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CFC London 3 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 London, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 26 losses; Khadem Abdul Karim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 22 losses; Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Abdul Karim closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Riley's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Abdul Karim (2) vs (0) Riley
Abdul Karim sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abdul Karim passes Riley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abdul Karim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Riley is looking to control Abdul Karim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
Abdul Karim trying to pass the guard but Riley defending well.
Riley tries to get to full guard but Abdul Karim has control of the leg.
Abdul Karim is keen to just control but Riley is a slippery customer.
Abdul Karim not doing much here.
Riley is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul Karim is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley has his hands clasped together around Abdul Karim's back. He's all about the action.
Riley trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Karim wants to pass to mount but Riley is defending the position.
Riley is not content to let Abdul Karim control the position.
Riley is controlling Abdul Karim's trapped leg to prevent Abdul Karim from advancing to side control.
Riley wants to improve his position but Abdul Karim is controlling well.
Abdul Karim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Riley is looking to control Abdul Karim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
Riley is controlling Abdul Karim's trapped leg to prevent Abdul Karim from advancing to side control.
Riley tries to get to full guard but Abdul Karim has control of the leg.
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.
Riley tries to roll over but Abdul Karim keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim content to control rather than advance.
Abdul Karim is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Riley! Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (5) vs (0) Riley
Abdul Karim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Riley is desperately trying to improve his position but Abdul Karim has a good base and remains in mount.
Abdul Karim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Abdul Karim wants to control the pace but Riley is squirming around nicely.
Riley tries to lock up and control but Abdul Karim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Abdul Karim controlling the position easily from mount.
Abdul Karim avoids the attempt from Riley to control.
Riley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim wants to take Riley's back but he can't do it this time.
Riley is looking to improve his position but Abdul Karim isn't that keen on the idea.
Abdul Karim content just to control the position here.
Abdul Karim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riley is looking to escape.
Abdul Karim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Riley is looking to get to half guard.
Riley tries to hold on but Abdul Karim pushes him away.
Riley is squirming around, avoiding Abdul Karim's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Abdul Karim prevents Riley from getting the reversal.
Riley tries to hold on but Abdul Karim pushes him away.
Riley is looking to get to half guard.
Abdul Karim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Abdul Karim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riley is looking to escape.
Abdul Karim fails to move to back control.
Riley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Abdul Karim trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Riley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riley tries to lock up and control but Abdul Karim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Riley gets back to half guard.
Riley tries to roll over but Abdul Karim keeps him under control.
Abdul Karim wants to pass the guard but Riley is defending well.
Riley is refusing to be controlled, as Abdul Karim sits in half guard.
Riley wants to improve his position but Abdul Karim is controlling well.
Abdul Karim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Riley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Riley.
Riley is pulling down on Abdul Karim's head. It's preventing any offense from Abdul Karim, at least for the moment.
Abdul Karim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Riley pulls Abdul Karim in close to prevent any damage.
Abdul Karim trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley is controlling Abdul Karim's posture.
Riley 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 (5) vs (2) Riley
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley wants to pass to mount but Abdul Karim is defending the position.
Abdul Karim wants to get back to full guard.
Abdul Karim is trying to maintain the position but Riley is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riley in particular looking to stall.
Riley is pressing down on Abdul Karim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abdul Karim is holding on for now.
Riley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Abdul Karim is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Abdul Karim tries to get to full guard but Riley has control of the leg.
Abdul Karim is trying to control but can't.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to free his trapped foot but Abdul Karim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Riley has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Riley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Abdul Karim is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abdul Karim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Riley 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 controlling the position.
Abdul Karim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Riley passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Abdul Karim (5) vs (5) Riley
Abdul Karim is not content to let Riley control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but Abdul Karim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abdul Karim is trying to control Riley's posture but Riley avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Abdul Karim's face as Riley controls the position.
Abdul Karim is trying to improve his position.
Riley taking a breather here.
Abdul Karim struggling a bit here.
Riley controlling the position.
Abdul Karim is looking to reverse the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Riley just content to control the position.
Abdul Karim tries to improve position but can't.
Abdul Karim is working hard here to advance position.
Riley just content to control the position.
Abdul Karim is trying to control Riley's posture but Riley avoids it.
Riley staying calm.
Riley trying to control the position but Abdul Karim is working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Riley working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
Abdul Karim is looking to regain half guard here but Riley keeps moving and retains side control.
Abdul Karim wants to control but Riley postures up.
Abdul Karim tries to buck Riley off but Riley is having none of it.
Abdul Karim is trying to control Riley's posture but Riley avoids it.
Riley just content to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to control the action but Abdul Karim is working from the bottom.
Riley happy to just control the position for now.
Abdul Karim is holding Riley down, trying to stall.
Riley working away.
Abdul Karim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riley controlling the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is looking for a sweep.
Riley just content to control the position.
Abdul Karim is looking to regain half guard here but Riley keeps moving and retains side control.
Abdul Karim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Abdul Karim is pressing down on Riley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Riley wants to pass the guard but Abdul Karim is keeping the position.
Abdul Karim trying to control the position.
Riley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Abdul Karim keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Abdul Karim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Riley postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Riley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Abdul Karim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abdul Karim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Riley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdul Karim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riley controls the pace.
Abdul Karim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's 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! Abdul Karim is heads and Riley is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Abdul Karim takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
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.
In defeat, Billy Riley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shiiiiiit'. |
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