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CACC 67 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Andy Shifter (ranked 579 p4p, 82 weight class) and Bobby Wangler (ranked 2727 p4p, 322 weight class). Shifter comes into the arena with Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker blaring out of the sound system. Wangler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Clash - I Fought The Law kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Andy Shifter! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Bobby Wangler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Wangler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wangler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shifter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wangler has Shifter pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wangler pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Shifter tumbling to the mat - Wangler dives into Shifter's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Shifter (0) vs (2) Wangler
Shifter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shifter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wangler passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Shifter (0) vs (5) Wangler
Shifter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wangler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangler is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shifter's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shifter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wangler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wangler presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Shifter (0) vs (7) Wangler
Wangler controlling the pace for now.
Shifter is desperately trying to improve his position but Wangler has a good base and remains in mount.
Shifter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shifter regains half guard.
Shifter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wangler moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Shifter. Score +3 for passing guard: Shifter (0) vs (10) Wangler
Shifter is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is working hard here to advance position.
Wangler works to advance to full mount. Shifter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Shifter (0) vs (12) Wangler
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wangler manages to capitalize on a mistake by Shifter to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Shifter (0) vs (15) Wangler
Shifter wants to escape the position.
Shifter is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wangler keeps control of the position as Shifter tries to break free.
Wangler trying to control.
Wangler just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Shifter tries to escape but Wangler has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler has good solid back control here.
Wangler is trying to stick to Shifter's back but Shifter is turning into Wangler. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wangler's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Shifter. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shifter (2) vs (15) Wangler
Shifter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wangler looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wangler looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wangler! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Shifter (2) vs (19) Wangler
Wangler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shifter keeps working.
Shifter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shifter keeps working.
Shifter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wangler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shifter is trying to work for a sweep but Wangler has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Shifter (2) vs (21) Wangler
Shifter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shifter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Shifter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shifter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shifter wants to get back to full guard but Wangler has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Shifter (2) vs (24) Wangler
Shifter is looking to improve his position but Wangler isn't that keen on the idea.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wangler with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Wangler controlling from mount.
Wangler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shifter is looking to escape.
Shifter is trying desperately to improve position.
Wangler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wangler prevents Shifter from getting the reversal.
Shifter is squirming around, avoiding Wangler's attempts to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wangler controlling the pace for now.
Shifter is looking to improve his position but Wangler isn't that keen on the idea.
Wangler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shifter working to try and regain half guard.
Wangler content just to control the position here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wangler wants to control the pace but Shifter is squirming around nicely.
Shifter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wangler controlling the position easily from mount.
Wangler wants to control the pace but Shifter is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wangler manages to capitalize on a mistake by Shifter to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Shifter (2) vs (27) Wangler
Wangler is hanging on to Shifter's back as he tries to escape.
Wangler slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
A lull in the action here.
Shifter breaks Wangler's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shifter (4) vs (27) Wangler
Shifter wants to pass the guard but Wangler is keeping the position.
Wangler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shifter's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shifter (4) vs (29) Wangler
Shifter throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wangler escapes and throws Shifter's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Shifter (4) vs (32) Wangler
Shifter tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wangler presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Shifter (4) vs (34) Wangler
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wangler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shifter working to try and regain half guard.
Wangler looking to control but Shifter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shifter can't escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wangler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shifter is looking to escape.
Shifter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wangler is looking to advance position but Shifter won't allow it.
Shifter wants to get back to full guard but Wangler has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Shifter (4) vs (37) Wangler
Wangler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shifter keeps working.
Shifter is looking to regain half guard here but Wangler keeps moving and retains side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wangler gets to mount! Shifter was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Shifter (4) vs (39) Wangler
Shifter is looking to improve his position but Wangler isn't that keen on the idea.
Shifter looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Shifter (4) vs (42) Wangler
Wangler is hanging on to Shifter's back as he tries to escape.
Wangler is looking to control Shifter but Shifter is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shifter is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wangler trying to control.
Shifter turns into Wangler and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shifter (6) vs (42) Wangler
Shifter wants to pass the guard but Wangler is keeping the position.
Wangler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shifter tries to free his leg and advance position but Wangler is retaining full guard.
Shifter is looking to pass into half guard but Wangler pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wangler is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shifter (6) vs (44) Wangler
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shifter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wangler has passed into half guard!
Shifter is breathing heavily.
Shifter looking for subs from the bottom but Wangler mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Shifter (6) vs (47) Wangler
Wangler controlling his opponent.
Shifter tries to reverse the position but Wangler maintains control.
Wangler wants to control the pace but Shifter is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wangler prevents Shifter from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wangler wins on points by 47 to 6.
A relieved looking Bobby Wangler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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