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WP 56 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 40 wins and 43 losses; Long Wang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 60 losses; Billy Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Wang gets a double leg takedown into Turturro's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (0) Turturro
Turturro is adopting a defensive guard.
Turturro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turturro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Turturro is keeping the position.
Wang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turturro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Turturro pulls Wang in close to prevent any damage.
Turturro working a defensive guard here.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wang's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wang seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turturro for as long as he can get away with.
Turturro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turturro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (2) Turturro
Wang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
My spies in Blacktalians MMA inform me that Turturro has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (4) vs (2) Turturro
Turturro is pulling down on Wang's head to control his posture.
Wang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turturro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Turturro looking to control.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turturro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Turturro manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (4) vs (4) Turturro
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turturro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turturro trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang is adopting a defensive guard.
Turturro stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang is pulling down on Turturro's head to control his posture.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Turturro has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (4) vs (7) Turturro
Wang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wang can't do much from the bottom here.
Wang is trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to control Turturro's posture but Turturro avoids it.
Wang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wang is looking to control Turturro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wang avoid being mounted?
Turturro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turturro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang seems keen to control Turturro's posture.
Further stalling from Wang.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Turturro wins on points by 7 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Turturro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Long Wang was interviewed post fight and said '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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