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Stepping Stone 47 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 10 losses; Dionisio De Herrera! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Dani Gerbandi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gerbandi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: De Herrera (0) vs (2) Gerbandi
Gerbandi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
De Herrera wants to get back to full guard.
Gerbandi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Herrera is trying to control but can't.
De Herrera actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerbandi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Herrera is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerbandi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Herrera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Herrera is looking to improve his position.
Gerbandi passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: De Herrera (0) vs (5) Gerbandi
Gerbandi is staying tight to De Herrera's torso, preventing him from escaping.
De Herrera can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Herrera being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Let's hope that Gerbandi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gerbandi is trying to get an arm triangle but De Herrera is defending well.
De Herrera struggling a bit here.
Gerbandi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Herrera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Herrera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Herrera wants to control but Gerbandi postures up.
Gerbandi tries for a kimura but De Herrera is defending well.
Gerbandi controls the position from side control.
Gerbandi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gerbandi working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
De Herrera is looking to regain half guard here but Gerbandi keeps moving and retains side control.
Gerbandi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Herrera struggling a bit here.
Gerbandi controlling the position from side mount.
De Herrera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gerbandi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Herrera looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Herrera is trying to escape the position but Gerbandi is controlling the position.
De Herrera is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De Herrera's face as Gerbandi controls the position.
Gerbandi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, De Herrera rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gerbandi's guard! Nice work there by De Herrera! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Herrera (2) vs (5) Gerbandi
De Herrera wants to control from the top but Gerbandi keeps moving.
De Herrera is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gerbandi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
De Herrera being controlled here momentarily.
De Herrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerbandi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gerbandi controlling De Herrera's posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Herrera uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: De Herrera (5) vs (5) Gerbandi
De Herrera is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gerbandi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gerbandi is holding De Herrera down, trying to stall.
De Herrera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Herrera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gerbandi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Herrera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Herrera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gerbandi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gerbandi keeps De Herrera under control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi is trying to get back to half guard.
De Herrera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Gerbandi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Herrera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
De Herrera trying to control the action but Gerbandi is working from the bottom.
Gerbandi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Herrera is trying to get an arm triangle but Gerbandi is defending well.
Gerbandi tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but De Herrera presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: De Herrera (7) vs (5) Gerbandi
De Herrera swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gerbandi is now in De Herrera's guard. A big mistake from De Herrera there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Herrera (7) vs (7) Gerbandi
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Herrera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gerbandi stays in close to De Herrera's body and controls the position.
De Herrera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gerbandi is aware though and is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi content to stall in guard here.
Gerbandi pushing down on De Herrera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
De Herrera actively working from the bottom here.
Gerbandi seems to be looking for submissions.
Gerbandi slows the pace down in half guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Gerbandi.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
De Herrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gerbandi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Herrera trying to control from the bottom.
De Herrera is pressing down on Gerbandi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Herrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Herrera being controlled here, momentarily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
De Herrera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gerbandi pushes down on De Herrera's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gerbandi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Herrera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gerbandi.
Gerbandi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and De Herrera gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
De Herrera takes the fight on points by 8 to 7.
Dionisio De Herrera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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