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CFC CG Tokyo 3 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 18 losses; Klaas Jan Tijhoff! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 11 losses; Chukwu Adeoluwa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tijhoff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adeoluwa sprawls well initially but Tijhoff persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tijhoff (2) vs (0) Adeoluwa
Adeoluwa wants to control but Tijhoff is keeping busy.
Adeoluwa is trying is best to control the position here.
Tijhoff is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Adeoluwa is trying to get back to full guard.
Adeoluwa is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa is trying to control but can't.
Tijhoff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Tijhoff is keeping busy.
Tijhoff prevents Adeoluwa from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tijhoff controlling the action here.
Adeoluwa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tijhoff is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is trying to get back to full guard.
Adeoluwa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adeoluwa has Tijhoff pulled in close to control his posture.
Our spies down at at Average Judas Gym inform us that Adeoluwa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tijhoff postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adeoluwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adeoluwa is adopting a defensive guard.
Tijhoff looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adeoluwa seems keen to control Tijhoff's posture.
Tijhoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adeoluwa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is controlling Tijhoff's posture.
Tijhoff stands and throws Adeoluwa's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Tijhoff (5) vs (0) Adeoluwa
Tijhoff working away.
Adeoluwa tries to bench press Tijhoff off him but Tijhoff keeps the position.
Adeoluwa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Adeoluwa is looking to improve his position.
Adeoluwa is pressing down on Tijhoff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Adeoluwa being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adeoluwa controlling the position.
Tijhoff postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is looking to sweep but instead, Tijhoff has passed into half guard.
Adeoluwa is trying to control but can't.
Adeoluwa is trying to control but Tijhoff manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Tijhoff (8) vs (0) Adeoluwa
Tijhoff controlling his opponent.
Tijhoff takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Tijhoff (11) vs (0) Adeoluwa
Adeoluwa trying to control the hands but Tijhoff won't let him.
Tijhoff controlling the position well here. Adeoluwa rolled but Tijhoff kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Tijhoff is not going to allow Adeoluwa to sit and survive in this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa tries to roll but Tijhoff sticks to his back.
Adeoluwa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Tijhoff is trying to stick to Adeoluwa's back but Adeoluwa is turning into Tijhoff. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tijhoff's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Adeoluwa. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tijhoff (11) vs (2) Adeoluwa
Adeoluwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tijhoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tijhoff has Adeoluwa pulled in close to control his posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tijhoff (13) vs (2) Adeoluwa
Adeoluwa is trying to control but Tijhoff passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Tijhoff (16) vs (2) Adeoluwa
Adeoluwa is looking to regain half guard here but Tijhoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Tijhoff trying to control the position but Adeoluwa is working away.
Tijhoff in the domination position with Adeoluwa hanging on.
Adeoluwa is trying to control Tijhoff's posture but Tijhoff avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff just content to control the position.
Adeoluwa holding on.
Tijhoff is staying tight to Adeoluwa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Adeoluwa can't do much from the bottom here.
Adeoluwa is trying to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Adeoluwa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tijhoff controls the position from side control.
Adeoluwa is not content to let Tijhoff control the position.
Adeoluwa tries to improve position but can't.
Tijhoff trying to control the position but Adeoluwa is working away.
Adeoluwa holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Adeoluwa is trying to get back to half guard.
Tijhoff taking a breather here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tijhoff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tijhoff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adeoluwa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tijhoff is working hard here to advance position.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Tijhoff passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tijhoff (19) vs (2) Adeoluwa
Tijhoff controlling the position.
Adeoluwa is holding Tijhoff down, trying to stall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tijhoff is thwarting Adeoluwa's attempts to control the position.
Tijhoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tijhoff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tijhoff has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Tijhoff (22) vs (2) Adeoluwa
Adeoluwa 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.
Tijhoff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adeoluwa tries to hold on but Tijhoff postures up.
Adeoluwa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff content just to control the position here.
Adeoluwa tries to reverse the position but Tijhoff maintains control.
Adeoluwa tries to lock up and control but Tijhoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tijhoff controlling from the full mount.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Tijhoff is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is looking to get to half guard.
Tijhoff content just to control the position here.
Adeoluwa is trying desperately to improve position.
Tijhoff avoids the attempt from Adeoluwa to control.
Tijhoff with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adeoluwa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tijhoff takes the fight on points by 22 to 2.
An out of breath and clearly excited Klaas Jan Tijhoff thanked Nevermore Clothing Co for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Chukwu Adeoluwa spoke after the fight, saying 'Boss man is turning me into a spar bot, whatever that means. Hope we ain’t bout to go down in no dark basements and shit!'. |
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