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WP 75 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 49 wins and 51 losses; Long Wang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 69 wins and 40 losses; Jackson Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wang closes the distance and pushes Ramirez back into the cage.
Wang works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (0) Ramirez
Wang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wang advances to half guard.
Ramirez wants to get back to full guard.
Ramirez is trying to maintain the position but Wang is very close to passing his half guard.
Wang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ramirez keeping control of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez wants to control but Wang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ramirez wants to control but Wang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wang stays in close to Ramirez's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
Wang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Our spies down at at KFA inform us that Ramirez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ramirez for as long as he can get away with.
Ramirez seems keen to control Wang's posture.
Wang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controls Wang momentarily but Wang frees himself.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Ramirez is pulling down on Wang's head to control his posture.
Ramirez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramirez is trying to keep Wang in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but Wang controlling him for the moment.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramirez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Ramirez is keeping the position.
Wang content to stall in guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wang stopping the sweep attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez being controlled here, momentarily.
Wang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
Wang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.
Wang controlling from the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang continues to stall.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramirez pulls Wang in close to prevent any damage.
Ramirez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wang controls the pace.
Ramirez is trying to keep Wang in close.
Wang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang forces his way into half guard.
Wang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ramirez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wang is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wang in particular looking to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Wang.
More hug and hope from Wang.
Ramirez tries to roll over but Wang keeps him under control.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Ramirez defends it.
Wang content to control rather than advance.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (5) vs (0) Ramirez
Wang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramirez is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wang content just to control the position here.
Wang trying to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez tries to hold on but Wang postures up.
Wang controlling his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramirez is looking to escape.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to hold on but Wang postures up.
Wang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramirez can't escape the position.
Wang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang continues to hold on tight.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Long Wang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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