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CFC Tokyo 16 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 32 wins and 35 losses; Julián Cicerón! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 57 wins and 29 losses; William Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Crazy Horse shoots in for a double leg but Cicerón sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cicerón shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crazy Horse's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cicerón (2) vs (0) Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cicerón looking to pass the guard.
Cicerón is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazy Horse looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy Horse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cicerón pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crazy Horse is keeping the position for now.
Crazy Horse looking for a sweep. Not yet Crazy Horse, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crazy Horse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cicerón controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crazy Horse pulls Cicerón in close to prevent any damage.
Cicerón passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón is taking a breather. Crazy Horse says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crazy Horse tries to get to full guard but Cicerón has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crazy Horse is still trying to improve position.
Cicerón is pressing down on Crazy Horse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crazy Horse is holding on for now.
Cicerón seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crazy Horse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cicerón seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Crazy Horse for as long as he can get away with.
Crazy Horse regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cicerón trying to control but Crazy Horse is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crazy Horse is pulling down on Cicerón's head. It's preventing any offense from Cicerón, at least for the moment.
Cicerón passes Crazy Horse's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón is pressing down on Crazy Horse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crazy Horse is holding on for now.
Cicerón not doing much here.
Cicerón is pressing down on Crazy Horse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crazy Horse is holding on for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cicerón wants to pass the guard but Crazy Horse is defending well.
Cicerón perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse tries to roll over but Cicerón keeps him under control.
Crazy Horse slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crazy Horse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Crazy Horse keeping full guard, as Cicerón tries to pass.
Crazy Horse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crazy Horse keeping moving, preventing Cicerón from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Cicerón'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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cicerón pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crazy Horse is keeping the position for now.
Crazy Horse is pulling down on Cicerón's head to control his posture.
Cicerón postures up.
Cicerón content to stall in guard here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse keeping full guard, as Cicerón tries to pass.
Cicerón trying to control the position from guard on top but Crazy Horse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crazy Horse working a defensive guard here.
Cicerón stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crazy Horse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse pulls Cicerón in to control the position.
Crazy Horse keeping moving, preventing Cicerón from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cicerón takes the fight on points by 2 to 0. |
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