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CFC CG Tokyo 5 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 8 losses; Diego Nogueira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 136 wins and 85 losses; Moldy Jello!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jello sprawls well. Jello wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Nogueira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jello did well to prevent Nogueira getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nogueira (2) vs (0) Jello
Nogueira tries to pass to full mount but Jello defends it.
Nogueira trying to control the pace.
Jello trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira prevents Jello from improving his position.
Nogueira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nogueira tries to pass to full mount but Jello defends it.
Nogueira stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to pass to full mount but Jello defends it.
Nogueira is taking a breather. Jello says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jello wants to get back to full guard.
Nogueira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jello keeping control of the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nogueira in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Jello won't allow it.
Nogueira moves into full mount! Jello won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Nogueira (5) vs (0) Jello
Nogueira fails to advance to Jello's back.
Nogueira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jello keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nogueira controlling from the full mount.
Jello prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jello is trying to escape the mount.
Nogueira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jello is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nogueira looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fails to move to back control.
Jello tries to lock up and control but Nogueira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nogueira content just to control the position here.
Jello tries to control Nogueira's body but Nogueira pushes him off. Jello squirms to his side and now Nogueira has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Nogueira (8) vs (0) Jello
Jello turns into Nogueira and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nogueira (8) vs (2) Jello
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nogueira is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nogueira (10) vs (2) Jello
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira controlling from the top position.
Nogueira 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 sweep but no luck.
Nogueira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is fighting to break Jello's control of his arms but Jello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nogueira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello looking to control.
Jello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jello is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nogueira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nogueira forces his way into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Nogueira (13) vs (2) Jello
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nogueira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nogueira takes Jello's back. Score +3 for taking back: Nogueira (16) vs (2) Jello
Good control from Nogueira.
Nogueira continues to stall.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello is really stuck here.
What can Jello do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
More hug and hope from Nogueira.
Nogueira has the hooks in. Jello is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
What can Jello do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Nogueira is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nogueira.
Nogueira continues to hold on tight.
Jello is in bad spot here.
Jello manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nogueira's guard. Nice work there by Jello.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nogueira (16) vs (4) Jello
Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira seems keen to control Jello's posture.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
Nogueira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jello wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nogueira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nogueira takes the fight on points by 16 to 4.
A very excited looking Diego Nogueira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Moldy Jello stepped up to the mic, saying 'I like big butts!'. |
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