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CFC Tokyo 11 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 16 losses; Anderson Da Silva! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 22 losses; Francisco Ngannou!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Ngannou shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ngannou was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Da Silva (0) vs (4) Ngannou
Da Silva struggling a bit here.
Da Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Ngannou keeps moving and retains side control.
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 wants to control but Ngannou postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva gets back to half guard.
Ngannou is taking a breather. Da Silva 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it.
Da Silva has his hands clasped together around Ngannou's back. He's all about the action.
Da Silva trying to control but Ngannou postures up.
Ngannou sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou prevents Da Silva from improving his position.
Ngannou trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it.
Da Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Ngannou has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Da Silva (0) vs (7) Ngannou
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to buck Ngannou off but Ngannou is having none of it.
Da Silva prevents Ngannou from improving position.
Ngannou working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Ngannou has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Da Silva (0) vs (9) Ngannou
Ngannou controlling from mount.
Da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ngannou tries to take his opponent's back but Da Silva turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Da Silva (2) vs (9) Ngannou
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva controlling from the top position.
Ngannou has his hands on Da Silva's head, controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou keeping full guard, as Da Silva tries to pass.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Ngannou keeps moving.
Ngannou managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngannou wants to sweep here but Da Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou has his hands on Da Silva's head, controlling the position.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Ngannou keeps moving.
Ngannou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ngannou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute inform us that Ngannou has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Da Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ngannou pulls Da Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Da Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is fighting to break Ngannou's control of his arms but Ngannou is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ngannou controls Da Silva momentarily but Da Silva frees himself.
Da Silva content to stall in guard here.
Ngannou seems keen to control Da Silva's posture.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva 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.
Ngannou wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Da Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou pulls Da Silva in to control the position.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ngannou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ngannou looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ngannou pulls Da Silva in close to prevent any damage.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looking to pass the guard.
Ngannou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Silva is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ngannou wins on points by 9 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Francisco Ngannou thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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