Sapp Stopped in Saitama
S. Dolgorsuren vs. Tom Howard
May 23, 2004
Serjbudee
Dolgorsuren vs. Tom
Howard
In the first matchup, Mongolian Dolgorsuren "Blue Wolf" Serjbuddee took on fellow pro-wrestler "Green Beret" Tom Howard of the USA. The Wolf has been fighting since he was a teen, and is the brother of Sumo Yokozuna (Grand Champion) Asashoryu. The versatile Howard, meanwhile, is a student of the relatively obscure martial art Sambo, a Russian discipline which combines judo and wrestling techniques.
The Wolf moved in from the bell, powering Howard backward for a takedown then quickly moving in. Howard tried to reverse several times, but spent most of the first round in the guard position. With more than half of Howard's white hair stained red from a gash at the top of the forehead, the referee stopped the action for a doctor's check but it was decided that Howard could continue. In the second, Howard resisted Wolf's takedown attempts, preferring to stand and strike, but soon found himself down in the guard again. Wolf moved for position, but could not strike to effect until, after Howard bucked him away, he was able to assume a reverse back trunk lock and push dozens of knees in on the top of Howard's head. To the bloodied and battered but never-say-die Howard's credit, it was his corner, convinced he had absorbed enough punishment, which finally threw in the towel.
In the first matchup, Mongolian Dolgorsuren "Blue Wolf" Serjbuddee took on fellow pro-wrestler "Green Beret" Tom Howard of the USA. The Wolf has been fighting since he was a teen, and is the brother of Sumo Yokozuna (Grand Champion) Asashoryu. The versatile Howard, meanwhile, is a student of the relatively obscure martial art Sambo, a Russian discipline which combines judo and wrestling techniques.
The Wolf moved in from the bell, powering Howard backward for a takedown then quickly moving in. Howard tried to reverse several times, but spent most of the first round in the guard position. With more than half of Howard's white hair stained red from a gash at the top of the forehead, the referee stopped the action for a doctor's check but it was decided that Howard could continue. In the second, Howard resisted Wolf's takedown attempts, preferring to stand and strike, but soon found himself down in the guard again. Wolf moved for position, but could not strike to effect until, after Howard bucked him away, he was able to assume a reverse back trunk lock and push dozens of knees in on the top of Howard's head. To the bloodied and battered but never-say-die Howard's credit, it was his corner, convinced he had absorbed enough punishment, which finally threw in the towel.
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