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Stepping Stone 28 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 2 wins and 6 losses; Beaver Shaver! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Rumsfeld Shart!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shaver bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Shaver (4) vs (0) Shart
Shaver moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Shaver (6) vs (0) Shart
Shaver trying to control but Shart is having none of it.
Shart gets back to half guard.
Shart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shart wants to control but Shaver is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaver tries to pass to full mount but Shart defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart is not content to let Shaver control the position.
Shart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shart.
Shart managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Shart has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Shaver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shaver has managed to get both his arms back between Shart's legs - danger averted.
Shart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shaver defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shaver trying to control but Shart is working from the bottom.
Shart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shaver won't allow Shart to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaver is aware though and is defending well.
Shart keeping moving, preventing Shaver from controlling successfully.
Shart being controlled here, momentarily.
Shaver wants to control from the top but Shart keeps moving.
Shaver pushes down on Shart's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shart tries to roll over but Shaver keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shart is trying to control but can't.
Shart wants to get back to full guard.
Shart is holding on to half guard well.
Shart trying to control but Shaver postures up.
Shart keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shart trying to control but Shaver postures up.
Shaver wants to control but Shart is keeping him busy.
Shaver is looking to advance position but Shart won't allow it.
Shart actively working from the bottom here.
Shart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shaver is working away from the top position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shaver is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shaver is looking to take a break and control but Shart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaver trying to mount his opponent but Shart defends it.
Shart is trying to control but can't.
Shaver not doing much here.
Shaver is trying to control the action in half guard but Shart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shart wants to get back to full guard.
Shart is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shaver pulls his head out easily.
Shart is not content to let Shaver control the position.
Shart is pressing down on Shaver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shart working a defensive guard here.
Shaver tries to free his leg and advance position but Shart is retaining full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shaver is working hard here to advance position.
Shart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shart is pulling down on Shaver's head to control his posture.
Shart trying to keep a closed guard but Shaver is proving a slippery customer.
Shaver wants to pass the guard but Shart is keeping the position.
Shart has his foot on Shaver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shaver works his way back into a safe position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shaver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shart keeping moving, preventing Shaver from controlling successfully.
Shaver engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shart seems keen to control Shaver's posture.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shart 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.
Shart keeping moving, preventing Shaver from controlling successfully.
Shart is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shaver manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shaver (6) vs (2) Shart
Shart's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shaver wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shaver is adopting a defensive guard.
Shart passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Shaver (6) vs (5) Shart
Shaver is looking for a sweep.
Shart tries to advance to mount but Shaver denies him.
Shart wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shaver, who protects the arm well.
Shart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shaver looks to move to half guard but instead Shart has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Shaver (6) vs (7) Shart
Shart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shaver tries to improve his position but instead Shart has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Shaver (6) vs (10) Shart
Shart keeps control of the position as Shaver tries to break free.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shart is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Shaver has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Shart has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Shaver taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Shart doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rumsfeld Shart!
After the big win, Rumsfeld Shart made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Huntington New Age Wellness Community and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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