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WP 109 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 60 wins and 66 losses; Strega Notturna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 53 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Juncker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Notturna on his heels. He'll look to pass Notturna's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Notturna (0) vs (2) Juncker
Juncker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Juncker passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Notturna (0) vs (5) Juncker
Notturna is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notturna tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Juncker easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Notturna (0) vs (7) Juncker
Juncker moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Notturna (0) vs (10) Juncker
Good control from Juncker.
Juncker gets his hands free as Notturna looks to control.
Juncker is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Juncker keeps control of the position as Notturna tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Notturna right now.
Notturna just trying to survive but Juncker is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Notturna is trying to break free.
Notturna trying to control the position but Juncker manages to sink in the hooks.
Juncker biding his time, looking for the opening.
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 trying to control momentarily.
Notturna rolls, trying to escape but Juncker keeps control of the position.
Juncker avoiding Notturna 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notturna rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Notturna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Juncker tries to pass to full mount but Notturna defends it.
Notturna wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Juncker seems content to control.
Notturna is looking to improve his position.
Notturna is trying to maintain the position but Juncker is very close to passing his half guard.
Notturna tries to get to full guard but Juncker has control of the leg.
Juncker is pressing down on Notturna's thigh, looking to free his foot. Notturna is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is thwarting Notturna's attempts to control the position.
Juncker wants to pass the guard but Notturna is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Juncker in particular looking to stall.
Juncker wants to free his trapped foot but Notturna is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Notturna is doing well to control the position and prevent Juncker from advancing to side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna trying to hold on to Juncker's head to control him but Juncker postures up.
Notturna is controlling Juncker's trapped leg to prevent Juncker from advancing to side control.
Notturna trying to hold on to Juncker's head to control him but Juncker postures up.
Notturna is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Juncker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Juncker's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Notturna (4) vs (10) Juncker
Notturna is not going to allow Juncker to sit and survive in this position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juncker rolls, trying to escape but Notturna keeps control of the position.
Notturna has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Juncker's body.
Juncker tries to escape but Notturna has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
What can Juncker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
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.
Notturna trying to control momentarily.
Notturna just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Notturna struggling to keep hold of the position.
Notturna has good solid back control here.
Juncker is trying to break free.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Notturna trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Notturna controlling the position well here. Juncker rolled but Notturna kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna struggling to keep hold of the position.
Notturna trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Juncker doesn't escape.
Notturna has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Juncker trying to control the action but Notturna just sinks the hooks in.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Notturna struggling to keep hold of the position.
Notturna is riding his opponent, not letting Juncker buck him off.
Juncker is keeping busy.
What can Juncker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Notturna.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna keeps control of the position as Juncker tries to break free.
What can Juncker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Juncker is really stuck here.
Juncker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Notturna.
Notturna struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Juncker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Notturna's guard. Nice work there by Juncker.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (4) vs (12) Juncker
Juncker preventing the sweep.
Juncker tries to free his leg and advance position but Notturna is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Notturna pulls Juncker in to control the position.
Notturna looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Juncker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Juncker prevents Notturna from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juncker wins on points by 12 to 4.
After winning the bout, Gaston Juncker 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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