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CFC MM CG 4 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 34 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 8 losses; Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tijhoff goes for a double leg but Halli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Halli continues to drive forward.
Tijhoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Halli as he avoids it easily.
Klaas Jan Tijhoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halli gets a clinch.
Halli lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halli (2) vs (0) Tijhoff
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tijhoff wants to improve his position but Halli is controlling well.
Halli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Halli is looking to advance position but Tijhoff won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tijhoff wants to get back to full guard.
Halli trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tijhoff is looking for a sweep. Halli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Halli in particular looking to stall.
Tijhoff keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff wants to control but Halli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tijhoff wants to improve his position but Halli is controlling well.
Tijhoff gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tijhoff holds on and takes a little breather.
Tijhoff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halli manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halli (2) vs (2) Tijhoff
Tijhoff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tijhoff 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.
Tijhoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tijhoff wants to pass the guard but Halli is keeping the position.
Tijhoff looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halli is pulling down on Tijhoff's head to control his posture.
Tijhoff trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
Tijhoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tijhoff controls the pace.
Halli pulls Tijhoff in to control the position.
Tijhoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Tijhoff from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tijhoff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halli trying to control from the bottom.
Tijhoff stalling.
Tijhoff trying to pass the guard but Halli defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Halli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff controlling from the top position.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Tijhoff from controlling successfully.
Tijhoff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Halli's guard.
Tijhoff is taking a breather. Halli 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.
Halli is looking to control Tijhoff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halli avoid being mounted?
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Tijhoff seems content to control.
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.
Halli is pressing down on Tijhoff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tijhoff wants to pass the guard but Halli is keeping the position.
Halli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tijhoff forces his way into half guard.
Halli is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Tijhoff seems content to control.
Tijhoff is keen to just control but Halli is a slippery customer.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Halli is looking to improve his position.
Tijhoff is looking to advance position but Halli won't allow it.
Tijhoff is controlling the pace.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff wants to control but Halli is keeping him busy.
Tijhoff performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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! Halli is heads and Tijhoff is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Halli takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Reijo Halli 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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