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CFC CG 731 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 23 wins and 13 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 5 losses; Steve Fish!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Abdul Karim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fish quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (2) vs (0) Fish
Abdul Karim not doing much here.
Fish is trying to maintain the position but Abdul Karim is very close to passing his half guard.
Abdul Karim is looking to advance position but Fish won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul Karim stalling.
Abdul Karim wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Karim keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Abdul Karim trying to control from half guard but Fish is working away.
Fish looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fish trying to hold on to Abdul Karim's head to control him but Abdul Karim postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fish keeps working.
Abdul Karim trying to mount his opponent but Fish defends it.
Still in half guard, Abdul Karim seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to roll over but Abdul Karim keeps him under control.
Abdul Karim perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fish with the active half guard here but Abdul Karim passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (5) vs (0) Fish
Abdul Karim is looking to take a break and control but Fish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Fish is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Abdul Karim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim working away.
Abdul Karim is staying tight to Fish's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Abdul Karim seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fish for as long as he can get away with.
Fish manages to work his way to half guard, despite Abdul Karim's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Abdul Karim'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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim prevents Fish from improving his position.
Abdul Karim wants to pass the guard but Fish is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul Karim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fish trying to hold on to Abdul Karim's head to control him but Abdul Karim postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fish regains full guard. Nicely done.
Abdul Karim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fish keeping moving, preventing Abdul Karim from controlling successfully.
Fish is pulling down on Abdul Karim's head. It's preventing any offense from Abdul Karim, at least for the moment.
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.
Abdul Karim sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abdul Karim advances to half guard.
Fish is refusing to be controlled, as Abdul Karim sits in half guard.
Abdul Karim keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is trying to control the action in half guard but Fish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abdul Karim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fish wants to control but Abdul Karim is keeping busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Abdul Karim trying to advance position but Fish counters by regaining guard.
Abdul Karim looking to pass the guard.
Fish managing to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Abdul Karim in particular looking to stall.
Abdul Karim wants to take a breather but Fish is having none of it.
Fish is looking to control Abdul Karim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fish avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim trying to pass the guard but Fish defending well.
Abdul Karim controlling the action here.
Abdul Karim wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
Abdul Karim is controlling the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fish is trying to maintain the position but Abdul Karim is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Abdul Karim in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fish trying to hold on to Abdul Karim's head to control him but Abdul Karim postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Karim takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Our winner, Khadem Abdul Karim, 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.
Steve Fish spoke after the fight, saying 'I aint cut out for this'. |
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