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CWC 313 - Halli vs Pancake PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 20 losses; Don Lemieux! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 16 losses; Carl Moore!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lemieux rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moore can't get the takedown.
Lemieux tightens his grip and picks Moore up, before dumping him to the ground. Moore manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lemieux (2) vs (0) Moore
Lemieux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Lemieux engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Lemieux is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lemieux looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is fighting to break Moore's control of his arms but Moore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lemieux controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Moore controls Lemieux momentarily but Lemieux frees himself.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Lemieux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Moore is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moore is adopting a defensive guard.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lemieux is aware though and is defending well.
Moore pulls Lemieux in close to his closed guard and prevents Lemieux from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lemieux is one step ahead there.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore has control of Lemieux's left arm, preventing Lemieux from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Moore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lemieux has Moore in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lemieux (2) vs (2) Moore
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore is pushing down on Lemieux's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lemieux is fighting to maintain full guard but Moore has managed to sneak the leg through.
Moore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lemieux has a hand on Moore's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Moore takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Lemieux (2) vs (5) Moore
Lemieux gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore prevents Lemieux from improving his position.
Moore trying to control from Lemieux's half guard. Lemieux has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Lemieux is keeping the position.
Lemieux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lemieux has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lemieux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lemieux looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Moore pushing down on Lemieux's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lemieux tries to roll over but Moore keeps him under control.
Moore is trying to control the action in half guard but Lemieux is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moore seems to be working for a kimura but Lemieux defends the submission attempt.
Moore is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lemieux sees it coming and defends easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control. Lemieux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lemieux wants to get back to full guard.
Moore performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lemieux actively working from the bottom here.
Moore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lemieux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moore seems to be working for a kimura but Lemieux defends the submission attempt.
Moore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lemieux doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moore.
Moore is looking for a kimura here.
Lemieux wants to get back to full guard.
Lemieux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lemieux is trying to control but can't.
Moore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lemieux defends it well.
Moore has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LET Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemieux gets back to full guard.
Lemieux trying to control the position here.
Moore works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working for a kimura but Lemieux is defending it quite comfortably.
Moore is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lemieux is just riding it out for now. Moore eventually gives up the hold.
Moore tries to pass to full mount but Lemieux defends it.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lemieux keeps working.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working for a submission of some sort.
Lemieux is trying to control but can't.
Lemieux looking for submissions off his back.
Lemieux is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Lemieux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore prevents Lemieux from improving his position.
Lemieux is defending against the submission attempts here by Moore.
Moore trying to control the action but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Lemieux is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lemieux avoid being mounted?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lemieux is just riding it out for now. Moore eventually gives up the hold.
Moore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lemieux doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moore.
Moore is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lemieux still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lemieux has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lemieux (6) vs (5) Moore
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux working away.
Moore manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lemieux (6) vs (7) Moore
Moore seems to be working for a kimura but Lemieux defends the submission attempt.
Moore wants to take a breather but Lemieux is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lemieux is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moore wins on points by 7 to 6. |
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