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Stepping Stone 80 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Ionas Demetriou! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Zeke Mafner!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Demetriou tries to clinch there but Mafner circles away.
Mafner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Demetriou (0) vs (4) Mafner
Mafner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Demetriou, who protects the arm well.
Demetriou is looking for a sweep.
Mafner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demetriou has escaped the position, nice work there.
Demetriou is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demetriou regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Demetriou is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mafner frees his head nicely. Oh but Demetriou has switched to an armbar! Mafner is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ionas Demetriou!
Ionas Demetriou decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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