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GFY 41 - Get a haircut HIPPY 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 12 wins and 9 losses; Trip Fontaine! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 39 losses; Sirus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fontaine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Fontaine (0) vs (4) Hughes
You can see the frustration on Fontaine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fontaine can't do much from the bottom here.
Hughes wants to control but Fontaine is keeping him busy.
Hughes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fontaine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is staying tight to Fontaine's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries for a kimura but Fontaine is defending well.
Hughes happy to just control the position for now.
Hughes tries for a kimura but Fontaine is defending well.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fontaine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hughes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fontaine, who protects the arm well.
Fontaine is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine struggling a bit here.
Fontaine tries to bench press Hughes off him but Hughes keeps the position.
Hughes is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fontaine will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
It looks like Hughes might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Fontaine can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Fontaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes looking to control but instead Fontaine has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
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.
Well, if Hughes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fontaine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fontaine wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Fontaine trying to control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fontaine is just riding it out for now. Hughes eventually gives up the hold.
Hughes works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Fontaine (0) vs (7) Hughes
Hughes wants to control the pace but Fontaine is squirming around nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine wants to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
Fontaine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes working for a guillotine from mount but Fontaine is in no mood to give up.
Hughes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fontaine is trying desperately to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to control but Fontaine wriggling away.
Fontaine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fontaine tries to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
Hughes wants to finish this one by submission but Fontaine is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hughes.
Hughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fontaine is looking to escape.
Fontaine regains half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hughes seems to be working for a kimura but Fontaine defends the submission attempt.
Hughes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fontaine! Score +3 for passing guard: Fontaine (0) vs (10) Hughes
Hughes tries to control but Fontaine wriggling away.
Hughes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fontaine to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fontaine shrugs it off.
Fontaine working to try and regain half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to control but Fontaine wriggling away.
Fontaine is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Fontaine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fontaine wants to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
Hughes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fontaine is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine is squirming around, avoiding Hughes's attempts to control the action.
Fontaine can't escape the position.
Fontaine wants to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes prevents Fontaine from getting the reversal.
Hughes trying to control but Fontaine is having none of it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine can't escape the position.
Fontaine defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hughes.
Hughes wants to control the pace but Fontaine is squirming around nicely.
Fontaine tries to hold on but Hughes postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fontaine (2) vs (10) Hughes
Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fontaine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fontaine trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine looking to sit in guard and control but Hughes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fontaine (2) vs (12) Hughes
Hughes wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
Hughes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fontaine dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fontaine (4) vs (12) Hughes
Fontaine stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fontaine trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fontaine defends well.
Hughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fontaine defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fontaine postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hughes wins on points by 12 to 4. |
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