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Stepping Stone 97 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Mae Joon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joao Luis!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Joon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Luis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Joon (2) vs (0) Luis
Joon drops back looking for a leg! Luis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Luis manages to kick Joon off! Joon jumps back into Luis's guard.
Joon has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Luis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Joon tries to free his leg and advance position but Luis is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Joon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luis has his foot on Joon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joon works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis is looking to cinch up a triangle. Joon throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Luis's body to avoid the submission. Luis has instead reached around Joon's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Luis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joao Luis! |
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