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CFC Tokyo 14 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 19 losses; Tubbs Singleton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 28 losses; Jisoo Oh!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Singleton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oh's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Singleton (2) vs (0) Oh
Singleton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singleton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Oh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Oh is trying to control the position but Singleton postures up.
Singleton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Singleton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oh pulls Singleton in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh being controlled here, momentarily.
We've been hearing good reports from Singleton'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.
Singleton advances to half guard.
Singleton passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Singleton (5) vs (0) Oh
Oh is desperately trying to improve his position but Singleton has a good base and remains in mount.
Singleton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singleton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oh working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singleton moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Singleton (8) vs (0) Oh
Singleton is hanging on to Oh's back as he tries to escape.
Singleton biding his time, looking for the opening.
Oh tries to escape the position.
I would not like to be Oh right now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oh tries to break free.
Singleton 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.
Singleton gets his hands free as Oh looks to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oh wants to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oh turns into Singleton and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Singleton (8) vs (2) Oh
Oh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Singleton seems keen to control Oh's posture.
Singleton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oh wants to control from the top but Singleton keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Singleton is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Singleton (10) vs (2) Oh
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oh trying to keep a closed guard but Singleton is proving a slippery customer.
Singleton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Singleton tries to free his leg and advance position but Oh is retaining full guard.
Oh wants to hit a sweep here but Singleton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Oh there! Score +3 for passing guard: Singleton (13) vs (2) Oh
Singleton controlling the pace for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Singleton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Singleton takes Oh's back. Score +3 for taking back: Singleton (16) vs (2) Oh
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oh trying to control the action but Singleton just sinks the hooks in.
Singleton has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Oh's body.
That's ten minutes 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.
You can see the frustration on Oh's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Oh breaks Singleton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Singleton (16) vs (4) Oh
Oh is fighting to break Singleton's control of his arms but Singleton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Oh preventing the sweep.
Oh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is pulling down on Oh's head. It's preventing any offense from Oh, at least for the moment.
Singleton continues to stall.
Oh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Singleton trying to keep a closed guard but Oh is proving a slippery customer.
Singleton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Oh wants to pass the guard but Singleton is keeping the position.
Singleton trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singleton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Singleton takes the fight on points by 16 to 4.
Tubbs Singleton is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Tubbs Singleton, 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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