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Stepping Stone 43 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Vinicius Yoshimura Cerqueira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 10 losses; Darren Harged!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Harged clinches up with Cerqueira and pushes him back against the cage.
Cerqueira pulls guard.
Cerqueira has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Harged is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cerqueira. Score +3 for passing guard: Cerqueira (0) vs (3) Harged
Harged tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cerqueira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harged wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Harged is looking to take a break and control but Cerqueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cerqueira regains half guard.
Cerqueira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cerqueira tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerqueira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harged pulls his head out easily.
Harged passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Cerqueira (0) vs (6) Harged
Harged fails to move to back control.
Harged avoids the attempt from Cerqueira to control.
Harged with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cerqueira wants to control but Harged is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cerqueira stops Harged from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Cerqueira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harged on the ground.
Cerqueira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cerqueira wants to get back to full guard.
Cerqueira is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira wants to control but Harged is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cerqueira gets full guard.
Harged 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.
Cerqueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harged is one step ahead there.
Cerqueira wants to hit a sweep here but Harged passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cerqueira there! Score +3 for passing guard: Cerqueira (0) vs (9) Harged
Cerqueira is looking to improve his position but Harged isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harged looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cerqueira is squirming around, avoiding Harged's attempts to control the action.
Harged tries to push Cerqueira's head away but Cerqueira is holding on tight.
Harged is looking to work his way around to Cerqueira's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Harged prevents Cerqueira from improving his position.
Cerqueira desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cerqueira is pressing down on Harged's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cerqueira is controlling Harged's posture.
Cerqueira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harged escapes and throws Cerqueira's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Cerqueira (0) vs (12) Harged
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira is not content to let Harged control the position.
Cerqueira struggling a bit here.
Cerqueira is trying to improve his position.
Harged looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cerqueira tries to bench press Harged off him but Harged keeps the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cerqueira is holding on to half guard well.
Cerqueira tries to roll over but Harged keeps him under control.
Cerqueira looking for submissions off his back.
Cerqueira is looking for a sweep. Harged is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Harged jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Cerqueira (0) vs (15) Harged
Harged trying to control the action but Cerqueira is working from the bottom.
Harged wants to control for a moment but Cerqueira uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Cerqueira keeping hold of Harged's head, controlling as best he can.
Harged is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira manages to get to full guard.
Cerqueira wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cerqueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harged is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harged wants to control from the top but Cerqueira keeps moving.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harged is aware though and is defending well.
Harged trying to control but Cerqueira is working from the bottom.
Harged pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cerqueira is keeping the position for now.
Cerqueira keeping moving, preventing Harged from controlling successfully.
Cerqueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harged is aware though and is defending well.
Cerqueira working for a triangle but Harged defends it easily.
Cerqueira looking for a guillotine here but Harged defends easily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira pulls Harged in close to prevent any damage.
Cerqueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harged is aware though and is defending well.
Cerqueira pulls Harged in to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira keeping moving, preventing Harged from controlling successfully.
Cerqueira is trying to keep Harged in close.
Harged wants to control from the top but Cerqueira keeps moving.
Cerqueira has control of Harged's left arm, preventing Harged from doing any damage.
Harged wants to pass the guard but Cerqueira is keeping the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harged trying to control but Cerqueira is working from the bottom.
Cerqueira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harged can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cerqueira keeping moving, preventing Harged from controlling successfully.
Harged stopping the sweep attempt from Cerqueira.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harged wants to control from the top but Cerqueira keeps moving.
Cerqueira has control of Harged's left arm, preventing Harged from doing any damage.
Cerqueira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harged defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cerqueira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harged passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Cerqueira (0) vs (18) Harged
And that's the end of the fight!
Harged wins on points by 18 to 0. |
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