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CFC CG 729 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 8 losses; Chukwu Adeoluwa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Cleon Wright !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adeoluwa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adeoluwa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adeoluwa forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.
Wright drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adeoluwa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chukwu Adeoluwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cleon Wright .
Wright stops a takedown attempt from Adeoluwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adeoluwa moves into range and clinches up with Wright .
Wright tightens his grip and picks Adeoluwa up, before dumping him to the ground. Adeoluwa manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Adeoluwa (0) vs (2) Wright
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Adeoluwa is keeping the position.
Wright told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adeoluwa holds on and takes a little breather.
Adeoluwa 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: Adeoluwa (2) vs (2) Wright
Wright has his hands clasped together around Adeoluwa's back. He's all about the action.
Let's hope that Wright 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.
Adeoluwa stalling.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa controlling the pace.
Adeoluwa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control here.
Adeoluwa slows the pace down in half guard.
Adeoluwa tries to pass to full mount but Wright defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Adeoluwa seems content to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa continues to stall.
Adeoluwa continues to hold on tight.
Adeoluwa moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (5) vs (2) Wright
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adeoluwa controlling the position from side mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wright struggling a bit here.
We've been hearing good reports from Adeoluwa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
A lull in the action here as Adeoluwa stalls from top position.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
Wright is looking to reverse the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Adeoluwa controlling the position from side mount.
Wright is not content to let Adeoluwa control the position.
Wright is trying to escape the position but Adeoluwa is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to get back to half guard.
Adeoluwa staying calm.
Wright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Adeoluwa just content to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Adeoluwa controlling the position from side mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adeoluwa tries to move to mount but Wright blocks the move with his legs.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
Wright stops Adeoluwa from passing to mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Adeoluwa happy to just control the position for now.
Adeoluwa laying and praying for a moment but Wright takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adeoluwa in particular looking to stall.
Adeoluwa wants to pass to mount but Wright is defending the position.
Adeoluwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright tries to roll over but Adeoluwa keeps him under control.
Adeoluwa works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (8) vs (2) Wright
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
Adeoluwa controlling his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Adeoluwa's attempts to control the action.
Adeoluwa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wright is looking to get to half guard.
Adeoluwa controlling his opponent.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa tries to control but Wright wriggling away.
Wright is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adeoluwa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Further stalling from Adeoluwa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Adeoluwa takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
Chukwu Adeoluwa took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Boss man is turning me into a spar bot, whatever that means. Hope we ain’t bout to go down in no dark basements and shit!'.
In defeat, Cleon Wright stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off to mikie best manager in the game this can crusher is a bum im retiring cause ive got no chin in abit '. |
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