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CWC 340 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 17 losses; Muhammad Jabbar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 9 losses; Jin Yi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jabbar (2) vs (0) Yi
Yi working a defensive guard but Jabbar manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jabbar (5) vs (0) Yi
Jabbar 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.
Yi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jabbar is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jabbar (7) vs (0) Yi
Yi is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jabbar has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jabbar (10) vs (0) Yi
Yi is trying to work for a sweep but Jabbar has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jabbar (12) vs (0) Yi
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Jabbar (15) vs (0) Yi
Yi trying to control the action but Jabbar just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to escape the position.
Jabbar is trying to stick to Yi's back but Yi is turning into Jabbar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jabbar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yi. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jabbar (15) vs (2) Yi
Yi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yi looking to sit in guard and control but Jabbar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jabbar (17) vs (2) Yi
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi looking to control but Jabbar passes into half guard.
Yi 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.
Yi looking for subs from the bottom but Jabbar mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Jabbar (20) vs (2) Yi
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to control the position but Jabbar now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Jabbar (23) vs (2) Yi
Yi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Yi is trying to maintain the position but Jabbar is very close to passing his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jabbar is staying active.
Yi wants to improve his position but Jabbar is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yi tries to get to full guard but Jabbar has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yi keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yi looking for submissions off his back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to get to full guard but Jabbar has control of the leg.
Yi is trying to maintain the position but Jabbar is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Yi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yi is trying to hold Jabbar in close to prevent damage but Jabbar has managed to pass into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yi wants to get back to full guard.
Yi moves into full guard.
Yi looking to control.
Yi trying to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yi working for submissions but it's allowed Jabbar to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yi is trying to maintain the position but Jabbar is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jabbar takes the fight on points by 23 to 2.
Our winner, Muhammad Jabbar, 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.
Jin Yi spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time, there will be no next time.'. |
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