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CFC CG 723 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 118 wins and 65 losses; Donovan Trumpinov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Gabriel Cordeira!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
No luck for Cordeira with that takedown attempt.
Cordeira shoots for a takedown but Trumpinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cordeira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Donovan Trumpinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Cordeira.
Trumpinov rushes Cordeira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trumpinov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cordeira regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Trumpinov (2) vs (0) Cordeira
Cordeira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Trumpinov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trumpinov stopping the sweep attempt from Cordeira.
Trumpinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cordeira is keeping the position for now.
Trumpinov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordeira controls Trumpinov momentarily but Trumpinov frees himself.
Trumpinov wants to control from the top but Cordeira keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordeira trying to keep a closed guard but Trumpinov is proving a slippery customer.
Trumpinov wants to control from the top but Cordeira keeps moving.
Trumpinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cordeira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cordeira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trumpinov (2) vs (2) Cordeira
Cordeira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Trumpinov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Trumpinov manages to get to full guard.
Cordeira wants to control from the top but Trumpinov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpinov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cordeira manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Trumpinov (4) vs (2) Cordeira
Trumpinov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordeira looking to control.
Trumpinov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trumpinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cordeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trumpinov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cordeira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cordeira looking for a triangle here. Trumpinov is fighting it but it looks tight! Cordeira pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Trumpinov is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gabriel Cordeira!
Our winner, Gabriel Cordeira, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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