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CFC Tokyo 10 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 15 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 26 losses; William Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Abdul Karim gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (0) vs (2) Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse preventing the sweep.
Abdul Karim seems keen to control Crazy Horse's posture.
Crazy Horse is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Crazy Horse 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 one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is controlling Crazy Horse's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crazy Horse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Abdul Karim pulls Crazy Horse in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crazy Horse stands and throws Abdul Karim's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (0) vs (5) Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse staying calm.
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.
Abdul Karim is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse working away.
Crazy Horse moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Abdul Karim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Crazy Horse working away.
Crazy Horse takes a little break here. Abdul Karim wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Abdul Karim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse working away.
Abdul Karim is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
A lull in the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Abdul Karim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Abdul Karim is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crazy Horse's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse is looking to advance position but Abdul Karim won't allow it.
Crazy Horse passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (0) vs (8) Crazy Horse
Abdul Karim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crazy Horse's best efforts.
Abdul Karim keeping control of the position.
Abdul Karim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim trying to control the position.
Crazy Horse's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse postures up.
Abdul Karim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abdul Karim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crazy Horse stays in close to Abdul Karim's body and controls the position.
Abdul Karim seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crazy Horse sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Crazy Horse has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abdul Karim holds on and takes a little breather.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse looking to pass the guard.
Crazy Horse slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crazy Horse slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Crazy Horse's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Crazy Horse.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Crazy Horse.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdul Karim has his hands on Crazy Horse's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Horse wins on points by 8 to 0.
William Crazy Horse decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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