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CFC CG 716 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 27 wins and 16 losses; Francisco Ngannou! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 99 wins and 72 losses; The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ngannou gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ngannou (0) vs (2) Ignatowski
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Ngannou keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatowski looking to pass the guard.
Ignatowski being controlled here momentarily.
Ignatowski looking to pass the guard.
Ignatowski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KFA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski keeps trying to improve his position.
Ngannou controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski looking to pass the guard.
Ngannou is controlling Ignatowski's posture.
Ignatowski advances to half guard.
Ngannou won't allow Ignatowski to pass to mount.
Ignatowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ngannou manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou wants to sweep here but Ignatowski controlling him for the moment.
Ngannou controlling Ignatowski's posture.
Ngannou keeping full guard, as Ignatowski tries to pass.
Ngannou wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ngannou is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignatowski wants to pass the guard but Ngannou is keeping the position.
Ngannou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ignatowski being controlled here momentarily.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ngannou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ignatowski controls the pace.
Ignatowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ngannou has his hands on Ignatowski's head, controlling the position.
Ignatowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ngannou keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou keeping full guard, as Ignatowski tries to pass.
Ignatowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ngannou trying to keep a closed guard but Ignatowski is proving a slippery customer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ignatowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Ngannou is retaining full guard.
Ignatowski postures up.
Ignatowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ngannou trying to control the position.
Ngannou keeping full guard, as Ignatowski tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski 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.
Ignatowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ngannou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ngannou managing to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Ngannou (0) vs (5) Ignatowski
Ngannou is not content to let Ignatowski control the position.
Ngannou tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ignatowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ngannou is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ignatowski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ngannou gets back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
Ignatowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ngannou looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou keeping full guard, as Ignatowski tries to pass.
Ignatowski trying to control but Ngannou is working from the bottom.
Ignatowski postures up.
Ngannou seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ngannou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ngannou keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Ngannou is retaining full guard.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ngannou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ignatowski preventing the sweep.
Ignatowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ngannou looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Ngannou keeps moving.
Ngannou pulls Ignatowski in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ngannou is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ngannou (2) vs (5) Ignatowski
Ngannou stays in close to Ignatowski's body and controls the position.
Ignatowski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ngannou (2) vs (7) Ignatowski
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski trying to control but Ngannou is working from the bottom.
Ngannou trying to control the position here.
Ngannou is trying to control the position but Ignatowski postures up.
Ngannou keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
Ignatowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ngannou is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is controlling Ignatowski's posture.
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 (7) Ignatowski
Ignatowski working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ngannou is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatowski wins on points by 7 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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