Cerberus Emissus – Ordo Draconis

Match starts @ 42:11 in video.

Match #2

Ordo pushes forward in an echelon with the bottom rail as point. They have changes to their line up with two solid flankers on the field. Cerberus responds by once again staying on the perimeter and not allowing flankers to find blind spots. Cerberus gets the first takedown on the top rail against Ordo. the brothers Micah and Daniel work on Andrew Barron on the top rail trying to push the wiley fighter down. Meanwhile on the left rail Cerberus center gets a takedown but is also told to sit because Marshals say his knee touched the ground. It’s 4/3 Cerberus. The double team on the top rail pays off and the odds are now 4/2 against Ordo. The two Ordo fighters press together but are swarmed by Cerberus. Instead of taking hard axe shots, the Cerberus fighters opt to press for a kick trip to get the win.

ANALYSIS

Cerberus brought two things to the fight. 1. Strong grappling and 2. A solid gas tank. These are the Cerberus strengths and they used them to fight a dynamic and dangerous team. Ordo will beat ANY team that doesn’t pay attention. Their flankers are dangerous and their grapplers are very experienced. The only reason Ordo lost was because Cerberus fought to neutralize their flankers. Now… You can’t really neutralize flankers in a 12vs12, so remember that. Further, when top tier teams gain a takedown advantage they are careful not to lose it. When Cerberus got a quick kill in the beginning of the fight, it set the stage for a cascade win.