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WP 51 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 67 wins and 36 losses; Bogdan Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 42 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wang closes the distance and clinches.
Kersikov tries to pull guard but Wang won't allow it.
Wang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kersikov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wang closes the distance and clinches.
Wang lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kersikov (0) vs (2) Wang
Wang seems to be working for a kimura but Kersikov defends the submission attempt.
Wang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kersikov wants to control but Wang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang stalling away here and it's allowed Kersikov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kersikov is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (2) Wang
Wang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wang trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is fighting to break Wang's control of his arms but Wang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wang is continuing to stall.
Kersikov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Kersikov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wang trying to control the position here.
Wang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wang has Kersikov pulled in close to control his posture.
Our spies down at at Ajax Gym inform us that Wang has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wang trying to control the position.
Kersikov is fighting to break Wang's control of his arms but Wang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kersikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kersikov won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wang managing to control the position.
Wang wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov stays in close to Wang's body and controls the position.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
Kersikov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wang controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Wang.
Kersikov passes into half guard.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Kersikov has control of the leg.
Wang controlling the position well.
Wang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wang pulls Kersikov in to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wang has Kersikov pulled in close to control his posture.
Kersikov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wang trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang is controlling Kersikov's posture.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Wang keeps trying to improve his position.
Wang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kersikov won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kersikov is fighting to break Wang's control of his arms but Wang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Wang pulls Kersikov in close to prevent any damage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Wang the control monster continue. Boring.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (4) Wang
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kersikov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (4) vs (4) Wang
Wang has his hands on Kersikov's head, controlling the position.
Wang trying to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wang holds on and takes a little breather.
Wang 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: Kersikov (4) vs (6) Wang
Wang seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Kersikov has recovered full guard.
Kersikov keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Wang trying to move into half guard but instead Kersikov has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (6) vs (6) Wang
Wang managing to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wang is trying to keep Kersikov in close.
Wang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kersikov is one step ahead there.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wang is controlling Kersikov's posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking to control.
Kersikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kersikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kersikov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Wang gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Wang wins on points by 7 to 6.
After winning the bout, Long Wang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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