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Stepping Stone 50 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 8 wins and 2 losses; Nykolai Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 4 losses; Rumsfeld Shart!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kersikov 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: Kersikov (4) vs (0) Shart
Kersikov advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kersikov (6) vs (0) Shart
Shart tries to control the position but Kersikov now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Kersikov (9) vs (0) Shart
Kersikov controlling the position well here. Shart rolled but Kersikov kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kersikov not allowing Shart to control his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Shart's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov gets his hands free as Shart looks to control.
Shart wants to escape the position.
Kersikov controlling from the back.
Shart trying to control the action but Kersikov just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shart is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kersikov is staying active.
Kersikov keeps control of the position as Shart tries to break free.
Shart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shart breaks Kersikov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (9) vs (2) Shart
Kersikov is pulling down on Shart's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (11) vs (2) Shart
Shart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kersikov is stalling in the full guard.
Shart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kersikov pushing down on Shart's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kersikov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shart is looking to improve his position.
Shart trying to hold on to Kersikov's head to control him but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov is controlling the pace.
Kersikov is looking to advance position but Shart won't allow it.
Shart is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shart trying to control but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Shart's thigh. Shart counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Shart wants to sweep but no luck.
Shart has Kersikov pulled in close to control his posture.
Shart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kersikov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shart has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kersikov has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (14) vs (2) Shart
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shart keeps working.
Kersikov taking a breather here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shart is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Shart can't do much from the bottom here.
Shart is letting Kersikov control him for a moment.
Shart tries to buck Kersikov off but Kersikov is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shart struggling a bit here.
Shart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shart wants to control but Kersikov is keeping busy.
Shart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kersikov postures up.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shart trying to control the position.
Shart is looking for a triangle but Kersikov pushes his legs off easily.
Kersikov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shart looking for a guillotine here but Kersikov defends easily.
Shart trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
Shart is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kersikov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Shart's body to avoid the submission. Shart has instead reached around Kersikov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Shart arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rumsfeld Shart!
Rumsfeld Shart managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Huntington New Age Wellness Community , into his post fight interview. |
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