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Stepping Stone 69 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 London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 8 losses; Ray White! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Nikos Balopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Balopoulos clinches with his opponent.
White stops a takedown attempt from Balopoulos.
White tries to pull guard but Balopoulos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Balopoulos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, White regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: White (0) vs (2) Balopoulos
White keeping moving, preventing Balopoulos from controlling successfully.
White has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Balopoulos looking to pass the guard.
Balopoulos is looking to advance position but White has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: White (4) vs (2) Balopoulos
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White controlling from the full mount.
White fails to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos is trying to escape the mount.
White looking for a guillotine from mount but Balopoulos is having none of it.
White tries to control but Balopoulos wriggling away.
Balopoulos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balopoulos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balopoulos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Balopoulos is trying to reverse the position but instead White has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: White (7) vs (2) Balopoulos
Balopoulos is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos trying to control the hands but White won't let him.
Balopoulos prevents White from getting a body triangle.
Balopoulos is in bad spot here.
White is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Balopoulos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balopoulos tries to roll but White sticks to his back.
Balopoulos trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Balopoulos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White keeps control of the position as Balopoulos tries to break free.
White tightening his grip on Balopoulos, looking for the choke.
Balopoulos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
White controlling well, preventing Balopoulos from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos is trying to defend against the choke here but White has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. White Tightens the hold and Balopoulos taps out furiously! White displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ray White!
Ray White decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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