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Stepping Stone 30 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Nykolai Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; LLoyd Christmas!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kersikov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kersikov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Kersikov (4) vs (0) Christmas
Christmas is looking to regain half guard here but Kersikov keeps moving and retains side control.
Christmas is being controlled here.
Christmas tries to buck Kersikov off but Kersikov is having none of it.
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christmas keeps working.
Christmas is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christmas prevents Kersikov from moving into mount.
Christmas is looking for a sweep.
Kersikov working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas tries to bench press Kersikov off him but Kersikov keeps the position.
Kersikov taking a breather here.
Christmas can't do much from the bottom here.
Christmas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kersikov's best efforts.
Christmas gets full guard.
Christmas is trying to keep Kersikov in close.
Christmas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas is trying to control the position but Kersikov postures up.
Christmas 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: Kersikov (4) vs (2) Christmas
Kersikov trying to control but Christmas postures up.
Christmas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Christmas is looking to pass Kersikov's guard but actually Kersikov recovers to full guard.
Christmas is pushing down on Kersikov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kersikov is fighting to maintain full guard but Christmas has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is defending well.
Kersikov tries to roll over but Christmas keeps him under control.
Christmas is stalling here. Kersikov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Christmas seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kersikov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kersikov (8) vs (2) Christmas
Christmas is looking for a sweep.
Kersikov controlling from side mount.
Christmas is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas wants to control but Kersikov postures up.
Christmas tries to bench press Kersikov off him but Kersikov keeps the position.
Kersikov works to advance to full mount. Christmas defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kersikov (10) vs (2) Christmas
Christmas is looking to get to half guard.
Christmas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Christmas is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Christmas keeping hold of Kersikov's head, controlling as best he can.
Christmas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Christmas wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
Christmas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Christmas is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (10) vs (4) Christmas
Christmas looking to pass the guard.
Christmas forces his way into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to hold on to Christmas's head to control him but Christmas postures up.
Christmas passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (10) vs (7) Christmas
Christmas with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Christmas looking to control but Kersikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Christmas controlling the pace for now.
Christmas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Christmas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kersikov has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Kersikov (10) vs (10) Christmas
Christmas looking for the choke but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Christmas controls the action.
Kersikov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Christmas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kersikov is looking to escape.
Christmas is looking to work his way around to Kersikov's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Christmas wants to control the pace but Kersikov is squirming around nicely.
Kersikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Christmas on the ground.
Kersikov is controlling an arm, preventing Christmas from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Christmas trying to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
Christmas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov working to try and regain half guard.
Kersikov is squirming around, avoiding Christmas's attempts to control the action.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is controlling an arm, preventing Christmas from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Christmas looking to control but Kersikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kersikov tries to lock up and control but Christmas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Christmas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kersikov is looking to escape.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Christmas is trying to take his opponent's back.
Christmas tries to control but Kersikov wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is trying desperately to improve position.
Christmas trying to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
Kersikov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at KFA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christmas wants to take his opponent's back but Kersikov doesn't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Christmas gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Christmas wins on points by 11 to 10.
An out of breath LLoyd Christmas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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