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KOR 1 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 London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tubbs Singleton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 13 losses; Harry Kim!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Singleton looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Singleton (2) vs (0) Kim
Singleton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kim pulls Singleton in to control the position.
Singleton passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Singleton (5) vs (0) Kim
Singleton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face as Singleton controls the position.
Kim holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Singleton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kim's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kim is trying to control Singleton's posture but Singleton avoids it.
Kim is trying to escape the position but Singleton is controlling the position.
Kim wants to control but Singleton postures up.
Singleton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kim will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to regain half guard here but Singleton keeps moving and retains side control.
Kim is trying to control Singleton's posture but Singleton avoids it.
Singleton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kim will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singleton controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singleton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kim for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Singleton continues to stall.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Singleton working away.
Singleton happy to just control the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Singleton trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Singleton taking a breather here.
Singleton working away.
Singleton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
More hug and hope from Singleton.
Further stalling from Singleton.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Singleton wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Kim struggling a bit here.
Kim is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Singleton staying calm.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Singleton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singleton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Kim is being controlled here.
Singleton working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singleton taking a breather here.
Singleton trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Singleton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Singleton trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Singleton controlling the position from side mount.
Kim wants to control but Singleton postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Singleton is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Singleton taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Singleton trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Singleton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Singleton working away.
Singleton is staying tight to Kim's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Singleton takes a little break here. Kim wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kim is not content to let Singleton control the position.
Singleton taking a breather here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kim is not content to let Singleton control the position.
Singleton controlling the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Singleton'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 fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Singleton is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singleton controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Singleton takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Tubbs Singleton is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Tubbs Singleton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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