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GFY 77 - Plz esign that thing 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 8 losses; Kael Gardener! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 25 losses; Red Hestler!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gardener closes the distance and pushes Hestler back into the ropes.
Gardener pulls guard.
Gardener wants to sweep but no luck.
Gardener is working hard here to advance position.
Gardener is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gardener trying to control the position.
Gardener looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardener, not yet.
Hestler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardener controls Hestler momentarily but Hestler frees himself.
Hestler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gardener looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardener, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardener looking to control.
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.
Hestler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gardener controlling the position.
Hestler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gardener seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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 is pulling down on Hestler's head to control his posture.
Hestler stays in close to Gardener's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Hestler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hestler wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
Hestler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gardener looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hestler is one step ahead there.
Hestler stays in close to Gardener's body and controls the position.
Gardener looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gardener is trying to keep Hestler in close.
Gardener looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hestler wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gardener pulls Hestler in close to prevent any damage.
Gardener looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hestler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hestler controlling from the top position.
Gardener looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardener, not yet.
Gardener is trying to keep Hestler in close.
Hestler content to stall in guard here.
Hestler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gardener swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hestler is fighting to break Gardener's control of his arms but Gardener is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gardener not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hestler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gardener looking to control.
Hestler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gardener is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hestler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hestler wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
Gardener wants to sweep but no luck.
Hestler wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
Hestler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gardener is trying to keep Hestler in close.
Hestler 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.
Gardener wants to sweep but no luck.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gardener is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Hestler postures up.
Hestler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gardener swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gardener trying to control the position.
Hestler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hestler being controlled here momentarily.
Gardener is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hestler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gardener is keeping the position for now.
Gardener controls Hestler momentarily but Hestler frees himself.
Gardener is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hestler trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
Gardener working a defensive guard here.
Hestler slips nicely into half guard.
Hestler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gardener is trying to control but can't.
Gardener moves into full guard.
Hestler trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
Gardener working a defensive guard here.
Hestler passes Gardener's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hestler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hestler wants to control but Gardener is keeping him busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hestler is looking to advance position but Gardener won't allow it.
Hestler wants to control but Gardener is keeping him busy.
Gardener trying to control but Hestler postures up.
Gardener wants to get back to full guard.
Hestler controlling the action here.
Hestler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gardener knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gardener is trying to control but can't.
Hestler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gardener is trying to control but can't.
Hestler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gardener tries to get to full guard but Hestler has control of the leg.
Hestler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hestler prevents Gardener from improving his position.
Hestler controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hestler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Hestler.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Hestler.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gardener manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hestler tries to free his leg and advance position but Gardener is retaining full guard.
Gardener pulls Hestler in close to prevent any damage.
Gardener being controlled here, momentarily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hestler postures up.
Hestler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hestler preventing the sweep.
Hestler postures up.
Hestler preventing the sweep.
Gardener working a defensive guard here.
Hestler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gardener looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hestler is one step ahead there.
Gardener can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hestler controls the pace.
Gardener looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardener, not yet.
Hestler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gardener is trying to control the position but Hestler postures up.
Gardener is pulling down on Hestler's head. It's preventing any offense from Hestler, at least for the moment.
Gardener controls Hestler momentarily but Hestler frees himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hestler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 full guard, as Hestler tries to pass.
Gardener is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hestler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardener is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Gardener is heads and Hestler is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Hestler wins on points by 1 to 0.
An out of breath and clearly excited Red Hestler thanked The Huntington New Age Wellness Community for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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