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CFC CG 724 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 94 wins and 79 losses; Long Wang! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Luke Penn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Wang closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Penn's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Wang (2) vs (0) Penn
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wang is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wang is fighting to break Penn's control of his arms but Penn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wang seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Penn for as long as he can get away with.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wang passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (5) vs (0) Penn
Penn seems a little lost for a moment, as Wang dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Penn being controlled for a moment.
Penn wants to control but Wang postures up.
Penn is trying to improve his position.
Wang taking a breather here.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Penn wants to control but Wang postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Further stalling from Wang.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Penn trying to remain calm as Wang controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Wang controls the position from side control.
Wang working away.
Penn tries to buck Wang off but Wang is having none of it.
Wang wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Wang just content to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn tries to bench press Wang off him but Wang keeps the position.
Wang is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn is letting Wang control him for a moment.
Wang wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Wang wants to control for a moment but Penn uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn looking to control.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
Wang pushes down on Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wang is working away from the top position though.
Penn tries to roll over but Wang keeps him under control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to hold on to Wang's head to control him but Wang postures up.
Penn 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 looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
Wang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penn tries to roll over but Wang keeps him under control.
Wang controlling the pace.
Penn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Wang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to hold on to Wang's head to control him but Wang postures up.
Wang is taking a breather. Penn 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.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Wang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penn wants to sweep here but Wang controlling him for the moment.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Penn is pulling down on Wang's head to control his posture.
Wang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wang passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wang is controlling the pace.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
Wang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wang trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to pass the guard but Penn defending well.
Wang works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Wang (8) vs (0) Penn
Wang trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Penn tries to bench press Wang off him but Wang keeps the position.
Wang staying calm.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Wang.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wang controls the position from side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
Long Wang retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Long Wang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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