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GFY 105 I expected a warning 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 37 wins and 41 losses; Ceferino Garcia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 121 wins and 58 losses; Pacer Dalton! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. Dalton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side. Dalton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dalton somewhat. Garcia drives through and clinches with Dalton against the ropes.
Garcia stops a takedown attempt from Dalton.
Ceferino Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pacer Dalton. Garcia is pressed up against the ropes. Dalton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dalton. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Garcia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Dalton pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garcia tries to get to full guard but Dalton has control of the leg. Garcia is pressing down on Dalton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Garcia keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Garcia 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. Garcia has his hands on Dalton's head, controlling the position. Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dalton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Dalton is pushing down on Garcia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia is fighting to maintain full guard but Dalton has managed to sneak the leg through. Dalton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dalton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dalton is working away from the top position though. Dalton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Garcia is looking for a sweep. Dalton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Garcia is working hard here to advance position. Dalton trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well. Garcia tries to get to full guard but Dalton has control of the leg. Dalton not doing much here.
Garcia tries to roll over but Dalton keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dalton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Dalton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (3) Dalton Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't. Dalton content just to control the position here. Garcia wants to control but Dalton is having none of it. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Dalton fails to take his opponent's back. Garcia is trying desperately to improve position. Dalton controlling the position easily from mount. Dalton avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia is looking to improve his position but Dalton isn't that keen on the idea. Dalton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape. Dalton controlling the position easily from mount. Dalton avoids the attempt from Garcia to control. Dalton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape. Garcia wants to control but Dalton is having none of it. Dalton controlling the position easily from mount. Dalton tries to control but Garcia wriggling away. 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 five minutes gone in the round. Garcia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Dalton sits in half guard. Dalton is figuring out what he wants to do next. Dalton is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now. Garcia is looking to control Dalton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted? Dalton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dalton is working away from the top position though. Garcia is looking for a sweep. Dalton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Dalton wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position. Dalton wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Dalton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Dalton is very close to passing his half guard. Dalton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (6) Dalton Dalton looking to control and managing it successfully. Dalton trying to control but he's not successful this time. Garcia regains half guard. Dalton trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away. Dalton is taking a breather. Garcia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Dalton is very close to passing his half guard. Still in half guard, Dalton seems content to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Garcia won't allow Dalton to pass to mount. Dalton trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom. Dalton stalling. Dalton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working. Dalton wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position. Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Dalton is controlling the pace.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Dalton is controlling well.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Dalton wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs. Garcia keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Garcia is staying active underneath Dalton, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Garcia gets back to full guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully. Dalton showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Garcia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Garcia 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. Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck. Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Garcia keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass. Dalton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Garcia wants to sweep here but Dalton controlling him for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass. Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Dalton won't allow Garcia to sweep him here. Garcia has control of Dalton's left arm, preventing Dalton from doing any damage. Dalton wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving. Dalton looking to pass the guard. Dalton trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom. Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Dalton is proving a slippery customer.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Dalton trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom. Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dalton is one step ahead there. Dalton controls from within his opponent's guard. Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dalton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Dalton looking to pass the guard. Dalton is fighting to break Garcia's control of his arms but Garcia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Dalton is stalling in the full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Garcia keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass. Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia is really struggling to control Dalton but he's trying to hold on to the position. Dalton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia's guard. Garcia is trying to get back to full guard. Dalton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Garcia wants to improve his position but Dalton is controlling well.
Dalton not doing much here.
Dalton wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position. Garcia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dalton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dalton's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Garcia (4) vs (6) Dalton
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Dalton controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Dalton is really stuck here.
Garcia wants to control but Dalton is keeping busy. Dalton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. Dalton tries to escape but Garcia has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Dalton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Dalton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Garcia controls the position. Dalton can't escape the position.
Garcia has good solid back control here. Dalton just trying to survive but Garcia is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. I really don't envy Dalton right now.
Dalton trying to control the position but Garcia manages to sink in the hooks. Dalton turns into Garcia and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (4) vs (8) Dalton Dalton postures up.
Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dalton looking to pass the guard. Dalton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Garcia trying to control the position.
Dalton looking to pass the guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Garcia pulls Dalton in to control the position. Garcia keeping moving, preventing Dalton from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight! Dalton wins on points by 8 to 4. An out of breath Pacer Dalton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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