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WP 55 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 1 wins and 3 losses; Xylon Kofel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 27 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Juncker shoots in but Kofel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juncker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juncker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xylon Kofel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Juncker.
Kofel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kofel jumps guard.
Kofel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juncker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel working for a triangle but Juncker defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juncker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kofel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juncker content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Juncker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Juncker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Juncker content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Juncker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Juncker preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Juncker stacks Kofel on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Juncker! Score +3 for passing guard: Kofel (0) vs (3) Juncker
Juncker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Juncker.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kofel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kofel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kofel.
Kofel wants to sweep here but Juncker controlling him for the moment.
Juncker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juncker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kofel is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to control from the top but Kofel keeps moving.
Juncker passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Kofel (0) vs (6) Juncker
Juncker tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kofel is trying to improve his position.
Juncker controlling from side mount.
Kofel wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Juncker has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Kofel's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Kofel is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Juncker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gaston Juncker!
A very excited looking Gaston Juncker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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