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Stepping Stone 22 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Joe Dirt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Steve Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Dirt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dirt (2) vs (0) Sherk
Dirt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dirt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sherk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sherk has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dirt (2) vs (2) Sherk
Dirt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sherk passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dirt (2) vs (5) Sherk
Sherk controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk working away.
Sherk controls the position from side control.
Dirt tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirt regains half guard.
Sherk passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dirt (2) vs (8) Sherk
Dirt is trying to control Sherk's posture but Sherk avoids it.
Dirt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sherk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dirt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sherk off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dirt (6) vs (8) Sherk
Sherk showing good submission defense here.
Dirt is persistently looking for the submission but Sherk is defending it well.
Dirt is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk tries to break free.
Sherk trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Dirt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sherk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dirt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sherk preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dirt.
I really don't envy Sherk right now.
Sherk turns into Dirt and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dirt (6) vs (10) Sherk
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dirt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dirt can't keep his opponent in guard - Sherk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sherk is looking to advance position but Dirt won't allow it.
Dirt wants to get back to full guard.
Dirt looking for subs from the bottom but Sherk mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Dirt (6) vs (13) Sherk
Sherk is working for a guillotine from mount but Dirt frees his head quite easily.
Sherk tries to control but Dirt wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk controlling the pace for now.
Sherk is working for a guillotine from mount but Dirt frees his head quite easily.
Sherk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sherk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dirt is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dirt reaches up to try and control the position but Sherk seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Dirt rolls and tries to escape and now Sherk has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Dirt (6) vs (16) Sherk
Sherk is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Dirt is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Steve Sherk! |
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