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SSG 153 Hlervu vs Thumb 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 11 losses; Jack Lake! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Addy Edison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Edison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lake's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lake (0) vs (2) Edison
Lake pulls Edison in close to prevent any damage.
Edison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lake looking for a sweep. Not yet Lake, not yet.
Edison being controlled here momentarily.
Edison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lake is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lake (2) vs (2) Edison
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Edison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lake has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Edison for as long as he can get away with.
Lake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lake wants to control from the top but Edison keeps moving.
Lake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake pushes down on Edison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lake with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lake wants to control but Edison is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lake in particular looking to stall.
Lake is looking to take a break and control but Edison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edison tries to roll over but Lake keeps him under control.
Lake trying to pass the guard but Edison defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake controlling the action here.
Lake is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lake sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lake wants to control from the top but Edison keeps moving.
Edison has his foot on Lake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lake works his way back into a safe position though.
Lake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lake advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Lake (5) vs (2) Edison
Lake controls the position.
Lake'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 six minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Lake.
Edison regains half guard there - taking advantage of Lake's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Lake passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lake (8) vs (2) Edison
Edison tries to improve position but can't.
Lake is looking to take a break and control but Edison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edison is being controlled here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lake is looking to take a break and control but Edison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lake controls the position.
Lake wants to control but Edison is keeping him busy.
Lake is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Edison will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lake trying to control the position but Edison is working away.
Lake controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Edison is trying to get back to half guard.
Lake is looking to take a break and control but Edison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lake trying to control the action but Edison is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lake controlling the position from side mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lake is looking to take a break and control but Edison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lake looking to control but instead Edison has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lake tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lake wants to take a breather but Edison is having none of it.
Edison actively working from the bottom here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lake is trying to control the action in half guard but Edison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lake is really struggling to control Edison but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Edison wants to get back to full guard.
Edison trying to get back to full guard but Lake takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lake (11) vs (2) Edison
Lake controlling the pace for now.
Lake fails to move to back control.
Lake controlling from the full mount.
Lake tries to control but Edison wriggling away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lake controlling his opponent.
Lake pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Lake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edison is looking to escape.
Lake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edison is looking to escape.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lake is looking to work his way around to Edison's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Lake content just to control the position here.
Lake wants to control the action but instead Edison gets a body lock and reverses into Lake's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lake (11) vs (4) Edison
Lake working a defensive guard here.
Lake wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lake controls Edison momentarily but Edison frees himself.
Lake is pulling down on Edison's head to control his posture.
Edison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lake has Edison pulled in close to control his posture.
Edison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lake takes the fight on points by 11 to 4.
After winning the bout, Jack Lake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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