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GFY 88 - Theft of the plant 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 16 losses; Kael Gardener! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 16 losses; Trace Mack!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gardener forces Mack back against the ropes and clinches.
Mack pulls guard.
Mack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mack is pulling down on Gardener's head. It's preventing any offense from Gardener, at least for the moment.
Gardener passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Gardener (3) vs (0) Mack
Gardener controls the position from side control.
Mack is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack is still trying to improve position.
Mack is not content to let Gardener control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is holding Gardener down, trying to stall.
Gardener knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mack on the ground.
Mack is trying to get back to half guard.
Gardener wants to control but Mack is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gardener looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gardener is staying tight to Mack's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gardener wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gardener laying and praying for a moment but Mack takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gardener controlling the action here.
Gardener is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mack is trying to get back to full guard.
Mack wants to control but Gardener is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gardener is staying active.
Mack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gardener wants to pass the guard but Mack is defending well.
Gardener is working hard here to advance position.
Mack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gardener wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mack keeps working.
Mack is positioning himself well to prevent Gardener advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardener is just content to waste time from the top position. Mack takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gardener is stalling in the full guard.
Gardener trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gardener is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mack 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.
Gardener stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gardener trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardener stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gardener can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gardener stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mack 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.
Gardener stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at The Factory inform us that Mack has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gardener trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack controls Gardener momentarily but Gardener frees himself.
Gardener pushing down on Mack's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gardener not doing much here.
Gardener wants to pass the guard but Mack is defending well.
Mack trying to control here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mack is refusing to be controlled, as Gardener sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mack manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gardener is one step ahead there.
Gardener slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mack can't keep his opponent in guard - Gardener advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mack won't allow Gardener to pass to mount.
Gardener passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mack! Score +3 for passing guard: Gardener (6) vs (0) Mack
Mack tries to reverse the position but Gardener maintains control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to hold on but Gardener pushes him away.
Mack has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Gardener's lack of action.
Mack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mack works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gardener's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gardener trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gardener trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardener looking to sit in guard and control but Mack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gardener (6) vs (2) Mack
Gardener looking to control.
Mack trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
Gardener wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardener is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gardener controlling the position.
Gardener continues to stall.
Mack wants to control from the top but Gardener keeps moving.
Gardener wants to sweep but no luck.
Gardener is trying to control the position but Mack postures up.
Mack wants to control from the top but Gardener keeps moving.
Mack is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gardener controls Mack momentarily but Mack frees himself.
Gardener keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Gardener 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.
Gardener trying to control the position.
Mack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gardener not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardener looking to control.
Gardener is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mack wants to control from the top but Gardener keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gardener trying to control the position.
Gardener keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Gardener not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mack trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
Mack preventing the sweep.
Gardener controls Mack momentarily but Mack frees himself.
Mack trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
Gardener tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardener tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mack controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mack wants to control from the top but Gardener keeps moving.
Mack is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mack won't allow Gardener to sweep him here.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gardener looking to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mack is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gardener looking to control.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mack might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gardener haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gardener wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mack stopping the sweep attempt from Gardener.
Gardener is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mack slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gardener is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mack stays in close to Gardener's body and controls the position.
Mack stopping the sweep attempt from Gardener.
Mack slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mack trying to control but Gardener is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardener looking to control.
Gardener looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mack is one step ahead there.
Gardener keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gardener takes the fight on points by 6 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Kael Gardener thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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