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CWC 231 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 28 losses; Masa Wasa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wasa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jun. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wasa (0) vs (2) Jun
Jun slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Jun 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.
Jun wants to pass the guard but Wasa is keeping the position.
Jun trying to control but Wasa is working from the bottom.
Wasa wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jun controls the pace.
Jun pushes down on Wasa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wasa's coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} 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.
Jun perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun is looking to take a break and control but Wasa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wasa wants to improve his position but Jun is controlling well.
Jun is looking to take a break and control but Wasa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wasa is trying to get back to full guard.
Jun trying to mount his opponent but Wasa defends it.
Wasa is not content to let Jun control the position.
Jun takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun trying to control from half guard but Wasa is working away.
Jun is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wasa tries to get to full guard but Jun has control of the leg.
Jun is pressing down on Wasa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wasa is holding on for now.
Jun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jun uses his free foot to push down on Wasa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wasa. Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (0) vs (5) Jun
Jun goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wasa turns into him and now he's in Jun's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (2) vs (5) Jun
Jun pulls Wasa in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun controls Wasa momentarily but Wasa frees himself.
Jun wants to sweep here but Wasa controlling him for the moment.
Jun trying to keep a closed guard but Wasa is proving a slippery customer.
Jun is pulling down on Wasa's head. It's preventing any offense from Wasa, at least for the moment.
Jun looking for subs off his back but Wasa has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wasa prevents Jun from improving his position.
Wasa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jun has Wasa pulled in close to control his posture.
Wasa trying to control but Jun is working from the bottom.
Jun wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jun wants to sweep but no luck.
Wasa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jun is retaining full guard.
Jun is adopting a defensive guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wasa wants to pass the guard but Jun is keeping the position.
Wasa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wasa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wasa stays in close to Jun's body and controls the position.
Jun looking for a sweep. Not yet Jun, not yet.
Jun has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jun working a defensive guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wasa won't allow Jun to sweep him here.
Jun is still trying to improve position.
Jun is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jun keeps trying to improve his position.
Wasa is pushing down on Jun's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jun is fighting to maintain full guard but Wasa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wasa is thwarting Jun's attempts to control the position.
Wasa trying to mount his opponent but Jun defends it.
Jun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jun trying to control from the bottom.
Jun wants to control but Wasa passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (5) vs (5) Jun
Wasa controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jun isn't going anywhere.
Jun is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wasa is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Wasa (7) vs (5) Jun
Wasa has hold of Jun's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jun manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jun is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wasa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jun manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jun is looking to improve his position.
Jun is refusing to be controlled, as Wasa sits in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jun is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wasa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wasa's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Wasa (7) vs (9) Jun
Jun keeps control of the position as Wasa tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wasa can't escape the position.
Jun is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jun has the hooks in. Wasa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jun is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jun tightening his grip on Wasa, looking for the choke.
Wasa tries to roll but Jun sticks to his back.
Jun just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Jun is looking for a rear naked choke here but Wasa reverses the position brilliantly into Jun's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wasa (9) vs (9) Jun
Jun controlling Wasa's posture.
Wasa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jun's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jun trying to control but Wasa postures up.
Wasa is pressing down on Jun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jun is holding on for now.
Jun is looking to control Wasa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jun avoid being mounted?
Jun manages to get to full guard.
Wasa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jun is keeping the position for now.
Jun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wasa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wasa preventing the sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jun keeping moving, preventing Wasa from controlling successfully.
Jun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jun wants to sweep but no luck.
Wasa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jun pulls Wasa in close to his closed guard and prevents Wasa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wasa preventing the sweep.
Wasa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jun is retaining full guard.
Wasa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jun is trying to hold Wasa in close to prevent damage but Wasa has managed to pass into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jun won't allow Wasa to pass to mount.
Well,Wasa is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Wasa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wasa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jun for as long as he can get away with.
Jun controlling the position well.
Wasa controlling the action here.
Jun has a hand on Wasa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wasa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Wasa (12) vs (9) Jun
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wasa avoids the attempt from Jun to control.
Wasa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jun wants to hold on but Wasa pushes him away.
Jun tries to reverse the position but Wasa maintains control.
Wasa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wasa content just to control the position here.
Jun wants to control but Wasa is having none of it.
Jun tries to reverse the position but Wasa maintains control.
Jun tries to hold on but Wasa pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wasa trying to control but Jun is having none of it.
Jun stops Wasa from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jun is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jun tries to hold on but Wasa postures up.
Jun is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasa takes the fight on points by 12 to 9.
A relieved looking Masa Wasa 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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