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WP 100 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 56 wins and 62 losses; Strega Notturna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 49 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Notturna leaves Juncker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Notturna stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Notturna wants it to stay on the feet.
Notturna gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Notturna (4) vs (0) Juncker
Juncker is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Notturna taking a breather here.
Juncker prevents Notturna from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juncker can't do much from the bottom here.
Juncker tries to buck Notturna off but Notturna is having none of it.
Juncker is being controlled here.
Notturna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Notturna'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.
Notturna tries to move to mount but Juncker blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is not content to let Notturna control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Notturna seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Juncker for as long as he can get away with.
Notturna tries to advance to mount but Juncker denies him.
Juncker is trying to escape the position but Notturna is controlling the position.
Notturna has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to control but Juncker is keeping him busy.
Notturna controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is looking to take a break and control but Juncker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Notturna advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Notturna (6) vs (0) Juncker
Notturna controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is looking to improve his position but Notturna isn't that keen on the idea.
Notturna looking to control but Juncker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Notturna content just to control the position here.
Juncker can't escape the position.
Notturna sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Notturna is looking to work his way around to Juncker's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Notturna looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Notturna continues to stall.
Juncker stops Notturna from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Notturna wants to control the pace but Juncker is squirming around nicely.
Notturna sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to hold on but Notturna pushes him away.
Notturna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Notturna controlling from the full mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Notturna.
Notturna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Juncker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Notturna content just to control the position here.
Juncker is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Notturna controlling from the full mount.
Notturna pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Notturna controlling from mount.
Notturna looking to control but Juncker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Notturna controlling the pace for now.
Notturna'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.
Notturna fails to move to back control.
Notturna takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Juncker wants to control but Notturna is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Notturna controlling the position easily from mount.
Further stalling from Notturna.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is trying to escape the mount but Notturna keeps good control and instead manages to take Juncker's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Notturna (9) vs (0) Juncker
Notturna is riding his opponent, not letting Juncker buck him off.
Juncker prevents Notturna from getting a body triangle.
Notturna trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Juncker doesn't escape.
Juncker tries to break free.
Juncker is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Notturna.
I really don't envy Juncker right now.
Notturna slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Notturna is stinking the place up with his stalling.
A lull in the action here.
Notturna is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna continues to hold on tight.
Will Notturna go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Notturna is riding his opponent, not letting Juncker buck him off.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna tries to get the hooks in deep but Juncker pushed the leg off.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Notturna controlling the positon.
Juncker is really stuck here.
Notturna is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Notturna gets his hands free as Juncker looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Notturna takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
A victorious Strega Notturna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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