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GFY 99 - Christmas music SUCKS 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 17 wins and 23 losses; Trace Mack! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 82 wins and 28 losses; Rumsfeld Shart!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mack drives through with a takedown into Shart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mack (2) vs (0) Shart
Mack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mack advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mack (5) vs (0) Shart
Shart tries to improve position but can't.
Mack tries for a kimura but Shart is defending well.
What's Shart going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Mack wants to control but Shart is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shart keeps Mack under control for a moment.
Mack tries to move to mount but Shart blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is trying to get an arm triangle but Shart is defending well.
Shart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shart is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mack's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shart works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shart is trying to keep Mack in close.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Shart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to free his leg and advance position but Shart is retaining full guard.
Shart working a defensive guard 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.
Mack works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mack is thwarting Shart's attempts to control the position.
Shart felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mack prevents Shart from improving his position.
Shart gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shart keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Mack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shart 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: Mack (5) vs (2) Shart
Shart trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack is trying to maintain the position but Shart is very close to passing his half guard.
Shart is keen to just control but Mack is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mack is just riding it out for now. Shart eventually gives up the hold.
Shart is trying to control the action in half guard but Mack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mack trying to control here.
Mack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shart trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shart controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mack looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shart has picked Mack up and slammed him! Mack can't keep hold of the triangle and Shart manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mack (5) vs (5) Shart
Shart moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mack (5) vs (7) Shart
Shart is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mack is surviving well by controlling Shart's body position as best he can.
Mack tries to lock up and control but Shart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shart has control of Mack's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mack regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Shart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mack is squirming around, avoiding Shart's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to control but Shart is having none of it.
Shart controlling the pace for now.
Shart working for a guillotine from mount but Mack is in no mood to give up.
Shart content just to control the position here.
Mack tries to lock up and control but Shart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shart goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mack is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mack (7) vs (7) Shart
Shart keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Shart can't keep his opponent in guard - Mack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shart works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shart working for a triangle but Mack defends it easily.
Shart can't keep his opponent in guard - Mack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shart trying to hold on to Mack's head to control him but Mack postures up.
Mack frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Mack (10) vs (7) Shart
Mack wants to take Shart's back but he can't do it this time.
Shart is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shart is squirming around, avoiding Mack's attempts to control the action.
Shart holds on to Mack as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Shart gets back to half guard.
Shart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mack wants to control but Shart is keeping him busy.
Mack moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mack (13) vs (7) Shart
Mack advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mack (15) vs (7) Shart
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shart tries to hold on but Mack pushes him away.
Shart regains half guard.
Mack is stalling here. Shart is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mack seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Shart has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mack (15) vs (11) Shart
Shart working away.
Shart wants to control but Mack is keeping him busy.
Mack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shart wants to control but Mack is keeping him busy.
Mack prevents Shart from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Mack's face as Shart controls the position.
Shart trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shart advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mack (15) vs (13) Shart
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shart trying to control but Mack is having none of it.
Shart is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mack has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mack! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mack (17) vs (13) Shart
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack takes the fight on points by 17 to 13.
In defeat, Rumsfeld Shart stepped up to the mic, saying 'You either win or you learn, this time I learned... Ossss'. |
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