|
|
CFC Tokyo 19 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 33 wins and 22 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 41 losses; Khalid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Magomedov gets caught napping as Abdul Karim dives in and scores a takedown. Magomedov manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (2) vs (0) Magomedov
Abdul Karim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magomedov pulls Abdul Karim in to control the position.
Abdul Karim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abdul Karim postures up.
Abdul Karim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul Karim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdul Karim is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 controls from within his opponent's guard.
Magomedov has Abdul Karim pulled in close to control his posture.
Abdul Karim pushing down on Magomedov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim slows the pace down in half guard.
Magomedov is trying to get back to full guard.
Abdul Karim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abdul Karim prevents Magomedov from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is controlling the pace.
Abdul Karim trying to advance position but Magomedov counters by regaining guard.
Magomedov trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abdul Karim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov pulls Abdul Karim in close to his closed guard and prevents Abdul Karim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Magomedov 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 (2) vs (2) Magomedov
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov controlling the action here.
Abdul Karim is positioning himself well to prevent Magomedov advancing to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov stalling.
Abdul Karim wants to improve his position but Magomedov is controlling well.
Abdul Karim keeping control of the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Abdul Karim is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdul Karim trying to control here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov controlling the pace.
Abdul Karim is trying to maintain the position but Magomedov is very close to passing his half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul Karim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Abdul Karim keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.
Abdul Karim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul Karim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov is fighting to break Abdul Karim's control of his arms but Abdul Karim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim keeping full guard, as Magomedov tries to pass.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul Karim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdul Karim wants to sweep here but Magomedov controlling him for the moment.
Abdul Karim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov controlling from the top position.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abdul Karim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Magomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedov is one step ahead there.
Magomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdul Karim is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.
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! Abdul Karim is heads and Magomedov is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Abdul Karim takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Khadem Abdul Karim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
|
|
|
|
|
