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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 119 wins and 57 losses; Pacer Dalton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 74 wins and 58 losses; Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hughes stuffs the takedown attempt from Dalton. Dalton gets slowly back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dalton enables Hughes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dalton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dalton (0) vs (2) Hughes
Hughes being controlled here momentarily.
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.
Dalton wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Dalton is controlling Hughes's posture.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Dalton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hughes trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dalton controlling Hughes's posture.
Dalton wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Dalton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton seems keen to control Hughes's posture.
Dalton wants to sweep but no luck.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dalton looking for a sweep. Not yet Dalton, not yet.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Dalton pulls Hughes in close to his closed guard and prevents Hughes from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Dalton trying to control the position.
Dalton is pulling down on Hughes's head to control his posture.
Dalton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Dalton trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 (2) vs (2) Hughes
Dalton wants to free his trapped foot but Hughes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hughes is staying active underneath Dalton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dalton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dalton wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Hughes is defending well.
Dalton is trying to control. Hughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hughes won't allow Dalton to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dalton in particular looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dalton prevents Hughes from improving his position.
Dalton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughes on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hughes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dalton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (2) vs (4) Hughes
Dalton pulls Hughes in close to prevent any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dalton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dalton is pulling down on Hughes's head. It's preventing any offense from Hughes, at least for the moment.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dalton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dalton trying to control the position.
Dalton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dalton continues to stall.
Dalton controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton 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.
Dalton is trying to keep Hughes in close.
Dalton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hughes has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (2) vs (7) Hughes
Dalton can't do much from the bottom here.
Hughes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hughes tries for a kimura but Dalton is defending well.
Dalton is trying to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dalton struggling a bit here.
Hughes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hughes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dalton is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.
Dalton is trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Dalton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Dalton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton struggling a bit here.
Dalton tries to improve position but can't.
Hughes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dalton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dalton struggling a bit here.
Dalton is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dalton can't do much from the bottom here.
Dalton is looking to regain half guard here but Hughes keeps moving and retains side control.
Dalton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dalton trying to control but Hughes postures up.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Dalton is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hughes prevents Dalton from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dalton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dalton looking for a sweep. Not yet Dalton, not yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Dalton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dalton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hughes manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dalton (4) vs (7) Hughes
Hughes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dalton defends it easily.
Dalton is stalling in the full guard.
Dalton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Hughes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dalton stays in close to Hughes's body and controls the position.
Hughes working a defensive guard here.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Dalton stays in close to Hughes's body and controls the position.
Dalton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hughes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dalton has managed to get both his arms back between Hughes's legs - danger averted.
Dalton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hughes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dalton has managed to get both his arms back between Hughes's legs - danger averted.
Hughes being controlled here, momentarily.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
Dalton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dalton tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dalton trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dalton is one step ahead there.
Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hughes wins on points by 7 to 4. |
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