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GFY 86 - Liar or giant dork 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 12 wins and 16 losses; Trace Mack! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 30 losses; Ceferino Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mack.
Mack dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Mack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trace Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia jumps guard.
Garcia has Mack pulled in close to control his posture.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mack is really struggling to control Garcia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia controls Mack momentarily but Mack frees himself.
Mack trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mack trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mack haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia controlling Mack's posture.
Garcia is continuing to stall.
Garcia controls Mack momentarily but Mack frees himself.
Garcia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mack won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack postures up.
Mack is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mack wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Mack is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mack stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia has his hands on Mack's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mack wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia has control of Mack's left arm, preventing Mack from doing any damage.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Garcia is trying to keep Mack in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mack (0) vs (2) Garcia
Garcia postures up.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mack looking to control.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Mack keeps moving.
Garcia is stalling in the full guard.
Garcia is fighting to break Mack's control of his arms but Mack is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mack is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mack being controlled here, momentarily.
Garcia pushing down on Mack's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mack.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mack working a defensive guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mack 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.
Mack working a defensive guard here.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mack (2) vs (2) Garcia
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia is pulling down on Mack's head to control his posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Garcia is trying to keep Mack in close.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Mack wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Mack stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mack trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mack (2) vs (4) Garcia
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mack (4) vs (4) Garcia
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Mack controlling him for the moment.
Mack controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Garcia controls Mack momentarily but Mack frees himself.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia seems keen to control Mack's posture.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Mack wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Well,Mack is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Garcia has control of Mack's left arm, preventing Mack from doing any damage.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garcia controls Mack momentarily but Mack frees himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia controls Mack momentarily but Mack frees himself.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mack postures up.
Mack trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
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.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Mack is proving a slippery customer.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Mack postures up.
Garcia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mack trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Mack postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mack won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Mack gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Mack takes the fight on points by 5 to 4. |
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