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Stepping Stone 9 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 1 wins and 2 losses; Max D Alessandro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Darren Harged!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
D Alessandro shoots in for a takedown but Harged shows good takedown defense.
Harged looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for D Alessandro! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: D Alessandro (0) vs (4) Harged
Harged wants to lay and pray for a moment but D Alessandro keeps working.
D Alessandro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
D Alessandro struggling a bit here.
D Alessandro is not content to let Harged control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Alessandro is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Alessandro regains half guard.
D Alessandro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Harged wants to pass the guard but D Alessandro is defending well.
Harged seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harged prevents D Alessandro from improving his position.
D Alessandro keeping control of the position.
D Alessandro is trying to get back to full guard.
D Alessandro keeping control of the position.
Harged is trying to control the action in half guard but D Alessandro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro gets full guard.
Harged trying to control the position from guard on top but D Alessandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D Alessandro pulls Harged in to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
D Alessandro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
D Alessandro keeping moving, preventing Harged from controlling successfully.
Harged stopping the sweep attempt from D Alessandro.
Harged got a little sloppy there for a moment and D Alessandro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harged has managed to get both his arms back between D Alessandro's legs - danger averted.
D Alessandro has Harged pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harged trying to control the position from guard on top but D Alessandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D Alessandro pulls Harged in close to his closed guard and prevents Harged from doing any damage or advancing position.
D Alessandro 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.
Harged being controlled here momentarily.
Harged trying to control the position from guard on top but D Alessandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro looking for a sweep. Not yet D Alessandro, not yet.
D Alessandro controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now D Alessandro is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: D Alessandro (2) vs (4) Harged
D Alessandro content to stall in guard here.
D Alessandro stands and throws Harged's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: D Alessandro (5) vs (4) Harged
Harged manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
D Alessandro controlling the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harged wants to improve his position but D Alessandro is controlling well.
D Alessandro controlling the action here.
Harged is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
D Alessandro trying to control the pace.
D Alessandro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harged sees it coming and defends easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harged is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
D Alessandro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harged tries to roll over but D Alessandro keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with D Alessandro in particular looking to stall.
D Alessandro works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: D Alessandro (8) vs (4) Harged
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harged is looking to get to half guard.
D Alessandro controlling his opponent.
D Alessandro avoids the attempt from Harged to control.
D Alessandro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro'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.
Harged working to try and regain half guard.
D Alessandro controlling the pace for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harged for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Alessandro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harged has managed to escape the submission attempt.
D Alessandro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from D Alessandro.
Harged tries to reverse the position but D Alessandro maintains control.
D Alessandro controlling his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro continues to stall.
D Alessandro looking to secure an arm triangle but Harged defends it well.
Harged can't escape the position.
D Alessandro controlling from the full mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Harged is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
D Alessandro looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harged is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
D Alessandro controlling the pace for now.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because D Alessandro is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
D Alessandro working for a guillotine from mount but Harged is in no mood to give up.
D Alessandro looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
D Alessandro takes the fight on points by 8 to 4. |
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