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WP 115 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 62 wins and 70 losses; Strega Notturna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 68 losses; Anthony Lavicci! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Notturna shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lavicci manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Notturna (2) vs (0) Lavicci Lavicci is pulling down on Notturna's head to control his posture. Notturna wants to control from the top but Lavicci keeps moving. Notturna sitting in guard here, content to control. Notturna looking to sit in guard and control but Lavicci gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (2) vs (2) Lavicci We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Notturna has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lavicci doesn't defend quickly enough and Notturna has managed to lock this one up! Can Lavicci escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Notturna on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Strega Notturna! A relieved looking Strega Notturna thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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