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CFC Rio 3 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 8 losses; Steve Fish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 12 losses; Diego Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nogueira.
Fish tries to counter with a takedown but Nogueira is quick to defend against it.
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fish avoids it really well and circles away.
Fish has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chikara MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nogueira drives through with a takedown into Fish's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fish (0) vs (2) Nogueira
Nogueira is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nogueira puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nogueira content to control rather than advance.
Fish is looking to improve his position.
Nogueira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fish wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Nogueira moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fish (0) vs (5) Nogueira
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fish's legs.
Fish regains half guard.
Nogueira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fish is looking to control Nogueira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fish avoid being mounted?
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but Fish defending well.
Nogueira content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but Fish defending well.
Fish is trying to maintain the position but Nogueira is very close to passing his half guard.
Nogueira controlling the pace.
Nogueira passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fish! Score +3 for passing guard: Fish (0) vs (8) Nogueira
Nogueira tries to control but Fish wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fish tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nogueira fails to move to back control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to control but Fish wriggling away.
Nogueira controlling from mount.
Fish is looking to improve his position but Nogueira isn't that keen on the idea.
Nogueira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish tries to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Nogueira with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira controlling his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Fish (0) vs (11) Nogueira
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Our spies down at at Silverback MMA 🦍 inform us that Nogueira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Will Nogueira go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira controlling from the back.
Fish is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nogueira has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fish's body.
Fish tries to escape the position.
Nogueira trying to control.
Nogueira controls the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to break free.
Nogueira controls the action.
Fish can't escape the position.
What can Fish do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Nogueira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nogueira wants to control but Fish manages to buck him off and is now in Nogueira's guard! Nice work there by Fish! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fish (2) vs (11) Nogueira
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fish won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Nogueira is trying to control the position but Fish postures up.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fish is one step ahead there.
Nogueira is pulling down on Fish's head to control his posture.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fish looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
Nogueira trying to keep a closed guard but Fish is proving a slippery customer.
Fish tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Nogueira managing to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fish won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Fish postures up.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nogueira controlling the position.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fish postures up.
Fish trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Fish is really struggling to control Nogueira but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fish won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Fish trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fish is fighting to break Nogueira's control of his arms but Nogueira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nogueira wins on points by 11 to 2.
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.
Steve Fish was interviewed post fight and said 'I aint cut out for this'. |
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