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WP 104 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 77 wins and 53 losses; The Reverend Jim Ignatowski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 67 wins and 62 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ignatowski tries to keep at a distance but Wang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ignatowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ignatowski is defending well.
Ignatowski prevents the takedown attempt.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Wang.
Ignatowski wants the takedown. Wang is fighting it off but Ignatowski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wang's guard against the cage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ignatowski (2) vs (0) Wang
Ignatowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Our spies down at at Average Judas Gym inform us that Wang has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ignatowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wang seems keen to control Ignatowski's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Ignatowski has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski is fighting to break Wang's control of his arms but Wang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ignatowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ignatowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ignatowski looking to pass the guard.
Ignatowski trying to move into half guard but instead Wang has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (2) vs (2) Wang
Ignatowski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (4) vs (2) Wang
Ignatowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski looking to sit in guard and control but Wang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (4) vs (4) Wang
Ignatowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ignatowski has control of Wang's left arm, preventing Wang from doing any damage.
Ignatowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ignatowski 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: Ignatowski (6) vs (4) Wang
Wang holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ignatowski wants to pass to mount but Wang is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Ignatowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ignatowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wang gets full guard.
Ignatowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
Ignatowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski is pushing down on Wang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wang is fighting to maintain full guard but Ignatowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ignatowski is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wang reverses the position - he's now on top in Ignatowski's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (6) vs (6) Wang
Wang advances to half guard.
Ignatowski wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
Wang not doing much here.
Wang trying to pass the guard but Ignatowski defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski wants to get back to full guard.
Ignatowski is pressing down on Wang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wang 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.
Wang trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ignatowski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (8) vs (6) Wang
Wang wants to sweep here but Ignatowski controlling him for the moment.
Ignatowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
Ignatowski looking to pass the guard.
Wang wants to sweep here but Ignatowski controlling him for the moment.
Ignatowski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wang manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (8) vs (8) Wang
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski is controlling Wang's posture.
Ignatowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wang controls the pace.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Ignatowski is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Ignatowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wang preventing the sweep.
Ignatowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Ignatowski is retaining full guard.
Wang 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.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski has his hands on Wang's head, controlling the position.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ignatowski is controlling Wang's posture.
Wang postures up.
Wang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ignatowski is keeping the position for now.
Ignatowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (10) vs (8) Wang
Wang is adopting a defensive guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
Ignatowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Wang pulls Ignatowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Ignatowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski slips nicely into half guard.
Ignatowski trying to control from Wang's half guard. Wang has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ignatowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wang trying to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang keeping full guard, as Ignatowski tries to pass.
Ignatowski trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Ignatowski is looking to pass into half guard but Wang pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wang is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (10) vs (10) Wang
Wang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Ignatowski is keeping the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski 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: Ignatowski (12) vs (10) Wang
Ignatowski is keen to just control but Wang is a slippery customer.
Ignatowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Wang controlling the position well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatowski stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatowski takes the fight on points by 12 to 10.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Long Wang spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'. |
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