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CFC CG Rio 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 19 wins and 14 losses; Jisoo Oh! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 8 losses; Francisco Ngannou!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ngannou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Oh (2) vs (0) Ngannou
Ngannou wants to get back to full guard.
Ngannou desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Still in half guard, Oh seems content to control.
Ngannou is trying to get back to full guard.
Ngannou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oh is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngannou wants to get back to full guard.
Oh 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.
Ngannou keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ngannou trying to control but Oh postures up.
Oh content to control rather than advance.
Ngannou is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou keeps trying to improve his position.
Ngannou trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Oh manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (5) vs (0) Ngannou
Ngannou can't escape the position.
Ngannou wants to hold on but Oh pushes him away.
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ngannou is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is trying to escape the mount.
Oh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ngannou is working to get back to half guard.
Ngannou has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh controlling the pace for now.
Ngannou tries to lock up and control but Oh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ngannou sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ngannou trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (8) vs (0) Ngannou
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oh is looking to work his way around to Ngannou's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ngannou is trying to escape the mount.
Oh avoids the attempt from Ngannou to control.
Ngannou tries to reverse the position but Oh maintains control.
Oh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oh trying to control but Ngannou is having none of it.
Ngannou is trying desperately to improve position.
Ngannou manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ngannou trying to get back to full guard but Oh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (11) vs (0) Ngannou
Ngannou is trying desperately to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou tries to hold on but Oh pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ngannou regains half guard.
Ngannou tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Oh has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (14) vs (0) Ngannou
Ngannou can't escape the position.
Oh wants to control the pace but Ngannou is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oh controlling the position easily from mount.
Ngannou is just holding on here. Oh manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Oh (17) vs (0) Ngannou
Oh working for a choke but Ngannou is defending well.
I really don't envy Ngannou right now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oh controls the position.
Ngannou looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Oh controlling well, preventing Ngannou from escaping the position.
Ngannou looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Ngannou's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Oh keeps control of the position as Ngannou tries to break free.
Ngannou turns into Oh and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (17) vs (2) Ngannou
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou wants to control from the top but Oh keeps moving.
Oh is trying to control the position but Ngannou postures up.
Ngannou looking to sit in guard and control but Oh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (19) vs (2) Ngannou
Ngannou looking for a sweep. Not yet Ngannou, not yet.
Ngannou trying to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou keeping moving, preventing Oh from controlling successfully.
Oh preventing the sweep.
Ngannou working a defensive guard but Oh passes into half guard.
Ngannou tries to roll over but Oh keeps him under control.
Ngannou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oh is working away from the top position though.
Oh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ngannou wants to control but Oh is keeping busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is looking to improve his position.
Oh is trying to work for a kimura but Ngannou is defending well.
Ngannou is looking to improve his position.
Ngannou is holding on to half guard well.
Oh wants to free his trapped foot but Ngannou is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ngannou trying to control but Oh postures up.
Oh stalling.
Ngannou is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ngannou is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oh takes the fight on points by 19 to 2.
Jisoo Oh retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Jisoo Oh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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