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CFC Tokyo 18 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 25 wins and 10 losses; Saul Hunter! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 54 losses; Dragon Li Chai!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunter defends it nicely.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chai drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunter defends it well.
Chai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hunter (0) vs (2) Chai
Chai trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Hunter is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at HELLCADEMY that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hunter is looking to sweep but instead, Chai has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunter (0) vs (5) Chai
Hunter has given up his back here. Will Chai look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Hunter (0) vs (8) Chai
Chai trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hunter doesn't escape.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Chai has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hunter trying to control the hands but Chai breaks the grip.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter turns into Chai and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunter (2) vs (8) Chai
Hunter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chai is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Hunter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chai wants to control but Hunter passes easily into half guard.
Chai is trying to control but Hunter passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hunter (5) vs (8) Chai
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chai is looking to regain half guard here but Hunter keeps moving and retains side control.
Chai is letting Hunter control him for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunter happy to just control the position for now.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hunter controls the position.
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.
Chai is looking to regain half guard here but Hunter keeps moving and retains side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai can't do much from the bottom here.
Hunter just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chai being controlled for a moment.
Hunter working away.
Chai is looking to regain half guard here but Hunter keeps moving and retains side control.
Hunter controls the position from side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hunter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chai for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to remain calm as Hunter controls from the top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to buck Hunter off but Hunter is having none of it.
Chai is letting Hunter control him for a moment.
Hunter continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Hunter.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai struggling a bit here.
Chai being controlled for a moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hunter'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 Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working away.
Chai being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 8 to 5.
A very excited looking Dragon Li Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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