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Stepping Stone 3 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Rubadub Dubberly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Derwent Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Dubberly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bolt to the ground. Dubberly is now in Bolt's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dubberly (2) vs (0) Bolt
Dubberly tries to free his leg and advance position but Bolt is retaining full guard.
Dubberly won't allow Bolt to sweep him here.
Bolt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bolt seems keen to control Dubberly's posture.
Dubberly looking to pass the guard.
Dubberly is stalling in the full guard.
Bolt keeping full guard, as Dubberly tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dubberly defends it easily.
Dubberly trying to control but Bolt is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt controls Dubberly momentarily but Dubberly frees himself.
Bolt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dubberly (2) vs (2) Bolt
The fighters are battling for position here. Dubberly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dubberly is keeping the position for now.
Dubberly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubberly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bolt is fighting to break Dubberly's control of his arms but Dubberly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bolt tries to free his leg and advance position but Dubberly is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolt is still trying to improve position.
Dubberly wants to sweep here but Bolt controlling him for the moment.
Dubberly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bolt manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dubberly (4) vs (2) Bolt
Dubberly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control the position here.
Dubberly controlling from the top position.
Bolt has control of Dubberly's left arm, preventing Dubberly from doing any damage.
Dubberly stopping the sweep attempt from Bolt.
Bolt keeping moving, preventing Dubberly from controlling successfully.
Dubberly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dubberly's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dubberly (4) vs (4) Bolt
Bolt wants to control from the top but Dubberly keeps moving.
Dubberly trying to control the position here.
Bolt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dubberly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bolt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bolt controlling the action here.
Dubberly is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is controlling the pace.
Dubberly is looking to improve his position.
Bolt is keen to just control but Dubberly is a slippery customer.
Bolt trying to control the pace.
Dubberly is doing well to control the position and prevent Bolt from advancing to side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bolt content to control rather than advance.
Bolt is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dubberly is trying to get back to full guard.
Dubberly moves into full guard.
Dubberly has his foot on Bolt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bolt works his way back into a safe position though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bolt stopping the sweep attempt from Dubberly.
Bolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubberly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dubberly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bolt controls the pace.
Dubberly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dubberly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dubberly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dubberly has Bolt pulled in close to control his posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dubberly lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dubberly (6) vs (4) Bolt
Bolt looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolt, not yet.
Dubberly pushes down on Bolt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dubberly is looking to pass Bolt's guard but actually Bolt recovers to full guard.
Dubberly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dubberly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bolt keeping moving, preventing Dubberly from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bolt controlling the position.
Dubberly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolt is keeping the position for now.
Dubberly slips nicely into half guard.
Dubberly is looking to take a break and control but Bolt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolt trying to hold on to Dubberly's head to control him but Dubberly postures up.
Dubberly is pressing down on Bolt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bolt is holding on for now.
Dubberly is trying to control the action in half guard but Bolt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is positioning himself well to prevent Dubberly advancing to mount.
Bolt is looking to improve his position.
Dubberly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bolt 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.
Dubberly trying to control from Bolt's half guard. Bolt has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dubberly wants to control from the top but Bolt keeps moving.
Dubberly is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bolt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bolt controls Dubberly momentarily but Dubberly frees himself.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bolt wants to sweep but no luck.
Dubberly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bolt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dubberly is one step ahead there.
Dubberly wants to pass the guard but Bolt is keeping the position.
Dubberly trying to control but Bolt is working from the bottom.
Dubberly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dubberly trying to control but Bolt is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is controlling Dubberly's posture.
Dubberly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bolt keeping full guard, as Dubberly tries to pass.
Dubberly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bolt working for submissions but it's allowed Dubberly to get to half guard.
Dubberly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bolt is looking for a sweep. Dubberly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dubberly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bolt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dubberly is controlling the pace.
Bolt is refusing to be controlled, as Dubberly sits in half guard.
Bolt wants to improve his position but Dubberly is controlling well.
Dubberly is keen to just control but Bolt is a slippery customer.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dubberly not doing much here.
Bolt looking for submissions off his back.
Dubberly controlling the pace.
Dubberly is looking to take a break and control but Bolt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolt trying to control but Dubberly postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dubberly takes the fight on points by 6 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Rubadub Dubberly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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