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748 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 69 wins and 69 losses; Gaston Juncker! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 62 wins and 66 losses; Ceph Alopodis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Juncker drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Juncker (2) vs (0) Alopodis
Juncker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Juncker tries to free his leg and advance position but Alopodis is retaining full guard.
Alopodis pulls Juncker in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juncker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alopodis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Juncker looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis has control of Juncker's left arm, preventing Juncker from doing any damage.
Alopodis keeping moving, preventing Juncker from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alopodis keeping full guard, as Juncker tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alopodis can't keep his opponent in guard - Juncker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alopodis moves into full guard.
Alopodis has control of Juncker's left arm, preventing Juncker from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juncker trying to control but Alopodis is working from the bottom.
Juncker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Juncker wants to control from the top but Alopodis keeps moving.
Juncker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis controlling the position.
Juncker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Juncker is fighting to break Alopodis's control of his arms but Alopodis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juncker advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Juncker (5) vs (0) Alopodis
Alopodis struggling a bit here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis gets back to half guard.
Alopodis wants to sweep but Juncker has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Juncker (8) vs (0) Alopodis
Juncker controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is trying to work for a sweep but Juncker has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Juncker (10) vs (0) Alopodis
Juncker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alopodis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Alopodis is looking to control Juncker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alopodis avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is controlling the pace.
Juncker prevents Alopodis from improving his position.
Alopodis is controlling Juncker's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to pass to mount but Alopodis is defending the position.
Juncker controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is looking to improve his position.
Alopodis wants to control but Juncker is keeping busy.
Alopodis controlling the position for now.
Alopodis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Juncker content to stall in guard here.
Alopodis pulls Juncker in close to his closed guard and prevents Juncker from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Juncker passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Juncker (13) vs (0) Alopodis
Alopodis 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.
Juncker tries to advance to mount but Alopodis instead regains half guard.
Alopodis trying to control from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Juncker controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alopodis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juncker takes the fight on points by 13 to 0.
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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