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CWC 355 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 21 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Cesare Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nickal tries to sprawl but Borgia drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nickal (0) vs (2) Borgia
Nickal wants to improve his position but Borgia is controlling well.
Borgia is taking a breather. Nickal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nickal controlling the position for now.
Nickal is in trouble now - Borgia has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (0) vs (5) Borgia
Nickal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Borgia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Borgia wants to control the pace but Nickal is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia controlling the position easily from mount.
Borgia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nickal is looking to escape.
Borgia fails to move to back control.
Nickal is squirming around, avoiding Borgia's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal reaches up and holds on to Borgia to control the position.
Nickal regains half guard.
Borgia seems to be looking for submissions.
Borgia trying to control the pace.
Borgia trying to mount his opponent but Nickal defends it.
Borgia prevents Nickal from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is taking a breather. Nickal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal is looking to improve his position.
Nickal is trying to control but can't.
Borgia wants to pass to mount but Nickal is defending the position.
Borgia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Borgia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to pass to full mount but Nickal defends it.
Nickal is looking to control Borgia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nickal avoid being mounted?
Borgia is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickal tries to get to full guard but Borgia has control of the leg.
Borgia wants to take a breather but Nickal is having none of it.
Nickal is in trouble now - Borgia has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (0) vs (8) Borgia
Borgia wants to control the pace but Nickal is squirming around nicely.
Borgia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is squirming around, avoiding Borgia's attempts to control the action.
Borgia goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nickal turns into him and now he's in Borgia's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (2) vs (8) Borgia
Borgia being controlled here, momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is adopting a defensive guard.
Borgia keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
Borgia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nickal has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (5) vs (8) Borgia
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to improve position but can't.
Nickal wants to control for a moment but Borgia uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Nickal prevents Borgia from improving his position.
Nickal passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (8) vs (8) Borgia
Nickal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nickal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is looking to regain half guard here but Nickal keeps moving and retains side control.
Nickal tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Borgia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nickal looking to control but instead Borgia has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nickal controlling the action here.
Borgia has his hands clasped together around Nickal's back. He's all about the action.
Nickal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Borgia! Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (11) vs (8) Borgia
Nickal fails to move to back control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nickal fails to take his opponent's back.
Nickal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nickal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Borgia is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to control but Borgia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nickal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nickal wants to take Borgia's back here but Borgia is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Nickal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is desperately trying to improve his position but Nickal has a good base and remains in mount.
Borgia tries to improve his position but Nickal has taken his back! Nickal has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Borgia tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Nickal pushes Borgia away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bo Nickal!
After winning the bout, Bo Nickal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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