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CFC CG 55 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 35 wins and 19 losses; Cesare Borgia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Borgia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tijhoff to the mat! Tijhoff manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Borgia (2) vs (0) Tijhoff
Borgia controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tijhoff keeping full guard, as Borgia tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tijhoff looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Borgia forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Borgia controlling the action here.
Borgia prevents Tijhoff from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Borgia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tijhoff keeping full guard, as Borgia tries to pass.
Borgia controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tijhoff's guard.
Borgia stalling.
Tijhoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tijhoff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tijhoff trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff controlling the position well.
Borgia is looking to advance position but Tijhoff won't allow it.
Tijhoff is looking for a sweep. Borgia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Borgia wants to free his trapped foot but Tijhoff is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff keeping hold of Borgia's head, controlling as best he can.
Tijhoff wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy.
Borgia controlling the pace.
Borgia seems to be working for a kimura but Tijhoff defends the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia controlling the action here.
Borgia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tijhoff for as long as he can get away with.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is pressing down on Tijhoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tijhoff is holding on for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Borgia controlling the action here.
Borgia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Borgia trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff won't allow Borgia to pass to mount.
Borgia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Borgia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff is looking for a sweep. Borgia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tijhoff tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Borgia has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Borgia (5) vs (0) Tijhoff
Borgia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Borgia prevents Tijhoff from getting the reversal.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia controlling the position easily from mount.
Tijhoff manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tijhoff tries to get to full guard but Borgia has control of the leg.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff keeping control of the position.
Borgia wants to pass the guard but Tijhoff is defending well.
Borgia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Borgia'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.
Tijhoff is looking to control Borgia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tijhoff avoid being mounted?
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Borgia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tijhoff trying to control but Borgia postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tijhoff wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borgia takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Cesare Borgia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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