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CWC 293 - Camara vs Lo PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 11 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 6 losses; Aleksander Kazimierz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Halli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kazimierz sprawls well initially but Halli persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halli (2) vs (0) Kazimierz
Kazimierz is trying to control but can't.
Kazimierz 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.
Halli prevents Kazimierz from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Halli in particular looking to stall.
Halli trying to pass the guard but Kazimierz defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz trying to control from the bottom.
Halli slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz trying to control here.
Kazimierz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kazimierz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kazimierz being controlled here, momentarily.
Halli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kazimierz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halli defends it easily.
Halli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kazimierz 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: Halli (2) vs (2) Kazimierz
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli is refusing to be controlled, as Kazimierz sits in half guard.
Kazimierz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Halli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kazimierz.
Kazimierz seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazimierz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazimierz trying to control the action but Halli is working from the bottom.
Kazimierz 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kazimierz content to control rather than advance.
Kazimierz wants to free his trapped foot but Halli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halli is doing well to control the position and prevent Kazimierz from advancing to side control.
Kazimierz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Kazimierz 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.
Kazimierz is continuing to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz trying to control from Halli's half guard. Halli has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kazimierz wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
Kazimierz passes Halli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kazimierz is keen to just control but Halli is a slippery customer.
Kazimierz controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz is looking to take a break and control but Halli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halli is defending against the submission attempts here by Kazimierz.
Kazimierz wants to control but Halli is keeping him busy.
Kazimierz is thwarting Halli's attempts to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Halli defends it well.
Halli is holding on to half guard well.
Kazimierz wants to take a breather but Halli is having none of it.
Kazimierz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kazimierz is looking to take a break and control but Halli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kazimierz stalling away here and it's allowed Halli to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kazimierz passes Halli's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Halli is not content to let Kazimierz control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz is working for a submission of some sort.
Kazimierz is looking for a kimura here.
Kazimierz is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Halli controlling the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kazimierz wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
Kazimierz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Halli manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halli (4) vs (2) Kazimierz
Kazimierz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halli defends well.
Kazimierz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz controlling Halli's posture.
Kazimierz working a defensive guard but Halli passes into half guard.
Kazimierz trying to hold on to Halli's head to control him but Halli postures up.
Halli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kazimierz is trying to maintain the position but Halli is very close to passing his half guard.
Kazimierz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kazimierz is looking to improve his position.
Halli is pressing down on Kazimierz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kazimierz is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Halli takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
Reijo Halli decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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