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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 19 wins and 8 losses; Hard Core Lilo Fan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 58 wins and 33 losses; Chad Strdoza! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lilo Fan takes the fight into the clinch.
Strdoza has picked Lilo Fan up - he's going for a ride! Strdoza dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lilo Fan (0) vs (2) Strdoza Lilo Fan keeping hold of Strdoza's head, controlling as best he can. Lilo Fan is staying active underneath Strdoza, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Lilo Fan wants to control but Strdoza is keeping busy.
Lilo Fan tries to roll over but Strdoza keeps him under control. Strdoza moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lilo Fan (0) vs (5) Strdoza We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lilo Fan is trying to control Strdoza's posture but Strdoza avoids it. Strdoza is looking to take a break and control but Lilo Fan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lilo Fan has escaped the position, nice work there. Lilo Fan tries to control but Strdoza manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Lilo Fan (0) vs (8) Strdoza Lilo Fan tries to break free.
Strdoza has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lilo Fan's body.
Lilo Fan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lilo Fan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strdoza is working away from the top position though.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lilo Fan sees it coming and defends easily.
Strdoza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Strdoza prevents Lilo Fan from improving his position. Lilo Fan is trying to maintain the position but Strdoza is very close to passing his half guard. Lilo Fan gets full guard.
Lilo Fan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Strdoza wants to control from the top but Lilo Fan keeps moving.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lilo Fan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strdoza is one step ahead there. Lilo Fan keeping moving, preventing Strdoza from controlling successfully.
Lilo Fan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strdoza defends it easily.
Lilo Fan is looking for a triangle but Strdoza pushes his legs off easily.
Strdoza wants to control from the top but Lilo Fan keeps moving.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Lilo Fan is trying to keep Strdoza in close.
Strdoza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Strdoza advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lilo Fan (0) vs (11) Strdoza Lilo Fan tries to bench press Strdoza off him but Strdoza keeps the position. Strdoza working away. Lilo Fan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Strdoza off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lilo Fan (4) vs (11) Strdoza Strdoza tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Lilo Fan controlling the position easily from mount.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Lilo Fan trying to control but Strdoza is having none of it. Lilo Fan wants to take Strdoza's back here but Strdoza is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Lilo Fan moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Lilo Fan (7) vs (11) Strdoza The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. You can see the frustration on Strdoza's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lilo Fan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lilo Fan is persistently looking for the submission but Strdoza is defending it well.
Strdoza prevents Lilo Fan from getting a body triangle.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Strdoza tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! 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. Strdoza is trying desperately to improve position. Lilo Fan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lilo Fan goes for an armbar but Strdoza turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Strdoza. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lilo Fan (7) vs (13) Strdoza Lilo Fan working a defensive guard here.
Strdoza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lilo Fan is keeping the position for now. Lilo Fan has his hands on Strdoza's head, controlling the position.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lilo Fan working for a triangle but Strdoza defends it easily.
Lilo Fan is trying to control the position but Strdoza postures up.
Strdoza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Strdoza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Strdoza trying to control but Lilo Fan is working from the bottom.
Strdoza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Lilo Fan 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.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. Strdoza wants to control from the top but Lilo Fan keeps moving. Lilo Fan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Strdoza wants to control from the top but Lilo Fan keeps moving. Strdoza preventing the sweep.
Lilo Fan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Strdoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Lilo Fan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Lilo Fan trying to control the position.
Strdoza tries to free his leg and advance position but Lilo Fan is retaining full guard.
Lilo Fan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Strdoza has passed into half guard!
Lilo Fan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Strdoza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Strdoza's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lilo Fan (11) vs (13) Strdoza
 That's ten minutes gone in the round. Lilo Fan doesn't have the hooks in and Strdoza manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lilo Fan (11) vs (15) Strdoza Lilo Fan has control of Strdoza's left arm, preventing Strdoza from doing any damage. Strdoza looking to pass the guard. Strdoza wants to control from the top but Lilo Fan keeps moving. Strdoza wants to pass the guard but Lilo Fan is keeping the position. Lilo Fan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strdoza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
 That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lilo Fan dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lilo Fan (13) vs (15) Strdoza Lilo Fan looking to pass the guard. Lilo Fan trying to control the position from guard on top but Strdoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Strdoza wants to hit a sweep here but Lilo Fan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Strdoza there! Score +3 for passing guard: Lilo Fan (16) vs (15) Strdoza Strdoza tries to get back to half guard but can't. Lilo Fan tries to control but Strdoza wriggling away.
 That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Strdoza gets back to half guard. Lilo Fan works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lilo Fan (19) vs (15) Strdoza Strdoza gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lilo Fan (21) vs (15) Strdoza Lilo Fan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Strdoza is controlling an arm, preventing Lilo Fan from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Strdoza is squirming around, avoiding Lilo Fan's attempts to control the action. Lilo Fan is really struggling to control Strdoza but he's trying to hold on to the position. Strdoza manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lilo Fan is trying to work for a kimura but Strdoza is defending well.
 That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Strdoza wants to get back to full guard. Lilo Fan is taking a breather. Strdoza 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. Strdoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Lilo Fan wants to take a breather but Strdoza is having none of it. Strdoza is trying to control but can't.
Strdoza is looking to improve his position.
Strdoza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lilo Fan pulls his head out easily.
 That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Lilo Fan trying to control from Strdoza's half guard. Strdoza has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Strdoza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lilo Fan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Strdoza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lilo Fan has managed to get both his arms back between Strdoza's legs - danger averted. Strdoza looks winded!
Strdoza isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lilo Fan stacks Strdoza on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lilo Fan! Score +3 for passing guard: Lilo Fan (24) vs (15) Strdoza
Lilo Fan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Lilo Fan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strdoza keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight! Lilo Fan takes the fight on points by 24 to 15. Hard Core Lilo Fan retains his super heavyweight title! Our winner, Hard Core Lilo Fan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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