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WPGC 6 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 London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Aristotle Sparbot! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 8 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sparbot is defended easily by Wang.
Wang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sparbot to the ground. Wang is now in Sparbot's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sparbot (0) vs (2) Wang
Wang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sparbot keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Sparbot wants to sweep here but Wang controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot 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.
Sparbot wants to hit a sweep here but Wang passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sparbot there! Score +3 for passing guard: Sparbot (0) vs (5) Wang
Sparbot is desperately trying to improve his position but Wang has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sparbot to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sparbot shrugs it off.
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.
Wang manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sparbot to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Sparbot (0) vs (8) Wang
Sparbot is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wang looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Sparbot taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Long Wang!
During a confident post fight interview, Long Wang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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