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Summit Series - Grappling Rd 8 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Don Rockmuller! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Hung Young Wang!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rockmuller gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wang regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rockmuller (2) vs (0) Wang
Wang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wang seems keen to control Rockmuller's posture.
Wang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rockmuller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wang wants to control but Rockmuller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Rockmuller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wang wants to sweep but Rockmuller has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Rockmuller (5) vs (0) Wang
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang tries to bench press Rockmuller off him but Rockmuller keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang sneaks back into half guard.
Wang looking for a kimura from the bottom but Rockmuller passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Rockmuller (8) vs (0) Wang
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.
Rockmuller moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Wang is looking to regain half guard here but Rockmuller keeps moving and retains side control.
Wang is still trying to improve position.
Rockmuller working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking for a sweep.
Wang tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rockmuller easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rockmuller (10) vs (0) Wang
Wang is looking to get to half guard.
Rockmuller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rockmuller'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.
Wang looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Rockmuller (13) vs (0) Wang
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to escape the position.
Rockmuller just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Wang is in bad spot here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller has good solid back control here.
Rockmuller gets his hands free as Wang looks to control.
Wang controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Wang looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Good control from Rockmuller.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang is in bad spot here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wang keeps trying to improve his position.
Wang just trying to survive but Rockmuller is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Wang wants to escape the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang just trying to survive but Rockmuller is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wang tries to break free.
Rockmuller 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.
Wang trying to control the position but Rockmuller manages to sink in the hooks.
Wang is trying to break free.
Rockmuller has good solid back control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to break free.
Wang trying to control but not successfully.
Wang tries to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Rockmuller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang rolls, trying to escape but Rockmuller keeps control of the position.
Rockmuller controls the position.
Rockmuller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wang for as long as he can get away with.
Wang tries to escape but Rockmuller has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wang turns into Rockmuller and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rockmuller (13) vs (2) Wang
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockmuller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang looking to sit in guard and control but Rockmuller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rockmuller (15) vs (2) Wang
Rockmuller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Rockmuller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to keep Rockmuller in close.
Wang is looking to sweep but instead, Rockmuller has passed into half guard.
Wang has a hand on Rockmuller's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rockmuller takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Rockmuller (18) vs (2) Wang
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying desperately to improve position.
Rockmuller controlling the pace for now.
Wang tries to hold on but Rockmuller postures up.
Wang is trying desperately to improve position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to hold on but Rockmuller pushes him away.
Rockmuller manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wang to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Rockmuller (21) vs (2) Wang
Rockmuller is not going to allow Wang to sit and survive in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rockmuller is hanging on to Wang's back as he tries to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockmuller takes the fight on points by 21 to 2.
Our winner, Don Rockmuller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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