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CFC Tokyo 21 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 24 wins and 19 losses; Hendrix Cabrera! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 66 wins and 69 losses; Ceph Alopodis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nice sprawl there from Cabrera as Alopodis shoots in.
Cabrera fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alopodis to the ground. Cabrera is now in Alopodis's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cabrera (2) vs (0) Alopodis
Alopodis looking to control.
Alopodis controlling the position.
Alopodis trying to control the position.
Cabrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alopodis is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cabrera'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.
Cabrera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alopodis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cabrera has managed to get both his arms back between Alopodis's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cabrera seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alopodis for as long as he can get away with.
Alopodis is pulling down on Cabrera's head to control his posture.
Cabrera controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrera's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cabrera (2) vs (2) Alopodis
Cabrera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Cabrera.
Alopodis is looking to pass into half guard but Cabrera pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cabrera is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cabrera (4) vs (2) Alopodis
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alopodis wants to sweep here but Cabrera controlling him for the moment.
Cabrera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alopodis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis wants to sweep here but Cabrera controlling him for the moment.
Alopodis pulls Cabrera in to control the position.
Alopodis is continuing to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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.
Alopodis looking for a sweep. Not yet Alopodis, not yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alopodis keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
Alopodis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera won't allow Alopodis to sweep him here.
Alopodis is trying to control the position but Cabrera postures up.
Cabrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cabrera (4) vs (4) Alopodis
Cabrera is trying to get back to full guard.
Cabrera gets full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis controlling from the top position.
Cabrera pulls Alopodis in close to his closed guard and prevents Alopodis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alopodis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera working a defensive guard here.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Alopodis has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Alopodis stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.
Alopodis content to stall in guard here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alopodis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cabrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is keeping the position.
Cabrera controlling Alopodis's posture.
Alopodis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Alopodis gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Alopodis wins on points by 5 to 4.
Ceph Alopodis made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. |
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