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GFY 127 Bet they play Grn Day 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 10 wins and 4 losses; Nero Hardy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 42 losses; Uncle Abner!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Abner forces Hardy back against the ropes and clinches.
Abner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Abner manages to get underhooks.
Abner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Abner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hardy (2) vs (0) Abner
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Hardy wants to take a breather but Abner is having none of it.
Abner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abner wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner trying to hold on to Hardy's head to control him but Hardy postures up.
Hardy passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hardy (5) vs (0) Abner
Abner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Abner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Abner 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.
Abner keeps trying to improve his position.
Hardy trying to control the position but Abner is working away.
Hardy working away.
Abner 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Abner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abner keeps Hardy under control for a moment.
Abner 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.
Hardy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hardy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abner tries to bench press Hardy off him but Hardy keeps the position.
Hardy is staying tight to Abner's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hardy trying to control the position but Abner is working 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.
Abner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy trying to control the position but Abner is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Abner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hardy content to control rather than advance.
Abner trying to control but Hardy postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abner is refusing to be controlled, as Hardy sits in half guard.
Hardy prevents Abner from improving his position.
Hardy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Abner wants to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abner is trying to control but can't.
Hardy trying to control the action but Abner is working from the bottom.
Abner wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy is looking to advance position but Abner won't allow it.
Abner tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abner wants to sweep but Hardy has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Hardy (8) vs (0) Abner
Abner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy trying to control the position but Abner is working away.
Abner is trying to control Hardy's posture but Hardy avoids it.
Abner wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Hardy has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Abner's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Abner is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Hardy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nero Hardy!
In his post fight interview, Nero Hardy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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