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Stepping Stone 13 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 0 wins and 0 losses; Jin Yi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 25 losses; Golar Omoran!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yi rushes Omoran and presses him up against the cage.
Omoran is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yi is defending well.
Yi jumps guard.
Yi looking for a guillotine here but Omoran defends easily.
Omoran looking to pass the guard.
Omoran trying to control but Yi is working from the bottom.
Yi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi working for a triangle but Omoran defends it easily.
Yi is looking for a triangle but Omoran pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omoran wants to pass the guard but Yi is keeping the position.
Yi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yi keeping full guard, as Omoran tries to pass.
Yi working for a triangle but Omoran defends it easily.
Omoran slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi looking to control.
Omoran is stalling in the full guard.
Omoran stopping the sweep attempt from Yi.
Omoran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Omoran wants to control from the top but Yi keeps moving.
Yi working for a triangle but Omoran defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omoran preventing the sweep.
Yi has his foot on Omoran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Omoran works his way back into a safe position though.
Yi has his foot on Omoran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Omoran works his way back into a safe position though.
Yi keeping moving, preventing Omoran from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omoran tries to free his leg and advance position but Yi is retaining full guard.
Yi keeping moving, preventing Omoran from controlling successfully.
Yi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Omoran passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (0) vs (3) Omoran
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi is trying to get back to half guard.
Yi can't do much from the bottom here.
Yi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Omoran pulls his head out easily.
Omoran is looking to advance position but Yi won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yi.
Yi keeping moving, preventing Omoran from controlling successfully.
Yi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Omoran has passed into half guard!
Omoran prevents Yi from improving his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Omoran is trying to control the action in half guard but Yi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Omoran prevents Yi from improving his position.
Yi actively working from the bottom here.
Yi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yi trying to control here.
Yi looking for submissions off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yi wants to control the action here but instead Omoran manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (0) vs (6) Omoran
Yi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Omoran tries to control but Yi wriggling away.
Yi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Omoran sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yi is squirming around, avoiding Omoran's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to reverse the position but Omoran maintains control.
Omoran can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yi is looking to escape.
Omoran controlling his opponent.
Yi tries to hold on but Omoran postures up.
Yi is squirming around, avoiding Omoran's attempts to control the action.
Yi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yi is working hard here to advance position.
Omoran looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yi working to try and regain half guard.
Omoran tries to control but Yi wriggling away.
Yi tries to hold on but Omoran postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yi is looking to get to half guard.
Yi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Omoran frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (0) vs (9) Omoran
Yi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to lock up and control but Omoran gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yi can't escape the position.
Omoran can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yi is looking to escape.
Yi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yi tries to improve his position but Omoran has taken his back! Omoran has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Yi tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Omoran pushes Yi away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Golar Omoran!
Golar Omoran thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jin Yi spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time, there will be no next time.'. |
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