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CFC CG 728 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 30 losses; Isaac Vernon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 4 losses; Frederick Lee !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Vernon gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Vernon (2) vs (0) Lee
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Vernon controlling the action here.
Vernon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vernon prevents Lee from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee trying to control but Vernon postures up.
Lee wants to control the action here but instead Vernon manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (5) vs (0) Lee
Lee looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Vernon (8) vs (0) Lee
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vernon has the hooks in. Lee is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lee felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Vernon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vernon controls the position.
Vernon keeps control of the position as Lee tries to break free.
Vernon trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lee doesn't escape.
Vernon keeps control of the position as Lee tries to break free.
Vernon trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lee doesn't escape.
Lee trying to control the hands but Vernon breaks the grip.
Vernon keeps control of the position as Lee tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee turns into Vernon and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (8) vs (2) Lee
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vernon looking to control.
Vernon seems keen to control Lee 's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (8) vs (5) Lee
You can see the frustration on Vernon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee taking a break here but Vernon is having none of it and regains half guard.
Lee is looking to advance position but Vernon won't allow it.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Vernon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vernon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Vernon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Vernon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Vernon is retaining full guard.
Lee trying to move into half guard but instead Vernon has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (10) vs (5) Lee
Lee looking to control.
Lee managing to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vernon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee is pulling down on Vernon's head to control his posture.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vernon's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (10) vs (7) Lee
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee passes Vernon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vernon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vernon defends it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee is thwarting Vernon's attempts to control the position.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Vernon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee is working for an americana but Vernon has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Lee was thinking about the submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vernon holds on and takes a little breather.
Lee trying to control but Vernon is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vernon seems keen to control Lee 's posture.
Vernon wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee wants to control from the top but Vernon keeps moving.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee wants to control from the top but Vernon keeps moving.
Vernon pulls Lee in to control the position.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps trying to improve his position.
Vernon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (12) vs (7) Lee
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee trying to control the position.
Vernon 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.
Lee seems keen to control Vernon's posture.
Lee 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.
Vernon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vernon trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee looking to control.
Vernon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Vernon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Vernon stacks Lee on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Vernon! Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (15) vs (7) Lee
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control but Vernon postures up.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vernon trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Vernon keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Vernon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Vernon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Lee wants to control but Vernon postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Vernon keeps moving and retains side control.
Vernon working away.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Vernon keeps moving and retains side control.
Vernon slows the pace down.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Vernon working away.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vernon prevents Lee from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon takes the fight on points by 15 to 7.
Isaac Vernon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pulling Guard logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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