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GFY 128 The Short Waiter 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 45 wins and 54 losses; Baki Hanma! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 4 losses; Nero Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hardy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hanma did well to prevent Hardy getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hanma (0) vs (2) Hardy
Hanma trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hanma (0) vs (5) Hardy
Hanma tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Hanma prevents Hardy from taking his back.
Hanma keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardy trying to control but Hanma is having none of it.
Hardy controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Hardy controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy avoids the attempt from Hanma to control.
Hanma tries to reverse the position but Hardy maintains control.
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanma looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hanma wants to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Hanma is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hanma tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Hanma is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
Hanma is trying to escape the mount.
Hardy controlling from the full mount.
Hanma wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Hanma (0) vs (8) Hardy
Hardy controlling well, preventing Hanma from escaping the position.
Hardy keeps control of the position easily here as Hanma tries to buck him off.
Hardy is not going to allow Hanma to sit and survive in this position.
Hardy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hardy is hanging on to Hanma's back as he tries to escape.
Hardy is not going to allow Hanma to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hardy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hardy trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hanma doesn't escape.
Hanma is in bad spot here.
Hardy is riding his opponent, not letting Hanma buck him off.
Hanma trying to control the hands but Hardy won't let him.
Hanma is trying to break free.
Hardy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hanma is defending well though. Hardy let's go of the attempt for now.
Hanma looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy doesn't have the hooks in and Hanma manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hanma (2) vs (8) Hardy
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Hanma passes Hardy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hanma is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanma is working away from the top position though.
Hardy is staying active underneath Hanma, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanma wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hanma trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Hanma is fighting to break Hardy's control of his arms but Hardy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hanma is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hardy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hardy has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hanma (2) vs (10) Hardy
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma controlling Hardy's posture.
Hardy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hardy not doing much here.
Hardy works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hanma (2) vs (13) Hardy
Hanma reaches up to try and control the position but Hardy seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hanma rolls and tries to escape and now Hardy has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Hanma (2) vs (16) Hardy
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanma rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hardy in particular looking to stall.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Hanma gets back to full guard.
Hardy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanma controls Hardy momentarily but Hardy frees himself.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Hanma's legs - danger averted.
Hanma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hanma is really struggling to control Hardy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hardy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hardy passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Hanma (2) vs (19) Hardy
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma regains half guard.
Hanma wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy.
Hanma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Hardy content to control rather than advance.
Hanma won't allow Hardy to pass to mount.
Hanma is pressing down on Hardy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hanma is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardy pushing down on Hanma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hardy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hanma tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
Hanma trying to control here.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hanma (2) vs (22) Hardy
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face as Hardy controls the position.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy is staying tight to Hanma's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hardy happy to just control the position for now.
Hanma is trying to control Hardy's posture but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to get back to half guard.
Hanma is trying to control Hardy's posture but Hardy avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hardy trying to control the position but Hanma is working away.
Hardy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hanma will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanma can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hardy wins on points by 22 to 2.
Nero Hardy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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