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KOR Tokyo 22 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 2 losses; Don Cortez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 20 losses; Hendrix Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Cortez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Cabrera tries to counter it with a takedown but Cortez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cortez forces Cabrera back against the cage and clinches.
Cabrera is trying to trip Cortez. He has hold of a leg but Cortez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cabrera persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cortez (0) vs (2) Cabrera
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez has control of Cabrera's left arm, preventing Cabrera from doing any damage.
Cabrera won't allow Cortez to sweep him here.
Cortez is trying to control the position but Cabrera postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cortez holds on and takes a little breather.
Cabrera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cortez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera won't allow Cortez to sweep him here.
Cabrera tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard.
Cortez is pulling down on Cabrera's head. It's preventing any offense from Cabrera, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez looking to control.
Cortez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cortez is controlling Cabrera's posture.
Cabrera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Cortez is keeping the position.
Cortez looking for a sweep. Not yet Cortez, not yet.
Cabrera looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cabrera controls the pace.
Cabrera being controlled here momentarily.
Cortez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is working hard here to advance position.
Cortez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cortez controls Cabrera momentarily but Cabrera frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cortez holds on and takes a little breather.
Cortez is trying to keep Cabrera in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cortez has Cabrera pulled in close to control his posture.
Cabrera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez managing to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cortez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cabrera postures up.
Cortez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cortez wants to hit a sweep here but Cabrera passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cortez there! Score +3 for passing guard: Cortez (0) vs (5) Cabrera
Cabrera avoids the attempt from Cortez to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cabrera seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Cortez is holding on tight.
Cabrera controlling from the full mount.
Cabrera fails to move to back control.
Cortez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabrera fails to advance to Cortez's back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is trying to escape the mount.
Cabrera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cortez is looking to escape.
Cortez is trying to reverse the position but instead Cabrera has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Cortez (0) vs (8) Cabrera
Cabrera controls the action.
Cortez tries to escape but Cabrera has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera controlling the position well here. Cortez rolled but Cabrera kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cortez tries to escape but Cabrera has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cabrera controls the action.
Cortez staying busy and making it hard for Cabrera to control.
I really don't envy Cortez right now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cortez trying to control the hands but Cabrera won't let him.
Cortez is in bad spot here.
Cortez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cabrera has the hooks in. Cortez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to control his opponent's hands but Cabrera gets his hands free.
Cortez is in bad spot here.
Cortez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cortez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is in bad spot here.
Cabrera avoiding Cortez 's attempts to control his hands.
Cabrera controlling from the back.
Well,Cortez is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Cortez holding on to Cabrera's left wrist, preventing the choke.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cortez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cabrera is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cortez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cortez trying to control the hands but Cabrera won't let him.
Cabrera is hanging on to Cortez's back as he tries to escape.
Cabrera controls the action.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cortez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
You can see the frustration on Cortez's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortez trying to control the hands but Cabrera breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cabrera wins on points by 8 to 0.
Hendrix Cabrera thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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