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CFC CG New York 2 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 5 losses; Yuri Prochazka! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 31 losses; Abubakar Camara!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Prochazka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Prochazka (4) vs (0) Camara
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camara is looking to regain half guard here but Prochazka keeps moving and retains side control.
Prochazka wants to control but Camara is keeping him busy.
Camara can't do much from the bottom here.
Camara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Camara is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prochazka is looking to take a break and control but Camara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Camara being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Camara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prochazka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Prochazka wants to control but Camara is keeping him busy.
Camara struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Camara stops Prochazka from passing to mount.
Camara is not content to let Prochazka control the position.
Camara manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara is defending against the submission attempts here by Prochazka.
Prochazka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Camara gets full guard.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Prochazka from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prochazka pushing down on Camara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Prochazka controlling the action here.
Prochazka is pressing down on Camara's thigh, looking to free his foot. Camara is holding on for now.
Camara manages to get to full guard.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Camara wants to sweep but no luck.
Prochazka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camara is keeping the position for now.
Camara wants to sweep but no luck.
Camara is controlling Prochazka's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Camara is trying to keep Prochazka in close.
Prochazka 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.
Prochazka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camara is keeping the position for now.
Prochazka wants to control from the top but Camara keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Camara wants to sweep here but Prochazka controlling him for the moment.
Camara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Camara wants to sweep but no luck.
Camara managing to control the position.
Prochazka tries to free his leg and advance position but Camara is retaining full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka 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.
Camara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Camara is controlling Prochazka's posture.
Prochazka stopping the sweep attempt from Camara.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Prochazka looking to pass the guard.
Camara controlling the position.
Camara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prochazka is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Camara holds on and takes a little breather.
Prochazka looking to sit in guard and control but Camara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Prochazka (4) vs (2) Camara
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Camara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Prochazka working a defensive guard here.
Prochazka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prochazka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prochazka holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prochazka is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Prochazka (6) vs (2) Camara
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Camara looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Prochazka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Camara gets full guard.
Camara can't keep his opponent in guard - Prochazka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Prochazka controlling the action here.
Prochazka prevents Camara from improving his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara is controlling Prochazka's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Camara trying to control here.
Camara is trying to get back to full guard.
Prochazka is taking a breather. Camara says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara trying to control here.
Prochazka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prochazka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Camara for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camara is looking to improve his position.
Prochazka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prochazka takes the fight on points by 6 to 2.
Yuri Prochazka is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Yuri Prochazka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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