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GFY 96 - With you I'm not shy 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 117 wins and 53 losses; Pacer Dalton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 25 losses; Trip Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Fontaine rushes Dalton and presses him up against the ropes.
Fontaine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dalton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dalton (2) vs (0) Fontaine
Fontaine trying to control but Dalton postures up.
Dalton is controlling the pace.
Dalton passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (5) vs (0) Fontaine
Dalton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontaine is squirming around, avoiding Dalton's attempts to control the action.
Fontaine is looking to improve his position but Dalton isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton 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 seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fontaine for as long as he can get away with.
Fontaine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dalton trying to control but Fontaine is having none of it.
Fontaine tries to reverse the position but Dalton maintains control.
Dalton controlling from the full mount.
Dalton looking to control but Fontaine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fontaine tries to hold on but Dalton pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to control the pace but Fontaine is squirming around nicely.
Fontaine regains half guard.
Dalton stalling.
Fontaine has his hands clasped together around Dalton's back. He's all about the action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fontaine is trying to maintain the position but Dalton is very close to passing his half guard.
Dalton not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (8) vs (0) Fontaine
Fontaine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dalton controlling the position easily from mount.
Fontaine regains half guard.
Fontaine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dalton is working away from the top position though.
Dalton is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dalton wants to pass to mount but Fontaine is defending the position.
Dalton controlling the action here.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is thwarting Fontaine's attempts to control the position.
Dalton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fontaine is trying to control but can't.
Dalton is keen to just control but Fontaine is a slippery customer.
Dalton passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (11) vs (0) Fontaine
Fontaine wants to control but Dalton is having none of it.
Fontaine is trying to escape the mount.
Fontaine is squirming around, avoiding Dalton's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dalton avoids the attempt from Fontaine to control.
Dalton with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dalton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fontaine is trying desperately to improve position.
Dalton fails to take his opponent's back.
Fontaine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fontaine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dalton trying to control but Fontaine is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dalton pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dalton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fontaine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Dalton fails to take his opponent's back.
Dalton controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looking to control but Fontaine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fontaine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Fontaine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fontaine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (11) vs (2) Fontaine
Fontaine slips nicely into half guard.
Fontaine is trying to control the action in half guard but Dalton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dalton wants to improve his position but Fontaine is controlling well.
Fontaine 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.
Dalton is not content to let Fontaine control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dalton controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dalton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dalton wants to control but Fontaine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fontaine wants to pass the guard but Dalton is defending well.
Dalton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dalton trying to control here.
Fontaine trying to mount his opponent but Dalton defends it.
Dalton controlling the position for now.
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.
Fontaine wants to work for an arm triangle but Dalton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fontaine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dalton keeps working.
Dalton holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dalton is looking to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is controlling Fontaine's trapped leg to prevent Fontaine from advancing to side control.
Dalton trying to control here.
Fontaine performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dalton won't allow Fontaine to pass to mount.
Fontaine is trying to control the action in half guard but Dalton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dalton is looking for a sweep. Fontaine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fontaine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dalton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dalton.
Dalton looking to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is pulling down on Fontaine's head to control his posture.
Fontaine controlling from the top position.
Dalton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fontaine postures up.
Dalton keeping full guard, as Fontaine tries to pass.
Dalton wants to sweep but no luck.
Dalton 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: Dalton (13) vs (2) Fontaine
Dalton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (16) vs (2) Fontaine
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dalton wants to free his trapped foot but Fontaine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dalton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fontaine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dalton slows the pace down in half guard.
Fontaine keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dalton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fontaine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine wants to control but Dalton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fontaine is positioning himself well to prevent Dalton advancing to mount.
Dalton wants to advance to full mount but Fontaine doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
Fontaine trying to keep a closed guard but Dalton is proving a slippery customer.
Dalton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fontaine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fontaine keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass.
Dalton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to advance position but Fontaine won't allow it.
Dalton slows the pace down in half guard.
Dalton trying to mount his opponent but Fontaine defends it.
Dalton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fontaine is looking to improve his position.
Fontaine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fontaine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton trying to control but Fontaine is working from the bottom.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fontaine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton takes the fight on points by 16 to 2.
A relieved looking Pacer Dalton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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