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CFC CG 710 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 14 losses; Yojizo Trismegistus! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 86 losses; Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Trismegistus scores with a takedown into Balkan's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Trismegistus (2) vs (0) Balkan
Trismegistus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
Trismegistus 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.
Balkan has Trismegistus pulled in close to control his posture.
Trismegistus wants to pass the guard but Balkan is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trismegistus controlling from the top position.
Trismegistus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkan is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trismegistus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trismegistus trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trismegistus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trismegistus trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Trismegistus 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Balkan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Trismegistus from controlling successfully.
Balkan wants to sweep here but Trismegistus controlling him for the moment.
Trismegistus wants to pass the guard but Balkan is keeping the position.
Trismegistus content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to keep Trismegistus in close.
Trismegistus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to control.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Trismegistus tries to pass.
We've been informed that Balkan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Trismegistus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trismegistus stands and throws Balkan's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Trismegistus (5) vs (0) Balkan
Balkan is not content to let Trismegistus control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Balkan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trismegistus wants to control but Balkan is keeping him busy.
Trismegistus advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Trismegistus (7) vs (0) Balkan
Trismegistus controlling the pace for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus tries to control but Balkan wriggling away.
Trismegistus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balkan can't escape the position.
Trismegistus controlling from the full mount.
Trismegistus is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus controlling from the full mount.
Balkan wants to hold on but Trismegistus pushes him away.
Trismegistus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trismegistus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trismegistus is working for a guillotine from mount but Balkan frees his head quite easily.
Balkan can't escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus controlling his opponent.
Trismegistus wants to control the pace but Balkan is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus wants to control the action but instead Balkan gets a body lock and reverses into Trismegistus's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trismegistus (7) vs (2) Balkan
Balkan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trismegistus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trismegistus trying to control the position.
Balkan looking to pass the guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trismegistus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Balkan defends well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus pulls Balkan in to control the position.
Trismegistus looking for a sweep. Not yet Trismegistus, not yet.
Trismegistus looking to control.
Balkan being controlled here momentarily.
Trismegistus has an active guard here but Balkan has managed to pass into half guard.
Trismegistus is positioning himself well to prevent Balkan advancing to mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus continues to stall.
Trismegistus trying to control from the bottom.
Trismegistus 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.
Trismegistus is looking for a sweep. Balkan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Balkan 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.
Balkan is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Trismegistus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trismegistus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trismegistus wants to improve his position but instead Balkan has moved into half guard.
Trismegistus won't allow Balkan to pass to mount.
Trismegistus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Balkan controlling the action here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Balkan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Balkan's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Trismegistus (11) vs (2) Balkan
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Balkan is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trismegistus controlling the position well here. Balkan rolled but Trismegistus kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trismegistus takes the fight on points by 11 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Yojizo Trismegistus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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