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SSG 137 Lynar vs Chai 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 London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Cole Hunt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Android Sixty Five! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Hunt tries to clinch but Sixty Five is having none of it. Cole Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Sixty Five sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunt successfully pulls guard.
Sixty Five sitting in guard, not really doing much. Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sixty Five passes Hunt's left leg - he's now in half guard. Hunt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Sixty Five is taking a breather. Hunt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Sixty Five wants to pass to mount but Hunt is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sixty Five stalling. Sixty Five is looking to advance position but Hunt won't allow it. Hunt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sixty Five's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sixty Five's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hunt (4) vs (0) Sixty Five Sixty Five looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hunt.
Hunt is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hunt struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sixty Five manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hunt's guard. Nice work there by Sixty Five.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (4) vs (2) Sixty Five Sixty Five tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hunt wants to sweep here but Sixty Five controlling him for the moment. Sixty Five is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Hunt controls Sixty Five momentarily but Sixty Five frees himself. Hunt is really struggling to control Sixty Five but he's trying to hold on to the position. Sixty Five controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sixty Five is one step ahead there. Hunt wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sixty Five is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hunt gets full guard. Hunt has Sixty Five pulled in close to control his posture. Hunt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sixty Five passes into half guard.
Hunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Sixty Five takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Hunt trying to control here.
Sixty Five controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Sixty Five's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Sixty Five works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (4) vs (5) Sixty Five Sixty Five tries to move to mount but Hunt blocks the move with his legs. Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Hunt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Sixty Five controls the position. Sixty Five tries to advance to mount but Hunt denies him. Hunt tries to bench press Sixty Five off him but Sixty Five keeps the position. Hunt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (6) vs (5) Sixty Five Hunt working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sixty Five's thigh. Sixty Five counters though and makes it back to full guard. Sixty Five keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass. Sixty Five pulls Hunt in close to his closed guard and prevents Hunt from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Sixty Five is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Sixty Five keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully. Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Sixty Five is retaining full guard. Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Sixty Five is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hunt looking to pass the guard. Sixty Five is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Sixty Five is controlling Hunt's posture. Hunt won't allow Sixty Five to sweep him here. Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sixty Five is keeping the position for now. Sixty Five wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Hunt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Sixty Five keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Sixty Five has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage. Sixty Five is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Hunt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (9) vs (5) Sixty Five Sixty Five sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Hunt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hunt is pressing down on Sixty Five's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sixty Five is holding on for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Hunt is looking to take a break and control but Sixty Five is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Sixty Five tries to get to full guard but Hunt has control of the leg. Sixty Five moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Sixty Five has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Sixty Five is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (9) vs (7) Sixty Five Sixty Five sitting and controlling from the half guard. Hunt tries to roll over but Sixty Five keeps him under control. Sixty Five is taking a breather. Hunt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Hunt wants to get back to full guard. Sixty Five is controlling the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Sixty Five tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Hunt tries to roll over but Sixty Five keeps him under control. Sixty Five tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sixty Five not doing much here.
Hunt trying to control here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Hunt is in trouble now - Sixty Five has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (9) vs (10) Sixty Five Sixty Five looking to control and managing it successfully. Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't. Sixty Five looking to control and managing it successfully. Hunt gets back to half guard. Sixty Five prevents Hunt from improving his position. Sixty Five with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Sixty Five wants to pass the guard but Hunt is defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Sixty Five uses his free foot to push down on Hunt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hunt. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (9) vs (13) Sixty Five Sixty Five 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! Hunt working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Sixty Five wins on points by 13 to 9. Android Sixty Five seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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