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TWGC 33 (170lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Mamed Khalidovic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Jonathan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Khalidovic rushes Liddell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khalidovic after a bit of a struggle.
Liddell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khalidovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khalidovic is trying to drag Liddell to the mat but Liddell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Khalidovic can't get the takedown.
Khalidovic is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell tries to score a body lock takedown but Khalidovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liddell stops a takedown attempt from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liddell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Liddell is pressed up against the cage. Khalidovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liddell down to the mat. Liddell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Liddell showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Khalidovic (0) vs (2) Liddell
Khalidovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic keeping moving, preventing Liddell from controlling successfully.
Khalidovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Khalidovic 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: Khalidovic (2) vs (2) Liddell
Khalidovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalidovic 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.
Liddell wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to control the action here but instead Khalidovic manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Khalidovic (5) vs (2) Liddell
Liddell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Liddell tries to hold on but Khalidovic pushes him away.
Liddell is desperately trying to improve his position but Khalidovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Khalidovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is desperately trying to improve his position but Khalidovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Liddell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Khalidovic is trying to work for a kimura but Liddell is defending well.
Khalidovic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Liddell wants to control but Khalidovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic trying to control the pace.
Khalidovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Liddell defends it well.
Khalidovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khalidovic trying to control the pace.
Liddell is trying to control but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic wants to pass to mount but Liddell is defending the position.
Khalidovic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Liddell wants to control but Khalidovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liddell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khalidovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Khalidovic 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.
Khalidovic pushing down on Liddell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Khalidovic is looking for a kimura here.
Liddell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khalidovic is working away from the top position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Khalidovic (8) vs (2) Liddell
Liddell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Khalidovic controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic avoids the attempt from Liddell to control.
Khalidovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Khalidovic controlling from the full mount.
Liddell can't escape the position.
Khalidovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Liddell working to try and regain half guard.
Khalidovic controlling from the full mount.
Khalidovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic trying to control but Liddell is having none of it.
Khalidovic moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Khalidovic (11) vs (2) Liddell
Khalidovic controlling well, preventing Liddell from escaping the position.
I would not like to be Liddell right now.
Khalidovic is trying to stick to Liddell's back but Liddell is turning into Khalidovic. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Khalidovic's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Liddell. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Khalidovic (11) vs (4) Liddell
Khalidovic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic controls Liddell momentarily but Liddell frees himself.
Khalidovic is pulling down on Liddell's head to control his posture.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Khalidovic keeps moving.
Khalidovic seems keen to control Liddell's posture.
Liddell looking to sit in guard and control but Khalidovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Khalidovic (13) vs (4) Liddell
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Liddell being controlled here, momentarily.
Khalidovic looking to pass the guard.
Liddell wants to control the position but Khalidovic says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Khalidovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Liddell has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Khalidovic escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Khalidovic! Score +3 for passing guard: Khalidovic (16) vs (4) Liddell
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic slows the pace down.
Liddell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Khalidovic (16) vs (6) Liddell
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khalidovic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalidovic takes the fight on points by 16 to 6.
A victorious Mamed Khalidovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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