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GFY 121 Belts are for suckers 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 44 wins and 40 losses; Uncle Abner! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 33 losses; Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Abner clinches up with Strdoza and pushes him back against the ropes.
Abner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Strdoza clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Abner (4) vs (0) Strdoza
Strdoza staying busy and making it hard for Abner to control.
Strdoza is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Abner.
Strdoza is trying to break free.
Abner is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Strdoza has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Abner is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Strdoza defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Strdoza prevents Abner from getting a body triangle.
Abner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner working for a choke but Strdoza is defending well.
Strdoza manages to reverse the position and now he's in Abner's guard. Nice work there by Strdoza.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (4) vs (2) Strdoza
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza looking to sit in guard and control but Abner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (6) vs (2) Strdoza
Abner is stalling in the full guard.
Strdoza keeping moving, preventing Abner from controlling successfully.
Abner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strdoza is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner trying to control the position from guard on top but Strdoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strdoza looking for a guillotine here but Abner defends easily.
Strdoza 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: Abner (6) vs (4) Strdoza
Strdoza moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Abner (6) vs (7) Strdoza
Strdoza tries for a kimura but Abner is defending well.
Strdoza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Abner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Abner is working hard here to advance position.
Strdoza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strdoza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abner is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Abner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Strdoza swings around for an armbar but Abner sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Strdoza's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (8) vs (7) Strdoza
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Strdoza keeping full guard, as Abner tries to pass.
Strdoza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abner defends well.
Abner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abner'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.
Abner looking to sit in guard and control but Strdoza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (8) vs (9) Strdoza
Abner 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.
Strdoza looking to pass the guard.
Strdoza wants to control from the top but Abner keeps moving.
Abner pulls Strdoza in close to prevent any damage.
Strdoza stopping the sweep attempt from Abner.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abner keeping full guard, as Strdoza tries to pass.
Abner pulls Strdoza in close to his closed guard and prevents Strdoza from doing any damage or advancing position.
Strdoza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Strdoza advances to half guard.
Strdoza is working for a kimura but Abner is defending it quite comfortably.
Strdoza tries to pass to full mount but Abner defends it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abner trying to control from the bottom.
Abner gets full guard.
Strdoza wants to pass the guard but Abner is keeping the position.
Abner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strdoza drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abner dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (10) vs (9) Strdoza
Abner passes Strdoza's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abner wants to control but Strdoza is keeping him busy.
Strdoza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Abner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Abner trying to control but Strdoza is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Beating a Dead Horse to Death Again inform us that Strdoza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Strdoza has his foot on Abner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abner works his way back into a safe position though.
Strdoza looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strdoza is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (10) vs (11) Strdoza
Abner wants to sweep here but Strdoza controlling him for the moment.
Abner keeping full guard, as Strdoza tries to pass.
Strdoza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Abner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Abner has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abner (12) vs (11) Strdoza
Strdoza keeping moving, preventing Abner from controlling successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza working for a triangle but Abner defends it easily.
Abner is pushing down on Strdoza's leg trying to pass to half guard. Strdoza is fighting to maintain full guard but Abner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strdoza trying to control from the bottom.
Abner moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Abner (15) vs (11) Strdoza
Strdoza sneaks back into half guard.
Abner is looking to stall here but Strdoza recovers full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Abner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abner sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Strdoza doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Abner paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Strdoza - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chad Strdoza!
After winning the bout, Chad Strdoza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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