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CFC CG 719 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 17 losses; Francisco Ngannou! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Wolfgang Von Wild!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ngannou is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Von Wild's half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ngannou (2) vs (0) Von Wild
Ngannou controlling the pace.
Von Wild slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Von Wild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ngannou is one step ahead there.
Ngannou is pushing down on Von Wild's leg trying to pass to half guard. Von Wild is fighting to maintain full guard but Ngannou has managed to sneak the leg through.
Von Wild is pressing down on Ngannou's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ngannou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Wild wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Wild working a defensive guard here.
Von Wild is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou controlling from the top position.
Von Wild is trying to keep Ngannou in close.
Von Wild isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ngannou stacks Von Wild on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ngannou! Score +3 for passing guard: Ngannou (5) vs (0) Von Wild
Von Wild looks to move to half guard but instead Ngannou has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ngannou (7) vs (0) Von Wild
Von Wild is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Von Wild regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou slows the pace down in half guard.
Von Wild gets back to full guard.
Ngannou 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.
Ngannou'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.
Von Wild is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ngannou defends well.
Ngannou looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngannou stopping the sweep attempt from Von Wild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Wild trying to keep a closed guard but Ngannou is proving a slippery customer.
Ngannou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Von Wild wants to improve his position but instead Ngannou has moved into half guard.
Ngannou controlling the action here.
Von Wild trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Ngannou seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ngannou (10) vs (0) Von Wild
Von Wild is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Von Wild tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ngannou presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ngannou (12) vs (0) Von Wild
Ngannou controlling his opponent.
Von Wild keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou controlling his opponent.
Von Wild is desperately trying to improve his position but Ngannou has a good base and remains in mount.
Von Wild slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ngannou with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou prevents Von Wild from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Wild is looking to get back to full guard here but Ngannou has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Ngannou (15) vs (0) Von Wild
Von Wild tries to buck Ngannou off but Ngannou is having none of it.
Ngannou tries to advance position but instead Von Wild slips a leg back in to half guard.
Ngannou prevents Von Wild from improving his position.
Von Wild actively working from the bottom here.
Von Wild is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Von Wild felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ngannou in particular looking to stall.
Von Wild tries to get to full guard but Ngannou has control of the leg.
Von Wild is looking to control Ngannou's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Wild avoid being mounted?
Ngannou is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Von Wild has managed to free his arm - good work.
Von Wild trying to control but Ngannou postures up.
Ngannou controlling the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Von Wild trying to control here.
Von Wild is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngannou pulls his head out easily.
Von Wild is looking for a sweep. Ngannou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ngannou slows the pace down in half guard.
Ngannou is looking to take a break and control but Von Wild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Wild wants to control but Ngannou is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Von Wild wants to get back to full guard but Ngannou has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Ngannou (18) vs (0) Von Wild
Von Wild is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ngannou takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Von Wild can't escape the position.
Ngannou controlling his opponent.
Ngannou wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ngannou tries to control but Von Wild wriggling away.
Von Wild tries to improve his position but Ngannou has taken his back! Ngannou has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Von Wild tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Ngannou pushes Von Wild away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francisco Ngannou!
After winning the bout, Francisco Ngannou thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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