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GFY 94 - I should buy flowers 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 32 wins and 36 losses; Ceferino Garcia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 26 losses; Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Strdoza in a clinch.
Strdoza is working for takedown but Garcia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garcia ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Strdoza won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Strdoza trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia managing to control the position.
Garcia trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Strdoza preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strdoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Strdoza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Strdoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia managing to control the position.
Strdoza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Strdoza preventing the sweep.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Strdoza wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Strdoza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia 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.
Garcia looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia has Strdoza pulled in close to control his posture.
Garcia continues to stall.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Strdoza preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Strdoza drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Strdoza off! Strdoza jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Garcia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Strdoza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Strdoza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garcia has his hands on Strdoza's head, controlling the position.
Strdoza 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 Strdoza from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza postures up.
Strdoza being controlled here momentarily.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strdoza is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Strdoza off! Strdoza jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strdoza stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (3) Strdoza
Strdoza advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Garcia (0) vs (5) Strdoza
Garcia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Garcia tries to roll over but Strdoza keeps him under control.
Strdoza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garcia! Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (8) Strdoza
Strdoza wants to finish this one by submission but Garcia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Strdoza.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia wants to control but Strdoza is having none of it.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Strdoza looking to secure an arm triangle but Garcia defends it well.
Garcia can't escape the position.
Garcia tries to hold on but Strdoza pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Strdoza.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garcia is squirming around, avoiding Strdoza's attempts to control the action.
Strdoza fails to move to back control.
Strdoza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Garcia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Strdoza trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Strdoza keeps moving and retains side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half 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.
Garcia controlling the position for now.
Strdoza seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
Strdoza is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Strdoza is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Strdoza wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
Strdoza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strdoza is working away from the top position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia is just riding it out for now. Strdoza eventually gives up the hold.
Strdoza is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garcia tries to roll over but Strdoza keeps him under control.
Garcia is positioning himself well to prevent Strdoza advancing to mount.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Strdoza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia is just riding it out for now. Strdoza eventually gives up the hold.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia is trying to keep Strdoza in close.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Strdoza tries to pass.
Strdoza keeps trying to improve his position.
Garcia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Garcia trying to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (11) Strdoza
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia is not content to let Strdoza control the position.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
Strdoza is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
Strdoza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Strdoza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Strdoza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strdoza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Strdoza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strdoza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strdoza tries for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcia is trying to control Strdoza's posture but Strdoza avoids it.
Strdoza advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Garcia (0) vs (13) Strdoza
Strdoza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Garcia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Garcia is trying to control Strdoza's posture but Strdoza avoids it.
Strdoza laying and praying for a moment but Garcia takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Strdoza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Strdoza prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Strdoza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strdoza is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Strdoza wins on points by 13 to 0.
A very excited looking Chad Strdoza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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