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GFY 93 - The Doorbell of Love 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 116 wins and 51 losses; Pacer Dalton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 11 losses; Tubbs Singleton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Singleton dives in and scores a takedown into Dalton's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dalton (0) vs (2) Singleton
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Singleton has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Singleton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dalton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dalton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dalton 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.
Dalton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Singleton is now in half guard.
Singleton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (0) vs (5) Singleton
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton can't escape the position.
Singleton controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Singleton 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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to improve his position but Singleton isn't that keen on the idea.
Singleton controlling his opponent.
Singleton avoids the attempt from Dalton to control.
Dalton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Singleton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dalton tries to hold on but Singleton pushes him away.
Singleton controlling the pace for now.
Dalton tries to lock up and control but Singleton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singleton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dalton wants to control but Singleton is having none of it.
Dalton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Singleton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dalton is looking to get to half guard.
Singleton wants to control the pace but Dalton is squirming around nicely.
Dalton wants to control but Singleton is having none of it.
Singleton tries to control but Dalton wriggling away.
Dalton is trying desperately to improve position.
Dalton wants to hold on but Singleton pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singleton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dalton tries to reverse the position but Singleton maintains control.
Dalton wants to control but Singleton is having none of it.
Singleton trying to control but Dalton is having none of it.
Dalton is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Beating a Dead Horse to Death Again, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Singleton prevents Dalton from getting the reversal.
Singleton controlling his opponent.
Dalton tries to lock up and control but Singleton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dalton is trying to reverse the position but instead Singleton has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Dalton (0) vs (8) Singleton
Dalton is in bad spot here.
Dalton is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singleton just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Singleton.
Dalton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Singleton trying to control the pace.
Singleton wants to pass to mount but Dalton is defending the position.
Dalton controlling the position well.
Dalton wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Singleton trying to mount his opponent but Dalton defends it.
Dalton trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Singleton manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (0) vs (11) Singleton
Singleton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dalton tries to hold on but Singleton pushes him away.
Dalton is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dalton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dalton looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Dalton (0) vs (14) Singleton
Dalton rolls, trying to escape but Singleton keeps control of the position.
Well, with Singleton on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Dalton is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Singleton has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dalton's body.
I really don't envy Dalton right now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dalton tries to escape but Singleton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Singleton controls the action.
Dalton tries to escape but Singleton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Singleton trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dalton doesn't escape.
Singleton keeps control of the position as Dalton tries to break free.
Dalton trying to control the action but Singleton just sinks the hooks in.
Dalton is in bad spot here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Dalton right now.
Dalton wants to control his opponent's hands but Singleton gets his hands free.
Dalton is really stuck here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Singleton's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Singleton controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to control his opponent's hands but Singleton gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Dalton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Singleton biding his time, looking for the opening.
Dalton just trying to survive but Singleton is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Singleton controls the action.
Singleton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Singleton.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Will Singleton go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dalton tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Singleton controlling the positon.
Singleton keeps control of the position as Dalton tries to break free.
Singleton trying to control momentarily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dalton can't escape the position.
Singleton has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dalton's body.
Dalton tries to break free.
Will Singleton go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dalton wants to escape the position.
Dalton just trying to survive but Singleton is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dalton breaks Singleton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (2) vs (14) Singleton
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Singleton looking to control.
Singleton pulls Dalton in close to his closed guard and prevents Dalton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dalton is looking to advance position but Singleton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dalton (2) vs (18) Singleton
Singleton moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Dalton (2) vs (21) Singleton
Singleton not allowing Dalton to control his hands.
I would not like to be Dalton right now.
Singleton controlling well, preventing Dalton from escaping the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Singleton.
Dalton tries to break free.
Dalton is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Singleton.
Singleton is hanging on to Dalton's back as he tries to escape.
Singleton controls the position.
Singleton keeps control of the position as Dalton tries to break free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Dalton is really stuck here.
Singleton is riding his opponent, not letting Dalton buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singleton not allowing Dalton to control his hands.
Singleton is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Singleton wins on points by 21 to 2.
After winning the bout, Tubbs Singleton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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