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CFC CG 725 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Trent Grady!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Grady gets a double leg takedown into Xanthopoulos's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Xanthopoulos (0) vs (2) Grady
Xanthopoulos keeping moving, preventing Grady from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Xanthopoulos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grady trying to control but Xanthopoulos is working from the bottom.
Grady content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos pulls Grady in close to his closed guard and prevents Grady from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grady looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Grady wants to control from the top but Xanthopoulos keeps moving. #SUB2#
Grady thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grady tries to free his leg and advance position but Xanthopoulos is retaining full guard.
Grady wants to control from the top but Xanthopoulos keeps moving.
Xanthopoulos keeping full guard, as Grady tries to pass. #SUB2#
Grady drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Xanthopoulos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grady has Xanthopoulos in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Xanthopoulos (2) vs (2) Grady#T2#
Xanthopoulos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grady's guard.
Xanthopoulos trying to control from Grady's half guard. Grady has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Grady wants to sweep but no luck.
Grady is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Xanthopoulos advances to half guard. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grady actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Grady wants to improve his position but Xanthopoulos is controlling well.
Xanthopoulos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grady has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xanthopoulos is working away from the top position though.
Xanthopoulos wants to pass the guard but Grady is defending well.
Grady preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Grady is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Xanthopoulos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grady regains full guard. Nicely done.
Xanthopoulos wants to control from the top but Grady keeps moving.
Grady looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grady is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Xanthopoulos (2) vs (4) Grady#SUB2#
Grady is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xanthopoulos is just riding it out for now. Grady eventually gives up the hold. #T5#
Xanthopoulos wants to control but Grady is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Grady is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Xanthopoulos defends it well.
Grady trying to control the action but Xanthopoulos is working from the bottom.
Xanthopoulos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grady trying to control but Xanthopoulos is working from the bottom.
Grady postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Xanthopoulos'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.#T6#
Xanthopoulos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grady is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Xanthopoulos has his hands on Grady's head, controlling the position.
Grady looking to pass the guard.
Grady trying to control the position from guard on top but Xanthopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xanthopoulos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T7#
Grady stopping the sweep attempt from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Xanthopoulos (4) vs (4) Grady
Xanthopoulos prevents Grady from improving his position.
Grady gets full guard.
Xanthopoulos trying to control but Grady is working from the bottom.
Grady wants to sweep here but Xanthopoulos controlling him for the moment. #T8##SUB2#
Grady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Xanthopoulos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grady wants to hit a sweep here but Xanthopoulos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grady there! Score +3 for passing guard: Xanthopoulos (7) vs (4) Grady
Grady tries to improve his position but instead Xanthopoulos has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Xanthopoulos (10) vs (4) Grady
Xanthopoulos trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Grady doesn't escape. #SUB#
Xanthopoulos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grady defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T9#
A lull in the action here.
Grady tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Xanthopoulos wants to take Grady's back but he can't do it this time.
Grady keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grady manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T10##SUB2#
Grady looking for submissions off his back.
Grady slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Grady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xanthopoulos is one step ahead there.
Grady manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Xanthopoulos manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Xanthopoulos (10) vs (6) Grady
Grady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T11#
Xanthopoulos looking to control.
Xanthopoulos keeping moving, preventing Grady from controlling successfully.
Grady passes Xanthopoulos's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Grady is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Xanthopoulos still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Xanthopoulos has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Xanthopoulos (14) vs (6) Grady
Grady tries to improve position but can't.
Grady is not content to let Xanthopoulos control the position. #T12#
Grady tries to improve position but can't.
Xanthopoulos controls the position from side control.
Xanthopoulos trying to control the action but Grady is working from the bottom. #T13#
Grady is trying to get back to half guard.
Grady sneaks back into half guard.
Grady tries to get to full guard but Xanthopoulos has control of the leg.
Grady is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Xanthopoulos wants to control but Grady is keeping him busy. #T14#
Grady trying to control from the bottom.
Grady is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xanthopoulos is trying to control the action in half guard but Grady is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Xanthopoulos prevents Grady from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Grady looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xanthopoulos takes the fight on points by 14 to 6.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 47 losses; Patty O'Reilly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Stanley Yelnats!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
O'Reilly takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Yelnats turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: O'Reilly (0) vs (4) Yelnats
O'Reilly is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yelnats tries to advance to mount but O'Reilly denies him. #SUB2#
O'Reilly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yelnats's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Yelnats! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and O'Reilly has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stanley Yelnats! |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Haitian Ginger! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Olly Holy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Holy shoots in for a double leg but Ginger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holy tries to clinch up but Ginger circles away and keeps his distance.
Ginger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Holy darts in and clinches Ginger up against the cage.
Ginger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#TD2#
Holy is trying to trip Ginger. He has hold of a leg but Ginger is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Holy persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ginger (0) vs (2) Holy
Ginger 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holy is looking to advance position but Ginger has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ginger (4) vs (2) Holy
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ginger with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Holy is squirming around, avoiding Ginger's attempts to control the action. #T1#
Ginger pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Holy wants to hold on but Ginger pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Ginger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Holy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Holy gets full guard.
Ginger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Holy is looking for a triangle but Ginger pushes his legs off easily.
Holy is pulling down on Ginger's head. It's preventing any offense from Ginger, at least for the moment.#T2#
Holy is trying to control the position but Ginger postures up.
Ginger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Ginger (7) vs (2) Holy
Holy prevents Ginger from moving into mount.
Holy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ginger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ginger tries to pass to full mount but Holy defends it. #T3#
Ginger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ginger is working away from the top position though.
Ginger wants to pass the guard but Holy is defending well.
Ginger wants to take a breather but Holy is having none of it.
Ginger trying to advance position but Holy counters by regaining guard.
Holy is pulling down on Ginger's head. It's preventing any offense from Ginger, at least for the moment.
Holy keeping full guard, as Ginger tries to pass.
Holy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ginger controls the pace.#T4#
Holy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ginger trying to control the position from guard on top but Holy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ginger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holy swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Holy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ginger is aware though and is defending well.
Ginger slips nicely into half guard.
Ginger is just content to waste time from the top position. Holy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T5#
Ginger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holy is keeping the position for now.
Ginger passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Ginger (10) vs (2) Holy
Ginger working away.
Ginger is looking to take a break and control but Holy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ginger has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Ginger (12) vs (2) Holy
Ginger wants to control the pace but Holy is squirming around nicely.
Holy tries to hold on but Ginger postures up.#T6#
Holy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Holy is not content to let Ginger control the position.
Holy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ginger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ginger stopping the sweep attempt from Holy.#SUB2#
Holy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holy keeping moving, preventing Ginger from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Holy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ginger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T7#
Holy trying to keep a closed guard but Ginger is proving a slippery customer.
Ginger looking to sit in guard and control but Holy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ginger (12) vs (4) Holy
Ginger looking for a sweep. Not yet Ginger, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ginger is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ginger (14) vs (4) Holy
Ginger looking to pass the guard.
Ginger wants to control from the top but Holy keeps moving.
Holy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T8#
Ginger trying to control but Holy is working from the bottom.
Ginger forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Holy looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Holy can't keep his opponent in guard - Ginger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ginger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ginger is trying to control the action in half guard but Holy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T9#
Ginger is taking a breather. Holy 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.
Ginger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holy keeps working.
Holy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Ginger seems to be working for a kimura but Holy defends the submission attempt.
Ginger is pressing down on Holy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holy is holding on for now.
Ginger trying to advance position but Holy counters by regaining guard.
Holy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ginger is one step ahead there. #T10#
Ginger tries to free his leg and advance position but Holy is retaining full guard.
Ginger is working hard here to advance position.
Ginger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holy tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Holy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ginger defends well.
Holy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ginger's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ginger (14) vs (6) Holy#T11#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ginger is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ginger (16) vs (6) Holy
Ginger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ginger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ginger trying to control the position from guard on top but Holy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T12##SUB2#
Holy working for submissions but it's allowed Ginger to get to half guard.
Holy is looking to control Ginger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holy avoid being mounted?
Holy is staying active underneath Ginger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holy tries to get to full guard but Ginger has control of the leg. #SUB#
Ginger seems to be working for a kimura but Holy defends the submission attempt.
Ginger trying to mount his opponent but Holy defends it. #T13##SUB#
Ginger is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Holy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Haitian Ginger!
Haitian Ginger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 35 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 4 losses; Hideki Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Halli has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Halli gets control of Nakamura's arms and successfully pulls guard. Halli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nakamura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Nakamura forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Halli wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nakamura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Let's hope that Nakamura has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Halli is trying to maintain the position but Nakamura is very close to passing his half guard.
Halli is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Nakamura controlling the pace. #T4#
Halli is holding on to half guard well.
Nakamura is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Halli is holding on to half guard well.
Nakamura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T5#
Halli wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy.
Halli is positioning himself well to prevent Nakamura advancing to mount.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Halli is trying to control but can't.
Nakamura tries to pass to full mount but Halli defends it. #T6#
Nakamura sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Halli preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nakamura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T7#
Halli manages to get to full guard.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T8#
Halli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Halli has Nakamura pulled in close to control his posture.
Nakamura controlling from the top position. #T9#
Nakamura passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nakamura in particular looking to stall.
Halli is looking to control Nakamura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halli avoid being mounted?#T10#
Nakamura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nakamura is pressing down on Halli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halli is holding on for now.
Halli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard. #T11#
Halli pulls Nakamura in close to prevent any damage.
Nakamura pushes down on Halli's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nakamura controlling the action here.#T12#
Halli is trying to control but can't.
Nakamura trying to mount his opponent but Halli defends it.
Nakamura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T13#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Nakamura.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but Halli defending well.
Halli wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy.
#T14#
Halli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nakamura's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nakamura's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Halli (4) vs (0) Nakamura
Nakamura turns into Halli and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halli (4) vs (2) Nakamura
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Halli is keeping the position.
Nakamura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halli takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
Reijo Halli spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 8 losses; Chukwu Adeoluwa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Rat Man!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Man gets tackled into the cage by Adeoluwa. Adeoluwa maintains the clinch.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adeoluwa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Man can't get the takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Man has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Adeoluwa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adeoluwa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chukwu Adeoluwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rat Man.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Adeoluwa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#TD#
Adeoluwa tightens his grip and picks Man up, before dumping him to the ground. Man manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Adeoluwa (2) vs (0) Man
Adeoluwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adeoluwa is pushing down on Man's leg trying to pass to half guard. Man is fighting to maintain full guard but Adeoluwa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is looking to improve his position.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adeoluwa in particular looking to stall.#T1#
Man tries to roll over but Adeoluwa keeps him under control.
Adeoluwa is looking to advance position but Man won't allow it.
Man tries to roll over but Adeoluwa keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Man looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adeoluwa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Man tries to get to full guard but Adeoluwa has control of the leg.
Adeoluwa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Adeoluwa seems content to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Adeoluwa'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.#T2#
Man gets full guard.
Adeoluwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adeoluwa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Man has control of Adeoluwa's left arm, preventing Adeoluwa from doing any damage.
Adeoluwa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adeoluwa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (5) vs (0) Man
Man prevents Adeoluwa from moving into mount.
Man manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Adeoluwa (5) vs (2) Man#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Man works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (5) vs (5) Man#T3#
Adeoluwa working to try and regain half guard.
Adeoluwa is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Adeoluwa prevents Man from taking his back.
Adeoluwa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man tries to control but Adeoluwa wriggling away.
Man wants to take Adeoluwa's back but he can't do it this time.
Man trying to control but Adeoluwa is having none of it. #T4#
Man seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Adeoluwa is holding on tight.
Adeoluwa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Adeoluwa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Man is looking for a kimura here.
Adeoluwa tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Man wants to free his trapped foot but Adeoluwa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adeoluwa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T5#
Adeoluwa is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
Man is pressing down on Adeoluwa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adeoluwa is holding on for now.
Man trying to control the action but Adeoluwa is working from the bottom.
Man prevents Adeoluwa from improving his position.
Adeoluwa controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Adeoluwa is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man wants to pass to mount but Adeoluwa is defending the position.
Adeoluwa is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.#T6#
Adeoluwa is holding on to half guard well.
Man looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
Man is pressing down on Adeoluwa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adeoluwa is holding on for now.
Adeoluwa wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Man is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T7#
Man tries to pass to full mount but Adeoluwa defends it.
Adeoluwa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Adeoluwa (9) vs (5) Man
Man tries to roll but Adeoluwa sticks to his back.
Man keeps trying to improve his position.
Man tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Man is trying to escape the mount.
Adeoluwa controlling from the full mount.
Man wants to hold on but Adeoluwa pushes him away.#T8#
Adeoluwa controlling the pace for now.
Adeoluwa looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adeoluwa controlling from the full mount.
Man is looking to get to half guard.
Adeoluwa controlling from mount.
Man regains half guard.
Adeoluwa prevents Man from improving his position.
Well, if Adeoluwa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
#T9#
Man moves into full guard.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adeoluwa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adeoluwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man pulls Adeoluwa in close to prevent any damage. #T10#
Adeoluwa stays in close to Man's body and controls the position.
Adeoluwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Man seems keen to control Adeoluwa's posture.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man wants to sweep here but Adeoluwa controlling him for the moment.
Adeoluwa showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T11#
Man keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Man pulls Adeoluwa in close to prevent any damage.
Adeoluwa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Adeoluwa preventing the sweep. #T12#
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Adeoluwa is proving a slippery customer.
Adeoluwa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Man is working from the bottom. #T13#
Adeoluwa stays in close to Man's body and controls the position.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adeoluwa looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Adeoluwa (9) vs (7) Man
Man looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adeoluwa is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Adeoluwa (11) vs (7) Man
Man has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Adeoluwa content to stall in guard here. #T14#
Man pulls Adeoluwa in to control the position.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Adeoluwa stands and throws Man's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (14) vs (7) Man
Man struggling a bit here.
Man is being controlled here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man is looking to reverse the position.
Adeoluwa working away.
Man seems a little lost for a moment, as Adeoluwa dominates the positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adeoluwa takes the fight on points by 14 to 7.
Post fight, Chukwu Adeoluwa took to the microphone: 'Boss man is turning me into a spar bot, whatever that means. Hope we ain’t bout to go down in no dark basements and shit!'. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 10 losses; Elim Garak! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 23 losses; Mean Gean!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Garak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gean. #CL#
Garak closes the distance and clinches.
Garak wants a takedown.
#TD#
Garak has hold of one of Gean's legs. Gean is fighting the takedown attempt but Garak gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Garak (2) vs (0) Gean
Gean keeping full guard, as Garak tries to pass.
Gean is controlling Garak's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gean tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Gean keeping moving, preventing Garak from controlling successfully.
Garak stopping the sweep attempt from Gean.
Garak is stalling in the full guard.
Gean is pulling down on Garak's head to control his posture.
Garak looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gean 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.#T2#
Gean controlling Garak's posture. #SUB2#
Gean has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garak is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gean. Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (5) vs (0) Gean
Gean tries to control but Garak manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Garak (8) vs (0) Gean#T3#
Garak is riding his opponent, not letting Gean buck him off.
Gean felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gean is in bad spot here.
Good control from Garak.
Gean wants to control his opponent's hands but Garak gets his hands free.
Garak really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gean.
Garak has the hooks in. Gean is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T4#
Gean just trying to survive but Garak is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Garak wants to control the position but Gean frees himself and scrambles - Garak manages to regain control in side control.
We've been hearing that Garak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gean is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gean is trying to control but can't.
Gean is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Gean is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garak pulls his head out easily.
Garak is looking to stall here but Gean recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T5#
Gean wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Garak is now in half guard.
Gean wants to get back to full guard but Garak has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (11) vs (0) Gean
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gean bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garak (11) vs (2) Gean
Garak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gean trying to control but Garak is working from the bottom.
Gean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garak is keeping the position for now. #T6#
Garak is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gean looking to sit in guard and control but Garak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garak (13) vs (2) Gean
Gean is trying to keep Garak in close.
Garak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T7#
Gean 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.
Gean wants to improve his position but instead Garak has moved into half guard.
#SUB#
Garak is looking for a kimura here.
Gean trying to control from the bottom.
Gean is looking to improve his position.
#T8#
Garak is looking to take a break and control but Gean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gean wants to improve his position but Garak is controlling well.
Gean desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gean is looking to improve his position.
#T9#
Garak is looking to take a break and control but Gean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gean trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (16) vs (2) Gean
Garak controlling his opponent.
Gean keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T10#
Gean keeps trying to improve his position.
Garak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gean slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gean trying to control but Garak postures up.
Gean is trying to get back to full guard.
Garak frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (19) vs (2) Gean
Garak looking to control but Gean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T11#
Gean working to try and regain half guard.
Garak controlling the position easily from mount.
Gean gets back to half guard.
Gean moves into full guard.
Gean controls Garak momentarily but Garak frees himself.
Gean wants to sweep but no luck. #T12#
Garak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gean wants to improve his position but instead Garak has moved into half guard.
Garak wants to pass the guard but Gean is defending well.
Gean wants to get back to full guard.
Gean slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T13#
Gean pulls Garak in to control the position.
Garak trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gean looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Garak passes into half guard.
Gean is looking for a sweep. Garak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garak is thwarting Gean's attempts to control the position.
Gean is looking for a sweep. Garak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T14#
Gean tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Garak has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (22) vs (2) Gean
Garak content just to control the position here.
Gean wants to hold on but Garak pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gean really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garak takes the fight on points by 22 to 2.
An out of breath Elim Garak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 110 wins and 74 losses; Bogdan Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Cleon Wright !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Kersikov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wright 's half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (0) Wright
Wright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wright looking to control.
Kersikov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
Wright told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#T1#
Wright is adopting a defensive guard.
Wright working a defensive guard here.
#T2#
Wright wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
Wright is controlling Kersikov's posture.
Wright looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kersikov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T3#
Wright trying to hold on to Kersikov's head to control him but Kersikov postures up.
Wright preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wright trying to control from the bottom.
Wright wants to improve his position but Kersikov is controlling well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T4#
Kersikov trying to control the pace.
Wright is looking for a sweep. Kersikov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T5#
Kersikov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kersikov wants to pass to mount but Wright is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright tries to roll over but Kersikov keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kersikov in particular looking to stall.#T6#
Wright controlling the position for now.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wright wants to control the action here but instead Kersikov manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (5) vs (0) Wright #T7#
Kersikov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wright is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kersikov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T8#
Kersikov pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wright is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wright is still trying to improve position.#T9#
Kersikov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wright stops Kersikov from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wright regains half guard.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Kersikov has control of the leg. #T10#
Kersikov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kersikov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wright keeping hold of Kersikov's head, controlling as best he can. #T11#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kersikov in particular looking to stall.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kersikov.
Kersikov wants to pass to mount but Wright is defending the position. #T12#
Kersikov is taking a breather. Wright 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.
Wright is controlling Kersikov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kersikov content to control rather than advance. #T13##SUB#
Kersikov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wright has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wright is looking to control Kersikov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wright avoid being mounted?#T14#
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
Kersikov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kersikov is pressing down on Wright 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wright is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kersikov takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Bogdan Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Cleon Wright stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off to mikie best manager in the game this can crusher is a bum im retiring cause ive got no chin in abit '. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Rickson Hozdic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 28 losses; Roddy Banner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Hozdic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Banner napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Hozdic (4) vs (0) Banner
Banner trying to remain calm as Hozdic controls from the top position.
Banner is looking for a sweep.
Hozdic controls the position from side control.
Banner tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hozdic takes a little break here. Banner wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Banner is looking to regain half guard here but Hozdic keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Hozdic controls the position.
Banner has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T2#
Banner is trying to control Hozdic's posture but Hozdic avoids it.
Hozdic is staying tight to Banner's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T3#
Hozdic wants to control but Banner is keeping him busy.
Banner wants to control but Hozdic postures up.
Banner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hozdic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Banner can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Hozdic stalls from top position.
Banner is not content to let Hozdic control the position.
Hozdic controls the position.#T5#
Banner holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
A lull in the action here.
Banner struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T6#
Hozdic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Banner will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Banner struggling a bit here.
Hozdic slows the pace down. #T7#
Banner is not content to let Hozdic control the position.
Hozdic controls the position from side control.
Hozdic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T8#
Hozdic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Banner for as long as he can get away with.#T9#
Banner is trying to get back to half guard.
Banner is letting Hozdic control him for a moment.
Banner is not content to let Hozdic control the position. #T10#
Banner wants to control but Hozdic postures up.
Banner tries to bench press Hozdic off him but Hozdic keeps the position.
Hozdic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Banner will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB#
Hozdic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Banner struggling a bit here.#T11#
Banner is trying to escape the position but Hozdic is controlling the position.
Hozdic trying to control the action but Banner is working from the bottom.
Banner is looking for a sweep.#T12#
Banner being controlled for a moment.
Hozdic continues to stall.
Hozdic trying to control the position but Banner is working away. #T13#
Banner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hozdic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hozdic slows the pace down. #T14#
Hozdic working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hozdic wants to control but Banner is keeping him busy.
Banner is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hozdic taking a break here but Banner is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hozdic takes the fight on points by 4 to 0.
The defeated Roddy Banner had this to say: 'Watch your back! I am coming for you..'. |
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Co-main event
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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 22 wins and 21 losses; Julián Cicerón! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 12 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Abdul Karim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cicerón (0) vs (2) Abdul Karim
Abdul Karim content to control rather than advance.
Cicerón won't allow Abdul Karim to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cicerón has a hand on Abdul Karim's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Abdul Karim takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Cicerón (0) vs (5) Abdul Karim
Cicerón 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.#T1#
Cicerón is looking to improve his position but Abdul Karim isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdul Karim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cicerón holds on, trying desperately to control.#T2#
Cicerón tries to lock up and control but Abdul Karim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cicerón tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abdul Karim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Abdul Karim is looking to take Cicerón's back but instead Cicerón gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Abdul Karim controlling the action here.#T3#
Cicerón keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Abdul Karim is looking to take a break and control but Cicerón is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Cicerón trying to control here.
Abdul Karim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cicerón is controlling Abdul Karim's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Abdul Karim trying to pass the guard but Cicerón defending well. #T5#
Cicerón tries to roll over but Abdul Karim keeps him under control.
Cicerón wants to control but Abdul Karim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Abdul Karim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T6#
Cicerón has his hands clasped together around Abdul Karim's back. He's all about the action.
Abdul Karim content to control rather than advance. #T7#
The fighters are battling for position here. Cicerón manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abdul Karim tries to free his leg and advance position but Cicerón is retaining full guard.
Cicerón managing to control the position.
Abdul Karim trying to control but Cicerón is working from the bottom. #T8#
Abdul Karim forces his way into half guard.
Cicerón controlling the position well.
Abdul Karim is thwarting Cicerón's attempts to control the position.
Cicerón tries to get to full guard but Abdul Karim has control of the leg. #T9#
Cicerón is pressing down on Abdul Karim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Abdul Karim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Abdul Karim won't allow Cicerón to sweep him here. #T10#
Abdul Karim passes Cicerón's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cicerón controlling the position well.
Cicerón is trying to control but can't.
Abdul Karim stalling.
Cicerón is trying to get back to full guard.#T11#
Abdul Karim is thwarting Cicerón's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Abdul Karim seems content to control.#T12#
Abdul Karim prevents Cicerón from improving his position.
Abdul Karim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Abdul Karim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Abdul Karim is taking a breather. Cicerón 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.#T13#
Abdul Karim trying to control the action but Cicerón is working from the bottom.
Cicerón works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abdul Karim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abdul Karim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cicerón is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T14#
Abdul Karim stays in close to Cicerón's body and controls the position.
Cicerón keeping moving, preventing Abdul Karim from controlling successfully.
Cicerón pulls Abdul Karim in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdul Karim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Karim wins on points by 5 to 0.
Our winner, Khadem Abdul Karim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Main event
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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 34 wins and 28 losses; Khalid Magomedov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 15 losses; Tubbs Singleton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Magomedov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Magomedov (0) vs (2) Singleton
Singleton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Singleton postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Magomedov holds on and takes a little breather.
Singleton stopping the sweep attempt from Magomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Singleton controls the pace.
Magomedov 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.#T1#
Singleton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Singleton controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Magomedov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Magomedov continues to stall.
Singleton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Magomedov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Magomedov 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.
Magomedov keeping full guard, as Singleton tries to pass.
Singleton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Singleton controlling him for the moment.
Magomedov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Magomedov'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 controls from within his opponent's guard. #T5#
Singleton won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Magomedov seems keen to control Singleton's posture.#T6#
Singleton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Magomedov is trying to control the position but Singleton postures up.
Magomedov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Magomedov (2) vs (2) Singleton
Magomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Singleton controlling Magomedov's posture. #T7#
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Singleton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singleton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singleton is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T8#
Singleton controlling the position.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singleton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singleton trying to control the position here. #T9#
Magomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Magomedov is working hard here to advance position.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY inform us that Singleton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T10#
Magomedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Singleton keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Singleton tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T11#
Magomedov controlling from the top position.
Singleton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Singleton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T12#
Singleton pulls Magomedov in to control the position. #SUB2#
Singleton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Magomedov uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Magomedov (5) vs (2) Singleton
Magomedov wants to control but Singleton is keeping him busy.
Magomedov taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Singleton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T13#
Singleton isn't going anywhere.
Magomedov wants to control but Singleton is keeping him busy.
Singleton is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing that Magomedov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T14#
Magomedov trying to control the action but Singleton is working from the bottom.
Magomedov taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov trying to control the action but Singleton is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magomedov takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
After winning the bout, Khalid Magomedov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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