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CWC 280 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Sacha Gardet! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 35 losses; Tobias Pancake!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gardet instigates a clinch.
Gardet pulls guard.
Gardet working a defensive guard here.
Gardet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pancake's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gardet (2) vs (0) Pancake
Gardet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pancake keeping moving, preventing Gardet from controlling successfully.
Pancake is looking for a triangle but Gardet pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardet preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gardet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pancake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pancake's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gardet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pancake controls Gardet momentarily but Gardet frees himself.
Pancake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pancake trying to keep a closed guard but Gardet is proving a slippery customer.
Gardet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pancake is keeping the position for now.
Gardet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pancake controls Gardet momentarily but Gardet frees himself.
Gardet wants to control from the top but Pancake keeps moving.
Pancake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gardet defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gardet's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardet preventing the sweep.
Gardet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gardet postures up.
Gardet trying to control the position from guard on top but Pancake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pancake looking to control.
Pancake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gardet sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pancake's guard.
Pancake tries to get to full guard but Gardet has control of the leg.
Pancake trying to hold on to Gardet's head to control him but Gardet postures up.
Pancake keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gardet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pancake keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is looking to improve his position.
Gardet wants to pass the guard but Pancake is defending well.
Gardet trying to control from half guard but Pancake is working away.
Pancake is trying to maintain the position but Gardet is very close to passing his half guard.
Gardet works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gardet (5) vs (0) Pancake
Pancake tries to bench press Gardet off him but Gardet keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pancake can't do much from the bottom here.
Pancake is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gardet is staying active.
Gardet controlling the position from side mount.
Gardet moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gardet (7) vs (0) Pancake
Gardet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gardet is looking to work his way around to Pancake's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pancake wants to hold on but Gardet pushes him away.
Pancake 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: Gardet (7) vs (2) Pancake
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gardet holds on and takes a little breather.
Gardet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gardet pulls Pancake in close to prevent any damage.
Gardet trying to keep a closed guard but Pancake is proving a slippery customer.
Gardet has Pancake pulled in close to control his posture.
Gardet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gardet has Pancake pulled in close to control his posture.
Pancake trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pancake is fighting to break Gardet's control of his arms but Gardet is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gardet wants to sweep here but Pancake controlling him for the moment.
Pancake content to stall in guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gardet keeping moving, preventing Pancake from controlling successfully.
Pancake looking to pass the guard.
Pancake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pancake stopping the sweep attempt from Gardet.
Gardet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gardet (9) vs (2) Pancake
Pancake looking for a sweep. Not yet Pancake, not yet.
Pancake keeping full guard, as Gardet tries to pass.
Gardet advances to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is looking for a sweep. Gardet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pancake has his hands clasped together around Gardet's back. He's all about the action.
Gardet not doing much here.
Gardet tries to pass to full mount but Pancake defends it.
Pancake gets back to full guard.
Gardet trying to control but Pancake is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gardet passes Pancake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pancake gets full guard.
Pancake controlling the position.
Pancake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pancake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gardet showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pancake keeping moving, preventing Gardet from controlling successfully.
Gardet wants to pass the guard but Pancake is keeping the position.
Gardet passes Pancake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pancake is in trouble now - Gardet has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gardet (12) vs (2) Pancake
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gardet controlling from the full mount.
Gardet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gardet controlling the pace for now.
Pancake prevents Gardet from taking his back.
Pancake tries to hold on but Gardet pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pancake is working to get back to half guard.
Pancake is squirming around, avoiding Gardet's attempts to control the action.
Gardet wants to take Pancake's back but he can't do it this time.
Gardet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gardet takes the fight on points by 12 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Sacha Gardet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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