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CFC CG Tokyo 4 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 28 wins and 16 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 16 losses; Tubbs Singleton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abdul Karim. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Abdul Karim (4) vs (0) Singleton
Abdul Karim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Singleton keeps working.
Abdul Karim controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singleton is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Karim working away.
Singleton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Abdul Karim staying calm.
Abdul Karim working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singleton seems a little lost for a moment, as Abdul Karim dominates the positioning.
Abdul Karim trying to control the action but Singleton is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim working away.
Singleton keeping his opponent close.
Abdul Karim slows the pace down.
Singleton is trying to control Abdul Karim's posture but Abdul Karim avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singleton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Singleton controlling the position well.
Singleton wants to improve his position but Abdul Karim is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Singleton keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Abdul Karim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Singleton is staying active underneath Abdul Karim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Abdul Karim is pressing down on Singleton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Singleton is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singleton is looking for a sweep. Abdul Karim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Abdul Karim is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Abdul Karim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Singleton wants to improve his position but Abdul Karim is controlling well.
Abdul Karim controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Singleton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Singleton wants to control but Abdul Karim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Singleton is positioning himself well to prevent Abdul Karim advancing to mount.
Singleton trying to control here.
Abdul Karim is looking to stall here but Singleton recovers full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Singleton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abdul Karim looking to pass the guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY inform us that Singleton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Singleton looking to control.
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 engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Singleton controlling the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim trying to control the position from guard on top but Singleton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singleton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Abdul Karim trying to control but Singleton is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Singleton controlling Abdul Karim's posture.
Abdul Karim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Singleton has his hands on Abdul Karim's head, controlling the position.
Abdul Karim trying to control but Singleton is working from the bottom.
Abdul Karim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (7) vs (0) Singleton
Abdul Karim is looking to take a break and control but Singleton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Singleton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Singleton is looking to regain half guard here but Abdul Karim keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singleton keeps trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Karim takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
Khadem Abdul Karim is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Khadem Abdul Karim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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