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Stepping Stone 71 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 8 losses; Matt Spanks! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 8 losses; LLoyd Christmas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Christmas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Spanks (0) vs (2) Christmas
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christmas stalling.
Spanks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Christmas advances to half guard.
Spanks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Christmas is working away from the top position though.
Christmas wants to control but Spanks is keeping him busy.
Christmas trying to pass the guard but Spanks defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christmas moves into full mount! Spanks won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Spanks (0) vs (5) Christmas
Spanks wants to control but Christmas is having none of it.
Christmas looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanks looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Spanks (0) vs (8) Christmas
Spanks can't escape the position.
Christmas is looking to control Spanks but Spanks is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Christmas keeps control of the position easily here as Spanks tries to buck him off.
Spanks looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Spanks is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Christmas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Well, with Christmas on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Spanks is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas controls the position.
Christmas trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Christmas controls the position.
Spanks wants to control his opponent's hands but Christmas gets his hands free.
Spanks rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Spanks is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanks is trying to control but Christmas manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Spanks (0) vs (11) Christmas
Spanks tries to improve his position but Christmas has taken his back! Christmas has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Spanks tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Christmas pushes Spanks away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). LLoyd Christmas!
A victorious LLoyd Christmas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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