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CWC 290 - New York 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 15 wins and 9 losses; Eddie Gelfen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Abubakar Camara!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Camara. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Gelfen (0) vs (4) Camara
Gelfen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gelfen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gelfen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Camara is working away from the top position though.
Gelfen is looking to get back to full guard here but Camara has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Gelfen (0) vs (7) Camara
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara tries to advance position but instead Gelfen slips a leg back in to half guard.
Gelfen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camara performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gelfen is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Camara seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camara wants to free his trapped foot but Gelfen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gelfen is staying active underneath Camara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Camara passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gelfen (0) vs (10) Camara
Gelfen can't escape the position.
Camara pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Gelfen reaches up to try and control the position but Camara seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gelfen rolls and tries to escape and now Camara has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Gelfen (0) vs (13) Camara
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Camara keeps control of the position as Gelfen tries to break free.
Camara trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gelfen doesn't escape.
Camara is hanging on to Gelfen's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Camara controls the position.
Camara keeps control of the position as Gelfen tries to break free.
Gelfen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Camara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gelfen is looking to escape.
Gelfen tries to hold on but Camara postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Camara trying to control but Gelfen is having none of it.
Gelfen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Camara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gelfen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Camara trying to control but Gelfen is having none of it.
Gelfen is trying desperately to improve position.
Gelfen tries to control the position but Camara now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Gelfen (0) vs (16) Camara
Camara gets his hands free as Gelfen looks to control.
Gelfen is trying to break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen is working hard here to advance position.
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Camara has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Camara wants to control but Gelfen is keeping busy.
Camara keeps control of the position as Gelfen tries to break free.
Camara controls the action.
Gelfen staying busy and making it hard for Camara to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen is trying to break free.
Camara is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gelfen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Camara biding his time, looking for the opening.
Let's hope that Camara 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen breaks Camara's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gelfen (2) vs (16) Camara
Gelfen is pushing down on Camara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Camara is fighting to maintain full guard but Gelfen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Camara gets back to full guard.
Gelfen pushes down on Camara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Camara gets full guard.
Gelfen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gelfen trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Camara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camara controls Gelfen momentarily but Gelfen frees himself.
Gelfen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Camara working a defensive guard here.
Gelfen wants to control from the top but Camara keeps moving.
Gelfen is really struggling to control Camara but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Camara keeping full guard, as Gelfen tries to pass.
Gelfen trying to control but Camara is working from the bottom.
Gelfen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Camara working a defensive guard here.
Gelfen trying to control but Camara is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara working a defensive guard here.
Camara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gelfen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Camara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gelfen trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Camara's guard.
Camara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gelfen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gelfen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gelfen wants to control from the top but Camara keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Camara wins on points by 16 to 2.
Abubakar Camara is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Abubakar Camara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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