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CACC 128: Jiurgite vs Wangler 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 2 losses; Bobby Wangler! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 4 losses; Ze Jiurgite!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Jiurgite has managed to clinch.
Jiurgite is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wangler jumps guard but Jiurgite turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Wangler is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Wangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiurgite changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wangler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wangler moves into the clinch.
Wangler is pressed up against the ropes. Jiurgite has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wangler down to the mat. Wangler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jiurgite is looking to clinch.
Wangler looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wangler (2) vs (0) Jiurgite
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangler won't allow Jiurgite to sweep him here.
Wangler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wangler stays in close to Jiurgite's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite 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.
Jiurgite looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wangler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wangler is looking to take a break and control but Jiurgite is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiurgite is trying to get back to full guard.
Wangler is keen to just control but Jiurgite is a slippery customer.
Jiurgite wants to get back to full guard.
Jiurgite is not content to let Wangler control the position.
Wangler stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite tries to get to full guard but Wangler has control of the leg.
Jiurgite keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jiurgite tries to get to full guard but Wangler has control of the leg.
Jiurgite wants to get back to full guard but Wangler has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wangler (5) vs (0) Jiurgite
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep. Wangler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Wangler'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is still trying to improve position.
Wangler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jiurgite knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jiurgite has his hands clasped together around Wangler's back. He's all about the action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep. Wangler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jiurgite wants to control the position but Wangler says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wangler prevents Jiurgite from improving his position.
Jiurgite is trying to control but Wangler passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Wangler (8) vs (0) Jiurgite
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jiurgite looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jiurgite wants to improve his position but Wangler is controlling well.
Jiurgite is controlling Wangler's trapped leg to prevent Wangler from advancing to side control.
Jiurgite tries to roll over but Wangler keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wangler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jiurgite wants to improve his position but Wangler is controlling well.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wangler is trying to control. Jiurgite wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jiurgite tries to get to full guard but Wangler has control of the leg.
Jiurgite looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wangler controlling the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jiurgite wants to get back to full guard but Wangler has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Wangler (11) vs (0) Jiurgite
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.
Jiurgite is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wangler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jiurgite is looking to escape.
Jiurgite is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jiurgite bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wangler (11) vs (2) Jiurgite
Jiurgite is fighting to break Wangler's control of his arms but Wangler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jiurgite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wangler is keeping the position for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wangler manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wangler (13) vs (2) Jiurgite
Jiurgite working a defensive guard but Wangler passes into half guard.
Jiurgite wants to control but Wangler is keeping busy.
Wangler is stalling here. Jiurgite is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wangler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jiurgite has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Wangler (13) vs (6) Jiurgite
Jiurgite tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wangler's legs.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wangler tries to buck Jiurgite off but Jiurgite is having none of it.
Jiurgite wants to control but Wangler is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Jiurgite politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jiurgite prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wangler manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wangler is in trouble now - Jiurgite has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wangler (13) vs (9) Jiurgite
Jiurgite avoids the attempt from Wangler to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite looking to control but Wangler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jiurgite works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Wangler (13) vs (12) Jiurgite
Jiurgite not allowing Wangler to control his hands.
Wangler tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wangler has worked his arm free - good work by Wangler!
Jiurgite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wangler keeps working.
Wangler stops Jiurgite from passing to mount.
Jiurgite wants to control for a moment but Wangler uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jiurgite is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wangler takes the fight on points by 13 to 12.
Bobby Wangler is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Bobby Wangler made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Ze Jiurgite had this to say: 'This is how Jiu Jitsu goes. Any shit can happen. Don't drink and drive. Wear your seat belt. Don't do drugs, kids. '. |
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