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WP 102 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 50 losses; Gaston Juncker! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 65 wins and 62 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Juncker dives in and grabs Wang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wang pushes down on Juncker's head and hops out.
Wang gets a clinch.
Wang has clasped his hands together around Juncker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Juncker (0) vs (4) Wang
Juncker's coaches at House of 1000 Corpse have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang controls the position from side control.
Juncker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wang is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Juncker will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Juncker is trying to control Wang's posture but Wang avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juncker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Juncker wants to get back to full guard.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Juncker defends it.
Juncker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juncker is keeping the position for now.
Wang stays in close to Juncker's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Wang 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.
Wang pushing down on Juncker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Juncker is trying to get back to full guard.
Wang trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juncker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wang frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Juncker (0) vs (7) Wang
Wang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Wang 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Wang.
More stalling from Wang.
Yet more stalling tactics from Wang.
Wang is continuing to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Juncker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wang controlling the pace for now.
Juncker is looking to get to half guard.
Wang controlling his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Juncker is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The adventures of Wang the control monster continue. Boring.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wang controlling from the full mount.
Juncker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Juncker controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Juncker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wang is working away from the top position though.
Juncker won't allow Wang to pass to mount.
Wang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wang passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Juncker! Score +3 for passing guard: Juncker (0) vs (10) Wang
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang controlling from mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Juncker tries to hold on but Wang pushes him away.
Juncker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang wins on points by 10 to 0.
Long Wang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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