and is defending well. Strdoza tries to free his leg and advance position but Shart is retaining full guard.
Shart is looking for a triangle but Strdoza pushes his legs off easily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strdoza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strdoza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shart has his foot on Strdoza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strdoza works his way back into a safe position though.
Shart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shart looking for a sweep. Not yet Shart, not yet. Strdoza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Strdoza wants to control from the top but Shart keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight! Shart wins on points by 18 to 16. Rumsfeld Shart took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Huntington New Age Wellness Community for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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