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GFY 102 Wear What You Dig 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 20 wins and 20 losses; Julián Cicerón! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 28 losses; Trip Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fontaine has closed the distance and engaged Cicerón in a clinch.
Cicerón is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cicerón has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fontaine regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cicerón (2) vs (0) Fontaine
Fontaine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cicerón is aware though and is defending well.
Fontaine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cicerón is one step ahead there.
Fontaine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cicerón got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fontaine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cicerón has managed to get both his arms back between Fontaine's legs - danger averted.
Cicerón controlling from the top position.
Fontaine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicerón slips nicely into half guard.
Fontaine is looking for a sweep. Cicerón is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fontaine is trying to control but Cicerón passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Cicerón (5) vs (0) Fontaine
Fontaine struggling a bit here.
Cicerón slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cicerón wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cicerón content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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 control Cicerón's posture but Cicerón avoids it.
Fontaine is being controlled here.
Fontaine is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón trying to control the action but Fontaine is working from the bottom.
Fontaine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fontaine keeps trying to improve his position.
Fontaine struggling a bit here.
Fontaine tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cicerón with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fontaine tries to get to full guard but Cicerón has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Cicerón's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fontaine actively working from the bottom here.
Fontaine tries to roll over but Cicerón keeps him under control.
Fontaine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine has a hand on Cicerón's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cicerón takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Cicerón (8) vs (0) Fontaine
Fontaine sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cicerón passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Cicerón (11) vs (0) Fontaine
Cicerón controlling the position from side mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine is looking for a sweep.
Cicerón happy to just control the position for now.
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.
Cicerón has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón trying to control the position but Fontaine is working away.
You can see the frustration on Fontaine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fontaine is letting Cicerón control him for a moment.
Fontaine tries to improve position but can't.
Cicerón wants to control but Fontaine is keeping him busy.
Fontaine is looking to reverse the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón wants to control but Fontaine is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Fontaine's face as Cicerón controls the position.
Fontaine is looking to reverse the position.
Cicerón takes a little break here. Fontaine wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fontaine is trying to control Cicerón's posture but Cicerón avoids it.
Fontaine is trying to escape the position but Cicerón is controlling the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine sneaks back into half guard.
Fontaine is trying to control but can't.
Fontaine wants to improve his position but Cicerón is controlling well.
Fontaine trying to hold on to Cicerón's head to control him but Cicerón postures up.
Cicerón prevents Fontaine from improving his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine actively working from the bottom here.
Cicerón passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cicerón (14) vs (0) Fontaine
Cicerón controlling from mount.
Cicerón works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Cicerón (17) vs (0) Fontaine
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón controls the position.
Fontaine is in bad spot here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cicerón controlling the positon.
Cicerón is not going to allow Fontaine to sit and survive in this position.
Cicerón really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fontaine.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine rolls, trying to escape but Cicerón keeps control of the position.
Cicerón controls the action.
Fontaine is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fontaine is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cicerón gets his way!
Fontaine trying to control but not successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine tries to break free.
Cicerón really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fontaine.
Fontaine trying to control the hands but Cicerón breaks the grip.
Cicerón slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón 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 tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cicerón really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fontaine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cicerón takes the fight on points by 17 to 0. |
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