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CFC CG 35 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 8 losses; Satan Blue! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 4 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Blue closes the distance and clinches.
Abdul Karim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blue goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abdul Karim prevents it.
Blue jumps guard.
Abdul Karim trying to control but Blue is working from the bottom.
Blue controlling the position.
Abdul Karim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blue trying to keep a closed guard but Abdul Karim is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Abdul Karim is stalling in the full guard.
Abdul Karim's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Abdul Karim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abdul Karim stays in close to Blue's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Abdul Karim.
Blue has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim passes Blue's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abdul Karim is pressing down on Blue's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blue is holding on for now.
Blue is looking to control Abdul Karim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blue avoid being mounted?
Blue wants to get back to full guard but Abdul Karim has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Blue (0) vs (3) Abdul Karim
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue is looking to reverse the position.
Abdul Karim taking a break here but Blue is having none of it and regains half guard.
Abdul Karim wants to pass to mount but Blue is defending the position.
Blue is trying to control but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blue preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Abdul Karim controlling the action here.
Blue trying to control here.
Blue is staying active underneath Abdul Karim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is looking to advance position but Blue won't allow it.
Blue is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abdul Karim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abdul Karim's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Blue (4) vs (3) Abdul Karim
Abdul Karim defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Blue's arms.
Blue looking for the RNC.
Blue seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Abdul Karim trying to control the position but Blue manages to sink in the hooks.
Abdul Karim is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Blue.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim breaks Blue's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Blue (4) vs (5) Abdul Karim
Abdul Karim controlling from the top position.
Abdul Karim looking to pass the guard.
Blue not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abdul Karim trying to control but Blue is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim looking to pass the guard.
Blue trying to control the position.
Blue seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blue looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul Karim is pushing down on Blue's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blue is fighting to maintain full guard but Abdul Karim has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim trying to mount his opponent but Blue defends it.
Abdul Karim is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Blue still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Blue 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: Blue (8) vs (5) Abdul Karim
Abdul Karim is not content to let Blue control the position.
Blue working away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim has one of Blue's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Abdul Karim is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Blue is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Blue (10) vs (5) Abdul Karim
Abdul Karim is trying desperately to improve position.
Abdul Karim is still trying to improve position.
Abdul Karim tries to hold on but Blue pushes him away.
Blue controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim tries to hold on but Blue pushes him away.
Blue controlling the position easily from mount.
Abdul Karim tries to reverse the position but Blue maintains control.
Blue controlling the position easily from mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Blue seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Abdul Karim for as long as he can get away with.
Abdul Karim tries to hold on but Blue postures up.
Blue looking to control and managing it successfully.
Abdul Karim is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Abdul Karim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blue sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim 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: Blue (10) vs (7) Abdul Karim
Abdul Karim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blue not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abdul Karim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Abdul Karim wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Blue is pulling down on Abdul Karim's head to control his posture.
Abdul Karim slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blue is trying to get back to full guard.
Blue wants to control but Abdul Karim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blue takes the fight on points by 10 to 7.
Satan Blue is the new light heavyweight champion!
Satan Blue decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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