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SSG 284 Macker vs Sova 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 2 wins and 1 losses; Malachi Cantrell! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Alec Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lynch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cantrell (0) vs (2) Lynch
Cantrell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lynch postures up.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Cantrell keeps moving.
Cantrell looking for a guillotine here but Lynch defends easily.
Cantrell trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Cantrell (0) vs (5) Lynch
That's one minute gone in the round.
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Lynch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cantrell keeps working.
Cantrell looking for a sweep but Lynch has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Cantrell (0) vs (7) Lynch
Lynch trying to control but Cantrell is having none of it.
Cantrell can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Cantrell (0) vs (10) Lynch
Lynch has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cantrell has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
You can see the frustration on Cantrell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cantrell is working hard here to advance position.
Cantrell fending off the submission attempt from Lynch.
Lynch struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lynch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looking to break Cantrell's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cantrell remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lynch will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Lynch keeps control of the position as Cantrell tries to break free.
Cantrell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lynch's guard. Nice work there by Cantrell.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cantrell (2) vs (10) Lynch
Lynch can't keep his opponent in guard - Cantrell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lynch is defending against the submission attempts here by Cantrell.
Lynch tries to get to full guard but Cantrell has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cantrell (5) vs (10) Lynch
Lynch is looking to get to half guard.
Cantrell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lynch is looking to escape.
Cantrell controlling from the full mount.
Lynch tries to hold on but Cantrell pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is controlling an arm, preventing Cantrell from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Cantrell looking to secure an arm triangle but Lynch defends it well.
Lynch is trying desperately to improve position.
Cantrell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cantrell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lynch tries to hold on but Cantrell pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantrell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lynch is surviving well by controlling Cantrell's body position as best he can.
Lynch is squirming around, avoiding Cantrell's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to hold on but Cantrell pushes him away.
Cantrell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cantrell has control of Lynch's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lynch regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cantrell working for a guillotine from mount but Lynch is in no mood to give up.
Lynch is controlling an arm, preventing Cantrell from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Cantrell (8) vs (10) Lynch
Lynch manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cantrell's guard. Nice work there by Lynch.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cantrell (8) vs (12) Lynch
Cantrell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lynch trying to control but Cantrell is working from the bottom.
Lynch is fighting to break Cantrell's control of his arms but Cantrell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lynch stays in close to Cantrell's body and controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lynch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cantrell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cantrell trying to control the position.
Lynch trying to control but Cantrell is working from the bottom.
Cantrell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lynch is looking to advance position but Cantrell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cantrell (12) vs (12) Lynch
Lynch is working to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell can't control as he wanted to and Lynch manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Lynch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cantrell trying to mount his opponent but Lynch defends it.
Cantrell is looking to take a break and control but Lynch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lynch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cantrell pulls his head out easily.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lynch manages to get to full guard.
Lynch is trying to keep Cantrell in close.
Cantrell trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Lynch looking to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looking for a sweep. Not yet Lynch, not yet.
Lynch throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cantrell escapes and throws Lynch's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Cantrell (15) vs (12) Lynch
Lynch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cantrell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lynch, who protects the arm well.
Lynch stops Cantrell from passing to mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cantrell is working for a submission of some sort.
Cantrell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lynch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lynch keeping control of the position.
Lynch wants to improve his position but Cantrell is controlling well.
Lynch gets back to full guard.
Lynch keeping moving, preventing Cantrell from controlling successfully.
Cantrell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lynch is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lynch has his hands on Cantrell's head, controlling the position.
Cantrell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lynch holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynch keeping moving, preventing Cantrell from controlling successfully.
Lynch is pulling down on Cantrell's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cantrell takes the fight on points by 15 to 12. |
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