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CFC CG 729 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 Hilo, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Honza Hohol!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hohol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xanthopoulos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hohol gets a clinch.
Xanthopoulos pulls guard successfully.
Hohol looking to pass the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hohol working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hohol slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hohol trying to control but Xanthopoulos is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hohol trying to control but Xanthopoulos is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xanthopoulos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hohol has managed to get both his arms back between Xanthopoulos's legs - danger averted.
Hohol trying to control the position from guard on top but Xanthopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hohol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xanthopoulos keeping moving, preventing Hohol from controlling successfully.
Xanthopoulos is controlling Hohol's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol trying to control the position from guard on top but Xanthopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohol looking to sit in guard and control but Xanthopoulos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Xanthopoulos (2) vs (0) Hohol
Hohol had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xanthopoulos defends it easily.
Hohol controls Xanthopoulos momentarily but Xanthopoulos frees himself.
Xanthopoulos 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.
Xanthopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hohol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Xanthopoulos looking to pass the guard.
Hohol wants to sweep here but Xanthopoulos controlling him for the moment.
Xanthopoulos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hohol has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Xanthopoulos has managed to get both his arms back between Hohol's legs - danger averted.
Hohol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xanthopoulos is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohol working a defensive guard here.
Xanthopoulos wants to control from the top but Hohol keeps moving.
Xanthopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hohol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hohol controls Xanthopoulos momentarily but Xanthopoulos frees himself.
Hohol 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.
Xanthopoulos is stalling in the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hohol manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Xanthopoulos manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Xanthopoulos (2) vs (2) Hohol
Xanthopoulos is adopting a defensive guard.
Hohol looking to pass the guard.
Xanthopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hohol is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos is pulling down on Hohol's head to control his posture.
Hohol wants to control from the top but Xanthopoulos keeps moving.
Hohol looking to sit in guard and control but Xanthopoulos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Xanthopoulos (4) vs (2) Hohol
Xanthopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hohol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xanthopoulos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hohol wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos stays in close to Hohol's body and controls the position.
Xanthopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hohol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hohol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xanthopoulos is one step ahead there.
Hohol controls Xanthopoulos momentarily but Xanthopoulos frees himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Xanthopoulos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hohol seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Xanthopoulos pushes down on Hohol's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Xanthopoulos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Xanthopoulos (7) vs (2) Hohol
Hohol keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Xanthopoulos content just to control the position here.
Xanthopoulos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hohol is looking to escape.
Hohol is looking to improve his position but Xanthopoulos isn't that keen on the idea.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hohol sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Xanthopoulos works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Xanthopoulos (10) vs (2) Hohol
Hohol tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hohol is not content to let Xanthopoulos control the position.
Xanthopoulos controls the position from side control.
Hohol is not content to let Xanthopoulos control the position.
You can see the frustration on Hohol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hohol wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Xanthopoulos seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Hohol is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos 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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