SBG Idaho Coach Stephen Stirewalt continued his winning ways in Las Vegas, this past Saturday, October 7, at King of the Cage: Future Legends 39. Stirewalt earned a dominant unanimous decision victory over Gracie Humaita brown belt, Alberto Romo. After a brief flurry to start round 1, Romo jumped on a guillotine choke. Stirewalt successfully defended before Romo switched to a kimura armlock. Again, Stirewalt defended successfully, and then began posturing up and landing hard shots on the ground. As Romo continued to hunt for submissions, Stirewalt calmly regained dominant positioning before continuing to punish with his ground and pound. As the round wore on, Romo’s energy level dropped, and Stirewalt became more aggressive, gaining mount, back control, and hunting for a Darce choke. Rounds two and three were near mirror images of each other, with Romo coming out aggressively and gaining a takedown, before Stirewalt used the cage to stand, reverse, and gain a takedown of his own. From there, Stirewalt continued to dominate the positional grappling battle, while landing damaging strikes from top. Overall. it was a fantastic display of well-rounded mixed martial-artistry!
This victory brings Stephen to 2-0 in 2017 and we are excited to see what the future holds for the purple belt coach! A big thanks to all of the coaches and training partners for being a part of Coach Stephen’s preparation for this fight. Our success is a reflection of the strength and support we receive from our Tribe!
If you are interested in learning from Coach Stephen, or any of our other world class coaches, click the “Wanna Train” link at the top of our website. One of our schedulers will contact you for a FREE consultation and private lesson. We look forward to seeing you at Boise’s Best Martial Arts Gym!!!
