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CFC CG NY 7 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 11 losses; Francisco Ngannou! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 45 losses; Antonio Brown !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown dives in and grabs Ngannou's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ngannou pushes down on Brown 's head and hops out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Ngannou to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ngannou (2) vs (0) Brown
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ngannou controls the pace.
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brown keeping full guard, as Ngannou tries to pass.
Ngannou controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ngannou (2) vs (2) Brown
Ngannou lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ngannou (4) vs (2) Brown
Ngannou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown trying to control the position.
Ngannou looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ngannou slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ngannou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ngannou postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ngannou's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Ngannou wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Ngannou is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou looking to pass the guard.
Ngannou passes Brown 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ngannou not doing much here.
Further stalling from Ngannou.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
Brown won't allow Ngannou to pass to mount.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown trying to hold on to Ngannou's head to control him but Ngannou postures up.
Ngannou prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown 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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Ngannou is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brown wants to control the action here but instead Ngannou manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ngannou (7) vs (2) Brown
Ngannou controlling from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou wants to take Brown 's back but he can't do it this time.
Ngannou looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ngannou seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Brown is holding on tight.
Ngannou controlling from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngannou has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brown holds on for dear life, controlling Ngannou's posture momentarily.
Ngannou controlling from mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Ngannou is having none of it.
Ngannou controlling from the full mount.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou controlling the pace for now.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ngannou content just to control the position here.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ngannou controlling from the full mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou continues to stall.
Brown prevents Ngannou from taking his back.
Ngannou controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ngannou looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Ngannou has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Ngannou (10) vs (2) Brown
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ngannou patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ngannou has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Brown 's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ngannou takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
Francisco Ngannou decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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