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GFY 97 - Nice haircut bro! 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 34 wins and 42 losses; Domingo The Flamingo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 37 losses; Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Wiener gets a clinch.
Wiener tries to pull guard but The Flamingo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Wiener drops back down to his feet.
The Flamingo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: The Flamingo (2) vs (0) Wiener
The Flamingo is looking to advance position but Wiener won't allow it.
Wiener gets full guard.
Wiener 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: The Flamingo (2) vs (2) Wiener
The Flamingo tries to roll over but Wiener keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Flamingo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Flamingo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener trying to control the position from guard on top but The Flamingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Flamingo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Flamingo controls Wiener momentarily but Wiener frees himself.
Wiener stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Flamingo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Flamingo keeping moving, preventing Wiener from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Flamingo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wiener trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
The Flamingo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Flamingo keeping moving, preventing Wiener from controlling successfully.
Wiener being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo is trying to keep Wiener in close.
Wiener must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wiener looking to pass the guard.
The Flamingo wants to sweep but no luck.
The Flamingo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wiener's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: The Flamingo (4) vs (2) Wiener
Wiener is trying to control the position but The Flamingo postures up.
Wiener pulls The Flamingo in close to prevent any damage.
The Flamingo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiener is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wiener is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Flamingo is aware though and is defending well.
The Flamingo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Flamingo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wiener is adopting a defensive guard.
Wiener looking for a guillotine here but The Flamingo defends easily.
The Flamingo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wiener manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Flamingo has Wiener in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: The Flamingo (4) vs (4) Wiener
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wiener gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wiener stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Flamingo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wiener trying to control but The Flamingo is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo 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: The Flamingo (6) vs (4) Wiener
The Flamingo is looking for a kimura here.
Wiener tries to roll over but The Flamingo keeps him under control.
Wiener is looking to control The Flamingo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wiener avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo is looking to take a break and control but Wiener is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wiener can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wiener is defending against the submission attempts here by The Flamingo.
The Flamingo is trying to control the action in half guard but Wiener is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Flamingo wants to pass the guard but Wiener is defending well.
The Flamingo seems to be working for a kimura but Wiener defends the submission attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo is looking to take a break and control but Wiener is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Flamingo in particular looking to stall.
Wiener is trying to get back to full guard.
The Flamingo wants to take a breather but Wiener is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wiener is trying to maintain the position but The Flamingo is very close to passing his half guard.
The Flamingo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: The Flamingo (9) vs (4) Wiener
The Flamingo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wiener has worked his arm free - good work by Wiener!
Wiener is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Flamingo happy to just control the position for now.
Wiener is trying to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wiener tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Flamingo is trying to get an arm triangle but Wiener is defending well.
Wiener is looking for a sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wiener keeps working.
The Flamingo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wiener is looking to regain half guard here but The Flamingo keeps moving and retains side control.
Wiener wants to control but The Flamingo postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wiener is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wiener keeps trying to improve his position.
The Flamingo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wiener will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wiener wants to control but The Flamingo postures up.
Wiener is not content to let The Flamingo control the position.
Wiener wants to control but The Flamingo postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo taking a breather here.
Wiener is trying to improve his position.
Wiener stops The Flamingo from passing to mount.
The Flamingo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wiener is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Flamingo trying to control the action but Wiener is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: The Flamingo (11) vs (4) Wiener
The Flamingo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Flamingo looking to control but Wiener is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Flamingo takes the fight on points by 11 to 4.
Our winner, Domingo The Flamingo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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