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CFC CG 55 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 24 wins and 13 losses; Francisco Ngannou! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Elim Garak!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Garak has closed the distance and engaged Ngannou in a clinch.
Ngannou pulls guard.
Ngannou keeping full guard, as Garak tries to pass.
Ngannou trying to control the position here.
Ngannou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garak is one step ahead there.
Ngannou is working hard here to advance position.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Ngannou (0) vs (3) Garak
Garak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garak controls the position.
Ngannou tries to buck Garak off but Garak is having none of it.
Garak working away.
Ngannou holding on.
Ngannou tries to bench press Garak off him but Garak keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak trying to control the action but Ngannou is working from the bottom.
Ngannou is looking for a sweep.
Ngannou struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garak is looking to take a break and control but Ngannou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ngannou is looking to regain half guard here but Garak keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak trying to control the action but Ngannou is working from the bottom.
Ngannou tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ngannou is trying to control Garak's posture but Garak avoids it.
Ngannou is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou tries to control but Garak manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Ngannou (0) vs (6) Garak
Garak is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ngannou tries to roll but Garak sticks to his back.
Garak trying to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou tries to escape the position.
Ngannou is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Garak is not going to allow Ngannou to sit and survive in this position.
Ngannou staying busy and making it hard for Garak to control.
Garak biding his time, looking for the opening.
Ngannou is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Garak is trying to stick to Ngannou's back but Ngannou is turning into Garak. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Garak's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ngannou. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ngannou (2) vs (6) Garak
Ngannou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ngannou controls the pace.
Garak trying to control the position.
Ngannou is fighting to break Garak's control of his arms but Garak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou tries to free his leg and advance position but Garak is retaining full guard.
Garak trying to keep a closed guard but Ngannou is proving a slippery customer.
Ngannou controlling from the top position.
Ngannou trying to control the position from guard on top but Garak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ngannou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ngannou can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou wants to control from the top but Garak keeps moving.
Ngannou content to stall in guard here.
Ngannou preventing the sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Garak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ngannou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ngannou 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.
Garak is controlling Ngannou's posture.
Ngannou controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou pushes down on Garak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Ngannou is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Garak trying to control from the bottom.
Ngannou trying to mount his opponent but Garak defends it.
Garak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garak looking to control.
Ngannou looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou tries to free his leg and advance position but Garak is retaining full guard.
Ngannou sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garak is trying to control the position but Ngannou postures up.
Garak being controlled here, momentarily.
Ngannou postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou looking to sit in guard and control but Garak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ngannou (2) vs (8) Garak
Ngannou wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ngannou wants to sweep but no luck.
Ngannou looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Garak puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Garak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is concentrating on defense, preventing Garak from advancing position.
Ngannou tries to roll over but Garak keeps him under control.
Ngannou won't allow Garak to pass to mount.
Ngannou is trying to get back to full guard.
Ngannou controlling the position well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ngannou trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garak wins on points by 8 to 2.
Our winner, Elim Garak, 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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