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CWC 272 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 8 losses; Eddie Gelfen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 15 losses; Johnny Bolivar!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gelfen moves into the clinch.
Gelfen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bolivar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolivar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bolivar can't get the takedown.
Gelfen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bolivar.
Eddie Gelfen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bolivar.
Gelfen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolivar after a bit of a struggle.
Gelfen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bolivar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gelfen wants a takedown.
Gelfen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bolivar can't fight it off and eventually Gelfen manages to take the fight to the floor. Bolivar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gelfen (2) vs (0) Bolivar
Gelfen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolivar 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: Gelfen (2) vs (2) Bolivar
Still in half guard, Bolivar seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen trying to control but Bolivar postures up.
Gelfen is staying active underneath Bolivar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gelfen tries to get to full guard but Bolivar has control of the leg.
Bolivar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bolivar prevents Gelfen from improving his position.
Bolivar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gelfen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bolivar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar is controlling the pace.
Gelfen trying to control but Bolivar postures up.
Bolivar prevents Gelfen from improving his position.
Gelfen is working hard here to advance position.
Gelfen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bolivar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gelfen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gelfen (4) vs (2) Bolivar
Gelfen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolivar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bolivar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gelfen manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gelfen (4) vs (4) Bolivar
Bolivar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bolivar stands and throws Gelfen's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gelfen (4) vs (7) Bolivar
You can see the frustration on Gelfen's face as Bolivar controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen is looking for a sweep.
Bolivar controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolivar is trying to get an arm triangle but Gelfen is defending well.
Gelfen is looking to regain half guard here but Bolivar keeps moving and retains side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar wants to control but Gelfen is keeping him busy.
Gelfen is trying to get back to half guard.
Gelfen is being controlled here.
Gelfen is not content to let Bolivar control the position.
Gelfen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolivar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gelfen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bolivar wants to control but Gelfen is keeping him busy.
Bolivar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gelfen is letting Bolivar control him for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen struggling a bit here.
Gelfen is not content to let Bolivar control the position.
Bolivar laying and praying for a moment but Gelfen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gelfen trying to control but Bolivar postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen wants to get back to full guard.
Bolivar trying to control the action but Gelfen is working from the bottom.
Gelfen is looking to improve his position.
Bolivar wants to control but Gelfen is keeping him busy.
Bolivar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gelfen looking for submissions off his back.
Bolivar wants to control but Gelfen is keeping him busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar controlling the action here.
Gelfen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bolivar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gelfen sees it coming and defends easily.
Gelfen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bolivar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bolivar's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gelfen (8) vs (7) Bolivar
Bolivar breaks Gelfen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gelfen (8) vs (9) Bolivar
Bolivar wants to control from the top but Gelfen keeps moving.
Gelfen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gelfen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bolivar has managed to get both his arms back between Gelfen's legs - danger averted.
Gelfen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bolivar controls the pace.
Gelfen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bolivar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gelfen looking to control.
Bolivar stands and throws Gelfen's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gelfen (8) vs (12) Bolivar
Bolivar is looking to take a break and control but Gelfen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen manages to get back to half guard.
Bolivar controlling the action here.
Bolivar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gelfen trying to control here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bolivar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gelfen tries to roll over but Bolivar keeps him under control.
Bolivar is working for a submission of some sort.
Gelfen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gelfen.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar stays in close to Gelfen's body and controls the position.
Bolivar pushing down on Gelfen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gelfen is staying active underneath Bolivar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gelfen is looking for a sweep. Bolivar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gelfen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gelfen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gelfen is trying to control the position but Bolivar postures up.
Bolivar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar 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.
Bolivar trying to control but Gelfen is working from the bottom.
Bolivar advances to half guard.
Bolivar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bolivar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gelfen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolivar not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bolivar wins on points by 12 to 8.
Johnny Bolivar very nearly forgot to thank Iraqi Steroids, Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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