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Stepping Stone 40 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Steve Sherk! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Shinya Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sherk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sakurai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakurai shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sherk is trying to defend but Sakurai finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sherk (0) vs (2) Sakurai
Sherk is concentrating on defense, preventing Sakurai from advancing position.
Sakurai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sherk wants to control but Sakurai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sakurai prevents Sherk from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai controlling the action here.
Sherk is controlling Sakurai's trapped leg to prevent Sakurai from advancing to side control.
Sherk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sherk moves into full guard.
Sakurai trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk pulls Sakurai in close to prevent any damage.
Sakurai trying to control but Sherk is working from the bottom.
Sherk is trying to control the position but Sakurai postures up.
Sherk managing to control the position.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Sherk keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is looking to pass into half guard but Sherk pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sherk is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sherk (2) vs (2) Sakurai
Sherk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakurai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakurai looking for subs off his back but Sherk has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk is trying to control. Sakurai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sherk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sakurai sees it coming and defends easily.
Sakurai is looking to control Sherk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sakurai avoid being mounted?
Sherk is looking for a kimura here.
Sakurai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is in trouble now - Sherk has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sherk (5) vs (2) Sakurai
Sherk tries to control but Sakurai wriggling away.
Sakurai tries to control Sherk's body but Sherk pushes him off. Sakurai squirms to his side and now Sherk has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Sherk (8) vs (2) Sakurai
Sakurai looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sherk.
Sakurai has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sherk doesn't have the hooks in and Sakurai manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sherk (8) vs (4) Sakurai
Sherk looking to control.
Sakurai tries to free his leg and advance position but Sherk is retaining full guard.
Sakurai preventing the sweep.
Sakurai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sherk is keeping the position for now.
Sherk managing to control the position.
Sherk looking for a sweep. Not yet Sherk, not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sherk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakurai looking to pass the guard.
Sakurai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakurai preventing the sweep.
Sherk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sakurai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sherk (10) vs (4) Sakurai
Sakurai looking for a guillotine here but Sherk defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sakurai is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sherk (10) vs (6) Sakurai
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sherk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sherk (12) vs (6) Sakurai
Sakurai looking for a guillotine here but Sherk defends easily.
Sakurai is trying to keep Sherk in close.
Sherk 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.
Sakurai keeping moving, preventing Sherk from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sherk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sakurai's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherk is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakurai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sherk is working for a submission of some sort.
Sherk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakurai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is looking to improve his position.
Sherk wants to pass to mount but Sakurai is defending the position.
Sherk wants to advance to full mount but Sakurai doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sherk looking to sit in guard and control but Sakurai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sherk (12) vs (8) Sakurai
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherk working a defensive guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherk wants to sweep here but Sakurai controlling him for the moment.
Sakurai trying to control but Sherk is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sherk holds on and takes a little breather.
Sakurai sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Sherk doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Sakurai paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Sherk - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steve Sherk! |
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