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CFC CG Tokyo 8 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 50 wins and 37 losses; Cesare Borgia! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 15 losses; Paddy Mcgillicutty!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Borgia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Borgia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Borgia (4) vs (0) Mcgillicutty
Borgia is looking to take a break and control but Mcgillicutty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcgillicutty trying to remain calm as Borgia controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgillicutty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borgia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Borgia trying to control the position but Mcgillicutty is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Borgia trying to control the position but Mcgillicutty is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty can't do much from the bottom here.
Borgia is looking to take a break and control but Mcgillicutty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borgia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mcgillicutty is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty is trying to get back to half guard.
Mcgillicutty is trying to control Borgia's posture but Borgia avoids it.
Mcgillicutty is trying to improve his position.
Borgia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgillicutty keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mcgillicutty is trying to control Borgia's posture but Borgia avoids it.
Mcgillicutty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borgia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Borgia politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Borgia prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgillicutty keeps working.
The referee asks Borgia politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Borgia prefers to stall for the moment though.
Borgia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Borgia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mcgillicutty is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Borgia off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Borgia (4) vs (4) Mcgillicutty
We've been hearing good reports from Borgia'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.
Mcgillicutty is hanging on to Borgia's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia can't escape the position.
Will Mcgillicutty go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mcgillicutty looking to hold on to the position here but Borgia rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Mcgillicutty controlling from the top position.
Borgia keeping moving, preventing Mcgillicutty from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia controls Mcgillicutty momentarily but Mcgillicutty frees himself.
Mcgillicutty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcgillicutty sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty wants to pass the guard but Borgia is keeping the position.
Mcgillicutty controlling from the top position.
Mcgillicutty postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is trying to hold Mcgillicutty in close to prevent damage but Mcgillicutty has managed to pass into half guard.
Borgia is not content to let Mcgillicutty control the position.
Mcgillicutty slows the pace down in half guard.
Mcgillicutty wants to pass the guard but Borgia is defending well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Borgia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Borgia (4) vs (7) Mcgillicutty
Borgia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mcgillicutty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borgia is looking to escape.
Mcgillicutty tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Borgia wants to hold on but Mcgillicutty pushes him away.
Borgia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mcgillicutty controlling the position easily from mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty looking to control but Borgia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mcgillicutty controlling from mount.
Mcgillicutty trying to control but Borgia is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Borgia regains half guard.
Borgia keeping hold of Mcgillicutty's head, controlling as best he can.
Borgia is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mcgillicutty jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Borgia (4) vs (10) Mcgillicutty
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Borgia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcgillicutty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borgia keeps working.
Borgia is letting Mcgillicutty control him for a moment.
Mcgillicutty is looking to take a break and control but Borgia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mcgillicutty wins on points by 10 to 4.
Paddy Mcgillicutty decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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