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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 60 wins and 63 losses; Ceph Alopodis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 27 losses; William Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Alopodis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crazy Horse! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Alopodis (4) vs (0) Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crazy Horse 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.
Alopodis working away.
Alopodis controls the position from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Alopodis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Alopodis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy Horse struggling a bit here.
Alopodis just content to control the position.
Crazy Horse is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse is trying is best to control the position here.
Crazy Horse is looking for a sweep. Alopodis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alopodis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Crazy Horse tries to roll over but Alopodis keeps him under control.
Crazy Horse slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Crazy Horse wants to sweep here but Alopodis controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alopodis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Crazy Horse is adopting a defensive guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crazy Horse has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alopodis has managed to get both his arms back between Crazy Horse's legs - danger averted.
Crazy Horse is controlling Alopodis's posture.
Crazy Horse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse keeping moving, preventing Alopodis from controlling successfully.
Crazy Horse keeping full guard, as Alopodis tries to pass.
Alopodis stopping the sweep attempt from Crazy Horse.
Alopodis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Crazy Horse is controlling Alopodis's posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis trying to control the position from guard on top but Crazy Horse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse is looking to sweep but instead, Alopodis has passed into half guard.
Crazy Horse is looking for a sweep. Alopodis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crazy Horse trying to control here.
Crazy Horse is trying to get back to full guard.
Alopodis slows the pace down in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Alopodis.
Crazy Horse tries to get to full guard but Alopodis has control of the leg.
Alopodis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse wants to control but Alopodis is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse is trying to get back to full guard.
Alopodis controlling the action here.
Alopodis wants to pass to mount but Crazy Horse is defending the position.
Crazy Horse tries to roll over but Alopodis keeps him under control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis slows the pace down in half guard.
Crazy Horse is looking to improve his position.
Alopodis is keen to just control but Crazy Horse is a slippery customer.
Alopodis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crazy Horse is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alopodis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alopodis's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Alopodis (4) vs (4) Crazy Horse
Alopodis tries to roll but Crazy Horse sticks to his back.
Crazy Horse controlling from the back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis trying to control the position but Crazy Horse manages to sink in the hooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crazy Horse is riding his opponent, not letting Alopodis buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Crazy Horse gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Crazy Horse wins on points by 5 to 4.
William Crazy Horse decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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