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GFY 123 Punch it, Margaret 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 6 wins and 4 losses; Nero Hardy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 54 losses; Domingo The Flamingo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardy gets a double leg takedown into The Flamingo's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hardy (2) vs (0) The Flamingo
Hardy postures up.
Hardy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Flamingo trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Flamingo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hardy uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hardy (5) vs (0) The Flamingo
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Flamingo is looking for a sweep.
The Flamingo keeps trying to improve his position.
Hardy trying to control the action but The Flamingo is working from the bottom.
The Flamingo is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The Flamingo is looking to reverse the position.
Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Flamingo, who protects the arm well.
The Flamingo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The Flamingo is looking for a sweep.
Hardy wants to control but The Flamingo is keeping him busy.
The Flamingo is trying to control Hardy's posture but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Flamingo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Flamingo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Flamingo is looking to reverse the position.
The Flamingo can't do much from the bottom here.
The Flamingo is trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Hardy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hardy prefers to stall for the moment though.
The Flamingo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hardy looking to control but instead The Flamingo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The Flamingo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hardy (8) vs (0) The Flamingo
Hardy looking to control but The Flamingo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo reaches up to try and control the position but Hardy seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! The Flamingo rolls and tries to escape and now Hardy has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Hardy (11) vs (0) The Flamingo
The Flamingo can't escape the position.
The Flamingo is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The Flamingo trying to control the hands but Hardy breaks the grip.
Hardy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for The Flamingo.
Hardy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The Flamingo is in bad spot here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo showing good submission defense here.
Hardy avoiding The Flamingo 's attempts to control his hands.
Hardy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but The Flamingo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hardy keeps control of the position as The Flamingo tries to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Flamingo trying to control the hands but Hardy breaks the grip.
The Flamingo is trying to roll into a better position but Hardy has get a rear naked choke and The Flamingo is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nero Hardy!
Nero Hardy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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