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CFC CG Tokyo 10 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 21 losses; Tubbs Singleton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 108 wins and 87 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Singleton shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense.
Wang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Singleton gets underhooks to prevent Wang's takedown attempt.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Singleton has him pressed against the cage.
Wang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Singleton uses from the top position.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Singleton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Singleton 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.
Wang wants to sweep here but Singleton controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singleton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wang pulls Singleton in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleton postures up.
Wang controlling Singleton's posture.
Singleton looking to pass the guard.
Wang wants to sweep here but Singleton controlling him for the moment.
Singleton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Singleton's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Singleton (0) vs (2) Wang
Wang wants to pass the guard but Singleton is keeping the position.
Wang wants to control from the top but Singleton keeps moving.
Singleton pulls Wang in close to prevent any damage.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singleton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singleton has his hands on Wang's head, controlling the position.
Wang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wang trying to control but Singleton is working from the bottom.
Singleton pulls Wang in close to his closed guard and prevents Wang from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Singleton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singleton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Singleton (2) vs (2) Wang
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Singleton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wang wants to sweep here but Singleton controlling him for the moment.
Singleton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Singleton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Singleton postures up.
Singleton looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wang trying to control the position here.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Wang is trying to keep Singleton in close.
Singleton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang controlling the position.
Wang controls Singleton momentarily but Singleton frees himself.
Singleton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wang wants to improve his position but instead Singleton has moved into half guard.
Singleton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Singleton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wang won't allow Singleton to pass to mount.
Wang is trying to control but Singleton passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Singleton (5) vs (2) Wang
Wang struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Wang is looking to regain half guard here but Singleton keeps moving and retains side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Singleton controlling the position from side mount.
Wang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wang wants to control but Singleton postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to improve position but can't.
Who's going to make the next move?
Singleton trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang gets back to half guard.
Singleton prevents Wang from improving his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wang gets back to full guard.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
Wang is pulling down on Singleton's head. It's preventing any offense from Singleton, at least for the moment.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Singleton from controlling successfully.
Singleton advances to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Singleton has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Singleton (8) vs (2) Wang
Wang is working to get back to half guard.
Singleton wants to take Wang's back but he can't do it this time.
Wang holds on, trying desperately to control.
Wang wants to hold on but Singleton pushes him away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wang wants to hold on but Singleton pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang is desperately trying to improve his position but Singleton has a good base and remains in mount.
Wang wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Singleton (11) vs (2) Wang
Wang trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Singleton is hanging on to Wang's back as he tries to escape.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Singleton controlling the positon.
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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang just trying to survive but Singleton is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wang is trying to break free.
Wang trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wang wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang trying to control the position but Singleton manages to sink in the hooks.
Wang is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Singleton takes the fight on points by 11 to 2.
Tubbs Singleton retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Tubbs Singleton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Long Wang had this to say: 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'. |
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