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CFC Tokyo 8 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 42 wins and 16 losses; Yuri Prochazka! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 16 losses; Tubbs Singleton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Singleton dives in and scores a takedown into Prochazka's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Prochazka (0) vs (2) Singleton
Singleton postures up.
Singleton content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singleton wants to pass the guard but Prochazka is keeping the position.
Prochazka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singleton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Singleton 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.
Prochazka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Singleton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singleton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Singleton stopping the sweep attempt from Prochazka.
Singleton passes into half guard.
Singleton is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka wants to improve his position but Singleton is controlling well.
Singleton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Prochazka is trying to control but Singleton manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Prochazka (0) vs (5) Singleton
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singleton controlling the pace for now.
Prochazka tries to hold on but Singleton postures up.
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 five minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Singleton controlling from the full mount.
More stalling from Singleton.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka is trying to escape the mount.
Singleton looking to take Prochazka's back but Prochazka rolls and after a scramble, Prochazka ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Prochazka to escape a tricky position. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Prochazka (2) vs (5) Singleton
Prochazka passes Singleton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Singleton tries to get to full guard but Prochazka has control of the leg.
Prochazka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Singleton is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Prochazka trying to control from half guard but Singleton is working away.
Singleton tries to get to full guard but Prochazka has control of the leg.
Singleton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Prochazka wants to pass to mount but Singleton is defending the position.
Singleton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Prochazka looking to sit in guard and control but Singleton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Prochazka (2) vs (7) Singleton
Prochazka wants to control but Singleton passes easily into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka tries to roll over but Singleton keeps him under control.
Prochazka controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Prochazka 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.
Prochazka trying to control from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Singleton not doing much here.
Prochazka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Prochazka pulls Singleton in close to prevent any damage.
Singleton tries to free his leg and advance position but Prochazka is retaining full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka has control of Singleton's left arm, preventing Singleton from doing any damage.
Singleton passes Prochazka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Singleton controlling the action here.
Prochazka is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Singleton is thwarting Prochazka's attempts to control the position.
Prochazka keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is trying to control the action in half guard but Prochazka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Singleton is controlling the pace.
Singleton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Singleton wins on points by 7 to 2.
Tubbs Singleton is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Tubbs Singleton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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