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CFC Tokyo 12 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 40 wins and 17 losses; Tubbs Singleton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 27 losses; Jisoo Oh!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nice sprawl there from Oh as Singleton shoots in.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Singleton. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Singleton (4) vs (0) Oh
Oh tries to buck Singleton off but Singleton is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singleton controls the position.
Oh wants to control but Singleton postures up.
Singleton 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 Oh's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Oh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Singleton stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Oh is looking for a sweep.
Singleton is staying tight to Oh's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Singleton's best efforts.
Still in half guard, Singleton seems content to control.
Singleton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oh.
Singleton 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.
Singleton trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Oh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Singleton (4) vs (2) Oh
Oh passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singleton wants to control but Oh is keeping busy.
Oh tries to pass to full mount but Singleton defends it.
Singleton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oh controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oh's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Singleton (8) vs (2) Oh
Singleton controlling the position well here. Oh rolled but Singleton kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oh tries to escape the position.
Oh manages to reverse the position and now he's in Singleton's guard. Nice work there by Oh.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Singleton (8) vs (4) Oh
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Oh has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Singleton is pulling down on Oh's head to control his posture.
Oh tries to free his leg and advance position but Singleton is retaining full guard.
Singleton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oh trying to control but Singleton is working from the bottom.
Oh stays in close to Singleton's body and controls the position.
Singleton keeping full guard, as Oh tries to pass.
Singleton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Singleton keeping full guard, as Oh tries to pass.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is controlling Oh's posture.
Oh trying to control but Singleton is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singleton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Singleton looking for a sweep. Not yet Singleton, not yet.
Oh content to stall in guard here.
Singleton seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Singleton holds on and takes a little breather.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Singleton wants to sweep here but Oh controlling him for the moment.
Oh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Singleton has his hands on Oh's head, controlling the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Singleton can't keep his opponent in guard - Oh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Singleton won't allow Oh to pass to mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Singleton trying to control here.
Oh is pressing down on Singleton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Singleton is holding on for now.
Singleton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Singleton continues to stall.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Oh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Singleton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Singleton is looking to control Oh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singleton avoid being mounted?
Singleton tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is looking to get back to full guard here but Oh has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Singleton (8) vs (7) Oh
Singleton is trying to escape the position but Oh is controlling the position.
Singleton tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oh takes a little break here. Singleton wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Singleton is trying to control Oh's posture but Oh avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Singleton takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
Tubbs Singleton retains his super heavyweight title!
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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