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CFC CG 49 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 17 losses; Cesare Borgia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 8 losses; Android Sixty Five!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Sixty Five looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Borgia (0) vs (2) Sixty Five
Borgia controls Sixty Five momentarily but Sixty Five frees himself.
Sixty Five seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Borgia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Borgia 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia controls Sixty Five momentarily but Sixty Five frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia pulls Sixty Five in close to prevent any damage.
Borgia keeping full guard, as Sixty Five tries to pass.
Borgia looking to control.
Borgia pulls Sixty Five in close to his closed guard and prevents Sixty Five from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sixty Five forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five stalling.
Sixty Five prevents Borgia from improving his position.
Sixty Five is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia gets full guard.
Borgia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borgia pulls Sixty Five in close to his closed guard and prevents Sixty Five from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia 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.
Borgia is pulling down on Sixty Five's head. It's preventing any offense from Sixty Five, at least for the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sixty Five working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sixty Five is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sixty Five passes Borgia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Borgia is looking for a sweep. Sixty Five is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Borgia keeping control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia trying to control from the bottom.
Sixty Five content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sixty Five trying to control the action but Borgia is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sixty Five is taking a breather. Borgia 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is looking to control Sixty Five's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Borgia avoid being mounted?
Borgia is looking to improve his position.
Sixty Five keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sixty Five trying to control from half guard but Borgia is working away.
Sixty Five content to control rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Borgia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sixty Five looking to pass the guard.
Borgia controlling Sixty Five's posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five preventing the sweep.
Borgia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borgia can't keep his opponent in guard - Sixty Five advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sixty Five is pressing down on Borgia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Borgia is holding on for now.
Sixty Five takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sixty Five might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sixty Five's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Borgia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borgia wants to control but Sixty Five is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borgia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sixty Five 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to sweep here but Sixty Five controlling him for the moment.
Borgia keeping moving, preventing Sixty Five from controlling successfully.
Borgia wants to sweep here but Sixty Five controlling him for the moment.
Well,Borgia is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borgia is keeping the position for now.
Borgia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Borgia (2) vs (2) Sixty Five
Borgia looking to pass the guard.
Borgia being controlled here momentarily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Borgia forces his way into half guard.
Borgia content to control rather than advance.
Sixty Five controlling the position well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five is trying to maintain the position but Borgia is very close to passing his half guard.
Borgia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sixty Five tries to roll over but Borgia keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Borgia is heads and Sixty Five is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Borgia takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Cesare Borgia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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