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CFC CG 728 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 97 wins and 79 losses; Long Wang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 12 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Abdul Karim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wang (0) vs (2) Abdul Karim
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (2) Abdul Karim
Wang content to stall in guard here.
Wang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang postures up.
Wang is stalling in the full guard.
Wang passes Abdul Karim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abdul Karim wants to control but Wang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wang wants to free his trapped foot but Abdul Karim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wang in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim wants to control but Wang is keeping busy.
Wang controlling the pace.
Abdul Karim controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Abdul Karim manages to get to full guard.
Wang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim controlling Wang's posture.
Wang's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've been hearing good reports from Wang'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.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdul Karim is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abdul Karim is trying to keep Wang in close.
Wang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abdul Karim 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wang advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (5) vs (2) Abdul Karim
Wang controls the position.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abdul Karim keeps working.
Wang controls the position.
Abdul Karim tries to buck Wang off but Wang is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abdul Karim keeps working.
Wang takes a little break here. Abdul Karim wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wang tries for a kimura but Abdul Karim is defending well.
Abdul Karim can't do much from the bottom here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abdul Karim keeps working.
Wang controls the position from side control.
Wang taking a break here but Abdul Karim is having none of it and regains half guard.
Wang slows the pace down in half guard.
Abdul Karim works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdul Karim is keeping the position for now.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim controls Wang momentarily but Wang frees himself.
Abdul Karim pulls Wang in to control the position.
Abdul Karim controls Wang momentarily but Wang frees himself.
Wang stays in close to Abdul Karim's body and controls the position.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abdul Karim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Abdul Karim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wang is one step ahead there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wang'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.
Abdul Karim keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wang slips nicely into half guard.
Wang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wang content to control rather than advance.
Wang is looking to advance position but Abdul Karim won't allow it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (8) vs (2) Abdul Karim
Abdul Karim struggling a bit here.
Abdul Karim is not content to let Wang control the position.
Abdul Karim trying to remain calm as Wang controls from the top position.
Further stalling from Wang.
Abdul Karim can't do much from the bottom here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is not content to let Wang control the position.
Abdul Karim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wang happy to just control the position for now.
Wang looking to control but instead Abdul Karim has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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!
After winning the bout, Long Wang 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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