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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 49 losses; Ceferino Garcia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 97 wins and 34 losses; Rumsfeld Shart! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Shart jumps into guard, dragging Garcia to the mat.
Garcia trying to control but Shart is working from the bottom. Shart pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
Shart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcia wants to control from the top but Shart keeps moving. Shart has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Shart looking to control.
Shart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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. Shart keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shart holds on and takes a little breather. Shart is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Shart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia pushing down on Shart's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Shart is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Garcia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Shart reverses the position - he's now on top in Garcia's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garcia (0) vs (2) Shart Garcia is trying to control the position but Shart postures up. Garcia pulls Shart in close to prevent any damage. Garcia controls Shart momentarily but Shart frees himself. Garcia controlling Shart's posture. Shart postures up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Garcia is really struggling to control Shart but he's trying to hold on to the position. Shart is stalling in the full guard. Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shart is one step ahead there. Shart stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position. Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Shart is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shart is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Shart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Shart trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet. Shart content to stall in guard here. Shart wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving. Shart passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (5) Shart Garcia 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. Shart moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Garcia (0) vs (7) Shart Shart trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Garcia tries to lock up and control but Shart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Shart controlling from the full mount. Garcia is looking to improve his position but Shart isn't that keen on the idea.
Shart has hold of Garcia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Garcia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shart avoids the attempt from Garcia to control. Garcia is squirming around, avoiding Shart's attempts to control the action.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Garcia is looking to get to half guard. Garcia is working hard here to advance position. Shart tries to control but Garcia wriggling away. Shart controlling his opponent. Shart trying to control but he's not successful this time. We've been informed that Shart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Garcia regains half guard.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Garcia wants to improve his position but Shart is controlling well.
Garcia trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shart in particular looking to stall. Shart frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (10) Shart Shart trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shart is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Garcia to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Garcia shrugs it off. Shart tries to control but Garcia wriggling away. Shart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Shart wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely. Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Shart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Shart prevents Garcia from getting the reversal. Shart wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Shart prevents Garcia from getting the reversal. Shart content just to control the position here. Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shart working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Shart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape. Garcia tries to hold on but Shart pushes him away. Shart tries to push Garcia's head away but Garcia is holding on tight. Shart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
 That's ten minutes gone in the round. Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Garcia tries to hold on but Shart postures up. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
 That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shart is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garcia is surviving well by controlling Shart's body position as best he can. Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Shart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shart with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Shart looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
 That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Shart controlling from the full mount. Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't. Shart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Garcia tries to reverse the position but Shart maintains control. Garcia wants to control but Shart is having none of it. Garcia 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. Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Shart takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Shart is very close to passing his half guard.
Shart is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shart to get the leverage.
 That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Shart is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Shart looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shart is looking for a kimura here.
Garcia trying to control here.
 That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Shart controlling the action here. Shart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Shart is very close to passing his half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Shart moves into full mount! Garcia won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Garcia (0) vs (13) Shart Garcia wants to hold on but Shart pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight! Shart wins on points by 13 to 0. Rumsfeld Shart very nearly forgot to thank The Huntington New Age Wellness Community amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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