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CWC 281 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 12 losses; Wutang Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee darts in and clinches Makaki Iii up against the cage.
Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Makaki Iii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee is fighting off a takedown attempt but Makaki Iii is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lee to the mat. Lee regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lee (0) vs (2) Makaki Iii
Lee pulls Makaki Iii in close to prevent any damage.
Makaki Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii is looking to advance position but Lee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lee (4) vs (2) Makaki Iii
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makaki Iii is looking to escape.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Makaki Iii is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee fails to take his opponent's back.
Lee avoids the attempt from Makaki Iii to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii is trying to escape the mount.
Lee controlling from mount.
Lee prevents Makaki Iii from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
Lee wants to control the pace but Makaki Iii is squirming around nicely.
Lee content just to control the position here.
Makaki Iii is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Makaki Iii has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Lee (7) vs (2) Makaki Iii
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Makaki Iii's body.
Makaki Iii trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip.
Lee has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lee is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Makaki Iii rolls, trying to escape but Lee keeps control of the position.
Makaki Iii looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lee controlling from the back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lee not allowing Makaki Iii to control his hands.
Makaki Iii tries to escape the position.
Lee has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Makaki Iii's body.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to keep control of the position but Makaki Iii is staying busy.
Lee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Makaki Iii is defending well though. Lee let's go of the attempt for now.
Makaki Iii trying to control the hands but Lee won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
Wutang Lee gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Yancy Makaki Iii spoke after the fight, saying 'Im Gonna Retire, Thank You Fans'. |
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