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CFC MM CG 2 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 85 wins and 78 losses; Long Wang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 22 losses; Khalid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Wang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wang (0) vs (2) Magomedov
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Wang is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
Wang looking for a guillotine here but Magomedov defends easily.
Magomedov won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Magomedov trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
Wang controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang 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: Wang (2) vs (2) Magomedov
Wang is keen to just control but Magomedov is a slippery customer.
Magomedov tries to roll over but Wang keeps him under control.
Wang stalling.
Wang 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.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Wang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Wang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wang wants to pass to mount but Magomedov is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov is trying to control but can't.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Magomedov defends it.
Magomedov manages to get to full guard.
Magomedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang preventing the sweep.
Magomedov seems keen to control Wang's posture.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov controlling Wang's posture.
Wang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Magomedov controls Wang momentarily but Wang frees himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Wang is stalling in the full guard.
Magomedov pulls Wang in to control the position.
Wang wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Wang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Magomedov is pulling down on Wang's head. It's preventing any offense from Wang, at least for the moment.
Magomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wang defends it easily.
Magomedov pulls Wang in close to prevent any damage.
Wang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Magomedov trying to control the position.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov being controlled here, momentarily.
Magomedov managing to control the position.
Magomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magomedov working a defensive guard here.
Magomedov being controlled here, momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedov is keeping the position for now.
Wang sitting in guard here, content to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Wang.
Magomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomedov, not yet.
Wang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (5) vs (2) Magomedov
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang taking a breather here.
Wang trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Wang is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Wang trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Wang slows the pace down.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Magomedov manages to get back to half guard.
Magomedov has his hands clasped together around Wang's back. He's all about the action.
Wang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wang continues to hold on tight.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position.
Magomedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wang won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Wang controlling from the top position.
Magomedov is controlling Wang's posture.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magomedov trying to control the position.
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.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is trying to keep Wang in close.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov managing to control the position.
Wang wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Wang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Magomedov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (8) vs (2) Magomedov
Magomedov is being controlled here.
Magomedov wants to control but Wang postures up.
Wang is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Magomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
Long Wang retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Long Wang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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