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WP 126 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 74 wins and 75 losses; Long Wang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 101 wins and 67 losses; Bogdan Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Wang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (0) Kersikov
Kersikov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wang is looking to pass Kersikov's guard but actually Kersikov recovers to full guard.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang forces his way into half guard.
Kersikov is looking to control Wang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kersikov avoid being mounted?
Kersikov tries to get to full guard but Wang has control of the leg.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is defending well.
Wang trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wang is looking to advance position but Kersikov won't allow it.
Wang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wang moves into full mount! Kersikov won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (5) vs (0) Kersikov
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kersikov is looking to escape.
Wang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wang is looking to work his way around to Kersikov's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Wang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wang seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kersikov is holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wang is looking to take Kersikov's back but instead Kersikov gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Wang controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Wang.
Further stalling from Wang.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Kersikov defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (8) vs (0) Kersikov
Wang wants to take his opponent's back but Kersikov doesn't allow it.
Wang controlling from mount.
Kersikov tries to hold on but Wang pushes him away.
Wang tries to control but Kersikov wriggling away.
Wang fails to move to back control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kersikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Wang (8) vs (2) Kersikov
Kersikov stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Wang has his hands on Kersikov's head, controlling the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Wang is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wang trying to control the position here.
Wang wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to control the position but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wang wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kersikov is now in half guard.
Wang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wang.
Kersikov won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wang has Kersikov pulled in close to control his posture.
Wang continues to stall.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wang holds on and takes a little breather.
Kersikov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wang trying to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Wang wants to control the position but Kersikov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wang is trying to maintain the position but Kersikov is very close to passing his half guard.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
Kersikov is taking a breather. Wang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wang is concentrating on defense, preventing Kersikov from advancing position.
Kersikov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wang is pressing down on Kersikov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wang has Kersikov pulled in close to control his posture.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Wang is controlling Kersikov's posture.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wang controlling Kersikov's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang keeping full guard, as Kersikov tries to pass.
Wang looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
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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