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WPGC 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 6 losses; Long Wang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 27 losses; Ruben Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Wang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wang tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (0) Gracie
Wang looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (2) Gracie
Wang trying to control the position here.
Wang 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie is pushing down on Wang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wang is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wang wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wang gets back to full guard.
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rivers Edge Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wang 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wang holds on and takes a little breather.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (2) vs (5) Gracie
Wang can't do much from the bottom here.
Wang is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wang is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Wang (2) vs (7) Gracie
Wang wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Wang is squirming around nicely.
Wang tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Wang (2) vs (10) Gracie
Gracie trying to control momentarily.
Wang rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
Gracie gets his hands free as Wang looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to roll but Gracie sticks to his back.
Wang trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Wang tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie looking for the choke but no joy.
Gracie is not going to allow Wang to sit and survive in this position.
Wang is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Wang tries to break free.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Wang is controlling his hands well.
Gracie looking to break Wang's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wang remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gracie is trying to stick to Wang's back but Wang is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wang. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (4) vs (10) Gracie
Wang looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (4) vs (12) Gracie
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie is pushing down on Wang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wang is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Wang defends it.
Wang works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Wang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Wang pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Wang being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (6) vs (12) Gracie
Gracie working for a triangle but Wang defends it easily.
Wang passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (9) vs (12) Gracie
Wang wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Wang has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Wang (11) vs (12) Gracie
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Wang has a good base and remains in mount.
Wang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wang wants to take his opponent's back but instead Gracie manages to regain half guard.
Wang is stalling here. Gracie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wang seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gracie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Wang (11) vs (16) Gracie
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Wang defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Wang (11) vs (18) Gracie
Wang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie trying to control but Wang is having none of it.
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
Well,Wang is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Gracie tries to control but Wang wriggling away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wang haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wang stops Gracie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Wang tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wang to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Wang (11) vs (21) Gracie
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Wang is staying busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control but not successfully.
Wang rolls, trying to escape but Gracie keeps control of the position.
Gracie is trying to stick to Wang's back but Wang is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wang. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (13) vs (21) Gracie
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wang defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie wins on points by 21 to 13.
A victorious Ruben Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Long Wang had this to say: '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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