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CFC CG 7 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 4 losses; Francisco Ngannou! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Douglas Muir!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ngannou shoots in for a takedown but Muir shows good takedown defense.
Ngannou stuffs the takedown attempt from Muir. Muir gets slowly back to his feet.
Muir misses with a takedown attempt
and Ngannou counters with a takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Ngannou (4) vs (0) Muir
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.
Ngannou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muir keeps working.
Muir is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ngannou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ngannou advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Ngannou (6) vs (0) Muir
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngannou looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ngannou has control of Muir's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Muir regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Muir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou is looking to work his way around to Muir's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ngannou is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Muir has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ngannou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muir is looking to escape.
Muir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ngannou.
Muir is desperately trying to improve his position but Ngannou has a good base and remains in mount.
Muir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ngannou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ngannou looking to secure an arm triangle but Muir defends it well.
Muir sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ngannou passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ngannou (9) vs (0) Muir
Ngannou looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muir keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Muir keeps trying to improve his position.
Muir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ngannou.
Ngannou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muir is looking to escape.
Muir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ngannou.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ngannou wants to control the pace but Muir is squirming around nicely.
Ngannou is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Ngannou extends the arm and Muir is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francisco Ngannou!
An out of breath Francisco Ngannou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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