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CFC CG Tokyo 4 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 37 wins and 17 losses; Anderson Da Silva! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 22 losses; Francisco Ngannou!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Ngannou manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Da Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ngannou pinned against the cage. Ngannou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ngannou.
Da Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Da Silva gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Da Silva (4) vs (0) Ngannou
Ngannou is looking to regain half guard here but Da Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Da Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Ngannou is letting Da Silva control him for a moment.
Da Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ngannou for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ngannou is looking for a sweep.
Ngannou manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Da Silva (4) vs (2) Ngannou
Da Silva is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ngannou jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Da Silva (4) vs (5) Ngannou
Ngannou controlling from side mount.
Da Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Ngannou keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Ngannou keeps moving and retains side control.
Ngannou moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to control but Ngannou postures up.
Ngannou wants to control but Da Silva is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Da Silva is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Da Silva is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou controls the position.
Ngannou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Silva keeps working.
Ngannou is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Da Silva tries to buck Ngannou off but Ngannou is having none of it.
Da Silva prevents Ngannou from improving position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Da Silva is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ngannou is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Da Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is looking for a sweep.
Ngannou is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Da Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
I wouldn't like to be where Da Silva is right now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to control but Ngannou postures up.
Da Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Ngannou is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Ngannou politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ngannou prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ngannou off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Da Silva (8) vs (5) Ngannou
Da Silva controlling well, preventing Ngannou from escaping the position.
Ngannou is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Da Silva is trying to stick to Ngannou's back but Ngannou is turning into Da Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Da Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ngannou. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Da Silva (8) vs (7) Ngannou
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva pulls Ngannou in close to prevent any damage.
Ngannou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ngannou being controlled here momentarily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Da Silva working a defensive guard here.
Ngannou trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Da Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ngannou is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ngannou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Da Silva is trying to keep Ngannou in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Silva managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Silva takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
Anderson Da Silva retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Anderson Da Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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