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CWC 322 - Ottke vs Savkov 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 33 losses; Ryan Hell! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Long Wang! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. Hell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wang's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hell (2) vs (0) Wang Wang looking to control.
Hell is stalling in the full guard. Hell preventing the sweep. Hell wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position. Hell won't allow Wang to sweep him here. Hell trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom. Hell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wang controlling the position. Wang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hell works a leg free and moves into half guard. Hell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Wang keeping hold of Hell's head, controlling as best he can. Hell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working. Wang is positioning himself well to prevent Hell advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hell is figuring out what he wants to do next. Hell wants to pass to mount but Wang is defending the position. Hell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hell. Wang is trying to control but can't.
Wang is trying to control Hell's posture. Hell takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Wang! Hell is rotating here... this could be the end... Wang is out! Hell has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Hell! Ryan Hell spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. Long Wang was interviewed post fight and said '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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