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752 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 34 wins and 36 losses; Julián Cicerón! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 39 losses; Khalid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Cicerón keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Magomedov enables Cicerón to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Magomedov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cicerón (2) vs (0) Magomedov
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cicerón pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedov is keeping the position for now.
Cicerón stopping the sweep attempt from Magomedov.
Magomedov being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Magomedov trying to keep a closed guard but Cicerón is proving a slippery customer.
Cicerón sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov has his hands on Cicerón's head, controlling the position.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Cicerón from controlling successfully.
Cicerón looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón tries to free his leg and advance position but Magomedov is retaining full guard.
Cicerón trying to move into half guard but instead Magomedov has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cicerón (2) vs (2) Magomedov
Magomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cicerón is keeping the position for now.
Magomedov is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón wants to sweep but no luck.
Magomedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov is stalling in the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cicerón swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cicerón wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Cicerón.
Cicerón keeping full guard, as Magomedov tries to pass.
Magomedov is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Cicerón is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón is adopting a defensive guard.
Magomedov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Cicerón keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón being controlled here, momentarily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Magomedov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cicerón is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cicerón pulls Magomedov in close to prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón keeping full guard, as Magomedov tries to pass.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Cicerón keeps moving.
Magomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like Magomedov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magomedov preventing the sweep.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Cicerón keeps moving.
Magomedov being controlled here momentarily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Cicerón keeps moving.
Magomedov being controlled here momentarily.
Magomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Magomedov stays in close to Cicerón's body and controls the position.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cicerón is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón pulls Magomedov in close to prevent any damage.
Cicerón working a defensive guard but Magomedov passes into half guard.
Magomedov trying to control the action but Cicerón is working from the bottom.
Magomedov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cicerón wants to control but Magomedov is keeping busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Cicerón'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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cicerón tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
Cicerón is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Magomedov in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Cicerón is heads and Magomedov is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Magomedov wins on points by 3 to 2.
Our winner, Khalid Magomedov, 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. |
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