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CFC Tokyo 12 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 29 wins and 16 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 101 wins and 83 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Abdul Karim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Abdul Karim (4) vs (0) Wang
Wang wants to control but Abdul Karim postures up.
Wang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wang is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wang trying to control here.
Wang desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wang has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wang wants to control but Abdul Karim is keeping busy.
Wang is controlling Abdul Karim's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Abdul Karim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wang keeping hold of Abdul Karim's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdul Karim controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Abdul Karim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wang looking for submissions off his back.
Abdul Karim wants to pass the guard but Wang is defending well.
Wang is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Abdul Karim manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (7) vs (0) Wang
Abdul Karim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wang can't escape the position.
Wang wants to hold on but Abdul Karim pushes him away.
Abdul Karim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Abdul Karim tries to control but Wang wriggling away.
Abdul Karim is looking to work his way around to Wang's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Wang is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is just holding on here. Abdul Karim manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Abdul Karim (10) vs (0) Wang
Wang wants to escape the position.
Abdul Karim keeps control of the position easily here as Wang tries to buck him off.
Abdul Karim trying to control momentarily.
Wang just looking to survive in the bad position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abdul Karim keeps control of the position as Wang tries to break free.
Abdul Karim doesn't have the hooks in and Wang manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (10) vs (2) Wang
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Wang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (10) vs (5) Wang
Wang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Abdul Karim, who protects the arm well.
Wang swings around for an armbar but Abdul Karim sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wang's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (12) vs (5) Wang
Wang controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (12) vs (7) Wang
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.
Wang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abdul Karim dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (14) vs (7) Wang
Wang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (14) vs (9) Wang
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking for a kimura but Abdul Karim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wang to get the leverage.
Abdul Karim is looking to control Wang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abdul Karim avoid being mounted?
Wang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abdul Karim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Abdul Karim won't allow Wang to pass to mount.
Wang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wang is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang seems to be looking for submissions.
Wang wants to control but Abdul Karim is keeping him busy.
Wang wants to work for an arm triangle but Abdul Karim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wang wants to work for an arm triangle but Abdul Karim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Abdul Karim defends it.
Wang is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Abdul Karim as he works his way to full guard.
Wang passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (14) vs (12) Wang
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wang goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Abdul Karim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wang's guard! Nice work there by Abdul Karim! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (16) vs (12) Wang
Wang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to keep a closed guard but Abdul Karim is proving a slippery customer.
Abdul Karim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abdul Karim stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Abdul Karim from controlling successfully.
Wang is looking to sweep but instead, Abdul Karim has passed into half guard.
Abdul Karim tries to pass to full mount but Wang defends it.
Wang is looking to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wang.
Wang pulls Abdul Karim in close to prevent any damage.
Wang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Abdul Karim postures up.
Wang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wang is trying to keep Abdul Karim in close.
Wang pulls Abdul Karim in to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Wang 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.
Wang is continuing to stall.
Abdul Karim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abdul Karim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wang has Abdul Karim pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul Karim 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.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Wang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Abdul Karim preventing the sweep.
Wang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abdul Karim's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (16) vs (14) Wang
Abdul Karim has Wang pulled in close to control his posture.
Wang is pushing down on Abdul Karim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abdul Karim is fighting to maintain full guard but Wang has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim wants to control but Wang is keeping busy.
Wang is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Wang is working for a submission of some sort.
Wang is working for a kimura but Abdul Karim is defending it quite comfortably.
Wang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wang is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Abdul Karim to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is trying to keep Wang in close.
Wang is pushing down on Abdul Karim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abdul Karim is fighting to maintain full guard but Wang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdul Karim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abdul Karim dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (18) vs (14) Wang
Wang trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Karim takes the fight on points by 18 to 14.
During a confident post fight interview, Khadem Abdul Karim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Long Wang was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'. |
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