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GFY 76 - I got a Ween tattoo 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 2 wins and 7 losses; Kael Gardener! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 33 losses; Nate Pawn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gardener tries to keep at a distance but Pawn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pawn is pressed up against the ropes. Gardener has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pawn down to the mat. Pawn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gardener 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.
Gardener closes the distance and clinches.
Gardener tries to pull guard but Pawn forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Gardener decides to pull guard.
Pawn preventing the sweep.
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.
Gardener has control of Pawn's left arm, preventing Pawn from doing any damage.
Pawn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardener is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gardener (2) vs (0) Pawn
Gardener trying to control the pace.
Pawn is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardener wants to advance to full mount but Pawn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pawn keeping full guard, as Gardener tries to pass.
Gardener slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pawn looking to control.
Gardener wants to pass the guard but Pawn is keeping the position.
Pawn is trying to control the position but Gardener postures up.
Gardener slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pawn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gardener tries to free his leg and advance position but Pawn is retaining full guard.
Pawn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gardener is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pawn managing to control the position.
Gardener controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pawn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardener looking to pass the guard.
Pawn controls Gardener momentarily but Gardener frees himself.
Gardener trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pawn trying to control the position.
Gardener controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pawn keeping full guard, as Gardener tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardener looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gardener postures up.
Gardener's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gardener continues to stall.
Gardener won't allow Pawn to sweep him here.
Gardener postures up.
Gardener trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pawn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gardener (2) vs (2) Pawn
Pawn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gardener is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gardener seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pawn wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
Pawn being controlled here momentarily.
Pawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pawn trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
Gardener has control of Pawn's left arm, preventing Pawn from doing any damage.
Gardener keeping moving, preventing Pawn from controlling successfully.
Gardener looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
More hug and hope from Gardener.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pawn wants to control from the top but Gardener keeps moving.
Gardener is trying to hold Pawn in close to prevent damage but Pawn has managed to pass into half guard.
Pawn prevents Gardener from improving his position.
Gardener is refusing to be controlled, as Pawn sits in half guard.
Gardener is trying to maintain the position but Pawn is very close to passing his half guard.
Gardener controlling the position for now.
Gardener is refusing to be controlled, as Pawn sits in half guard.
Pawn wants to pass to mount but Gardener is defending the position.
Pawn wants to work for an arm triangle but Gardener is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gardener is holding on to half guard well.
Gardener has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gardener regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gardener has Pawn pulled in close to control his posture.
Pawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gardener pulls Pawn in close to prevent any damage.
Gardener's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pawn looking to pass the guard.
Gardener managing to control the position.
Pawn wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
Pawn drops back looking for a leg! Gardener is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gardener manages to kick Pawn off! Pawn jumps back into Gardener's guard.
Gardener seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pawn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gardener managing to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gardener tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardener trying to control the position.
Pawn wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
Gardener is pulling down on Pawn's head to control his posture.
Pawn drops back looking for a leg! Gardener is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gardener manages to kick Pawn off! Pawn jumps back into Gardener's guard.
Pawn drops back looking for a leg! Gardener is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gardener manages to kick Pawn off! Pawn jumps back into Gardener's guard.
Gardener pulls Pawn in close to prevent any damage.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gardener.
Gardener is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gardener keeping moving, preventing Pawn from controlling successfully.
Gardener seems keen to control Pawn's posture.
Pawn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pawn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gardener is keeping the position for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pawn drops back looking for a leg! Gardener is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gardener manages to kick Pawn off! Pawn jumps back into Gardener's guard.
Gardener wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gardener wants to sweep but no luck.
Gardener looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Further stalling from Gardener.
Pawn looking to pass the guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gardener has control of Pawn's left arm, preventing Pawn from doing any damage.
Pawn wants to control from the top but Gardener keeps moving.
Gardener controlling Pawn's posture.
Pawn trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
Gardener seems keen to control Pawn's posture.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Gardener is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pawn looking to pass the guard.
Pawn wants to control from the top but Gardener keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gardener holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardener looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardener, not yet.
Gardener is controlling Pawn's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Pawn gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Pawn wins on points by 3 to 2. |
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