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WP 41 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 31 losses; The Reverend Jim Ignatowski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 18 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Juncker goes for a double leg but Ignatowski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ignatowski continues to drive forward.
Juncker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ignatowski's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ignatowski (0) vs (2) Juncker
Juncker postures up.
Ignatowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ignatowski is adopting a defensive guard.
Juncker wants to control from the top but Ignatowski keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ignatowski is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (2) vs (2) Juncker
Ignatowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Juncker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ignatowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Juncker keeps moving.
Ignatowski is stalling in the full guard.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Juncker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ignatowski 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ignatowski looking to sit in guard and control but Juncker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (2) vs (4) Juncker
Ignatowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juncker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ignatowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatowski (4) vs (4) Juncker
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is not content to let Ignatowski control the position.
Juncker tries to roll over but Ignatowski keeps him under control.
Ignatowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Juncker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Juncker felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Juncker moves into full guard.
Ignatowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Juncker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juncker has his hands on Ignatowski's head, controlling the position.
Juncker wants to sweep but no luck.
Ignatowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Juncker keeps moving.
Juncker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ignatowski defends well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Juncker controlling the position.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Juncker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juncker keeping full guard, as Ignatowski tries to pass.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Juncker keeps moving.
Ignatowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juncker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ignatowski is one step ahead there.
Juncker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ignatowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Juncker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ignatowski preventing the sweep.
Ignatowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ignatowski trying to control but Juncker is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juncker seems keen to control Ignatowski's posture.
Ignatowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatowski forces his way into half guard.
Ignatowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juncker controlling the position well.
Ignatowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Juncker won't allow Ignatowski to pass to mount.
Juncker trying to control here.
Juncker tries to get to full guard but Ignatowski has control of the leg.
Ignatowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ignatowski tries to pass to full mount but Juncker defends it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ignatowski is working away from the top position though.
Ignatowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juncker keeps working.
Juncker looking for submissions off his back.
Juncker is staying active underneath Ignatowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Juncker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juncker keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
Ignatowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Juncker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Juncker keeping full guard, as Ignatowski tries to pass.
Ignatowski is working hard here to advance position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ignatowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juncker is keeping the position for now.
Juncker keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
Juncker wants to improve his position but instead Ignatowski has moved into half guard.
Ignatowski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski is trying to control. Juncker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Juncker controlling the position well.
Ignatowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ignatowski wants to free his trapped foot but Juncker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Juncker gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Juncker wins on points by 5 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Gaston Juncker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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