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CWC 333 - NEW YEAR RAGE PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 7 losses; Scott Hall! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 13 losses; Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Zulu darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Zulu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hall is trying to keep an underhook but Zulu manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hall (0) vs (2) Zulu
Hall trying to control here.
Hall holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hall has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zulu has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (0) vs (5) Zulu
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zulu working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Zulu presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Hall (0) vs (7) Zulu
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hall doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Hall (0) vs (10) Zulu
Hall tries to escape but Zulu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Zulu slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
It looks like Zulu might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Zulu 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.
Zulu avoiding Hall 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Hall right now.
Zulu controlling the position well here. Hall rolled but Zulu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Hall rolls, trying to escape but Zulu keeps control of the position.
Hall trying to control the hands but Zulu breaks the grip.
Zulu just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I really don't envy Hall right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the hands but Zulu won't let him.
Hall is trying to break free.
Zulu not allowing Hall to control his hands.
Hall can't escape the position.
Zulu has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hall's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to roll but Zulu sticks to his back.
Hall tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zulu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulu avoids the attempt from Hall to control.
Hall controls the position.
Zulu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Zulu controlling his opponent.
Hall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hall tries to lock up and control but Zulu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zulu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hall tries to hold on but Zulu pushes him away.
Hall tries to reverse the position but Zulu maintains control.
Zulu controlling from the full mount.
Hall is trying desperately to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zulu controlling from the full mount.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulu has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall wants to control but Zulu is having none of it.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulu has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall wants to hold on but Zulu pushes him away.
Hall is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to hold on but Zulu pushes him away.
Hall doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Hall tries to hold on but Zulu pushes him away.
Zulu controlling his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulu has a good base and remains in mount.
Zulu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zulu pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hall wants to control but Zulu is having none of it.
Hall is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Zulu controlling from mount.
Zulu pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Zulu controlling his opponent.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulu has a good base and remains in mount.
Zulu avoids the attempt from Hall to control.
Hall tries to reverse the position but Zulu maintains control.
Hall looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Hall (0) vs (13) Zulu
Zulu controlling from the back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to break free.
Hall trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Zulu is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hall trying to control the position but Zulu manages to sink in the hooks.
Hall tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall tries to control the position but Zulu now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Hall (0) vs (16) Zulu
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to escape the position.
Hall is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hall trying to control the hands but Zulu won't let him.
Hall turns into Zulu and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (2) vs (16) Zulu
Hall wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hall won't allow Zulu to sweep him here.
Hall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hall being controlled here momentarily.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
Hall advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (5) vs (16) Zulu
Zulu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is not content to let Hall control the position.
Zulu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hall wants to control but Zulu is keeping him busy.
Zulu is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall staying calm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zulu wins on points by 16 to 5.
Shaka Zulu is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Shaka Zulu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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