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Stepping Stone 62 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 7 wins and 10 losses; Beaver Shaver! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 8 losses; Silas T Berry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shaver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berry pinned against the cage. Berry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shaver dives in for a single leg takedown but Berry sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shaver is trying to trip Berry. He has hold of a leg but Berry is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shaver persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Shaver (2) vs (0) Berry
Shaver tries to free his leg and advance position but Berry is retaining full guard.
Shaver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaver stays in close to Berry's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry has control of Shaver's left arm, preventing Shaver from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver tries to free his leg and advance position but Berry is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaver slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Shaver (5) vs (0) Berry
The referee asks Shaver politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Shaver prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shaver tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shaver controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry can't do much from the bottom here.
Berry stops Shaver from passing to mount.
A lull in the action here as Shaver stalls from top position.
Berry controls the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is trying to escape the position but Shaver is controlling the position.
Berry is trying to improve his position.
Berry prevents Shaver from improving position.
Berry can't do much from the bottom here.
Shaver tries to move to mount but Berry blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Berry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shaver controls the position from side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berry can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Shaver politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Shaver prefers to stall for the moment though.
Berry can't do much from the bottom here.
Shaver tries to move to mount but Berry blocks the move with his legs.
Shaver content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Berry is trying to control Shaver's posture but Shaver avoids it.
Berry is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Berry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shaver works to advance to full mount. Berry defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Shaver (7) vs (0) Berry
Berry wants to control but Shaver is having none of it.
Shaver controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shaver's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Berry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shaver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shaver wants to control the pace but Berry is squirming around nicely.
Shaver is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Berry has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Berry! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shaver (7) vs (2) Berry
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Berry wants to control from the top but Shaver keeps moving.
Berry tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaver is retaining full guard.
Berry trying to control but Shaver is working from the bottom.
Shaver seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shaver has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Berry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Berry trying to control but Shaver is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shaver has his foot on Berry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berry works his way back into a safe position though.
Shaver trying to keep a closed guard but Berry is proving a slippery customer.
Shaver is looking for a triangle but Berry pushes his legs off easily.
Shaver is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Berry trying to control but Shaver is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Berry being controlled here momentarily.
Berry tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaver is retaining full guard.
Berry wants to control from the top but Shaver keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shaver has his hands on Berry's head, controlling the position.
Shaver keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully.
Shaver has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Berry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaver is keeping the position for now.
Berry controlling from the top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Berry trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Berry is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Shaver working a defensive guard here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shaver has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Berry tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaver is retaining full guard.
Shaver keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully.
Berry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaver is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shaver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shaver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shaver is trying to keep Berry in close.
Shaver wants to improve his position but instead Berry has moved into half guard.
Berry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaver keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaver takes the fight on points by 7 to 2. |
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