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CFC CG 716 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Steve Fish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 131 wins and 78 losses; Moldy Jello!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Fish fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fish (2) vs (0) Jello
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jello looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fish wants to pass the guard but Jello is keeping the position.
Jello 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.
Jello looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jello has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish won't allow Jello to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Jello trying to control the position.
Fish controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jello for as long as he can get away with.
Jello wants to hit a sweep here but Fish passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jello there! Score +3 for passing guard: Fish (5) vs (0) Jello
Fish controlling from the full mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to control but Jello wriggling away.
Fish looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jello is looking to get to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to hold on but Fish pushes him away.
Jello is desperately trying to improve his position but Fish has a good base and remains in mount.
Fish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jello gets back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to get back to full guard.
Fish is trying to control. Jello wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fish is looking to stall here but Jello recovers full guard.
Fish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jello is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jello has Fish pulled in close to control his posture.
Jello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jello has control of Fish's left arm, preventing Fish from doing any damage.
Fish wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
Fish stays in close to Jello's body and controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello is trying to control the position but Fish postures up.
Fish wants to pass the guard but Jello is keeping the position.
Fish is working hard here to advance position.
Jello 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.
Fish is fighting to break Jello's control of his arms but Jello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello 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.
Fish looking to pass the guard.
Fish stays in close to Jello's body and controls the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fish looking to pass the guard.
Jello 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jello holds on and takes a little breather.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.
Jello trying to control the position.
Jello wants to sweep but no luck.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Jello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fish is one step ahead there.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fish's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fish (5) vs (2) Jello
Jello engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fish wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Fish (5) vs (5) Jello
Jello taking a breather here.
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! Fish is heads and Jello is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Fish takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
Steve Fish thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Moldy Jello had this to say: 'I like big butts!'. |
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