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Stepping Stone 42 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Matt Barnes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 6 losses; Scott Hall!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Barnes pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes is working for takedown but Hall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Barnes (2) vs (0) Hall
Hall is positioning himself well to prevent Barnes advancing to mount.
Hall moves into full guard.
Hall 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is pulling down on Barnes's head. It's preventing any offense from Barnes, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that Hall has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes 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.
Barnes is fighting to break Hall's control of his arms but Hall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (2) vs (2) Hall
Barnes being controlled here, momentarily.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Hall slips nicely into half guard.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
Hall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Hall controlling the action here.
Barnes has a hand on Hall's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hall takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (2) vs (5) Hall
Hall content just to control the position here.
Hall's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hall is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Hall might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.
Hall controlling his opponent.
More stalling from Hall.
Hall is continuing to stall.
Hall wants to take Barnes's back here but Barnes is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Barnes is trying desperately to improve position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
Hall fails to move to back control.
Hall avoids the attempt from Barnes to control.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control the pace but Barnes is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
Barnes tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hall pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hall 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.
Hall wants to take Barnes's back here but Barnes is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hall wants to take Barnes's back but he can't do it this time.
Hall controlling from mount.
Barnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
Hall moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Barnes (2) vs (8) Hall
Barnes is trying to break free.
Hall controlling from the back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling well, preventing Barnes from escaping the position.
Hall controls the action.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Hall biding his time, controlling Barnes.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Hall.
Well, with Hall on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Barnes is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Hall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes tries to break free.
Hall controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hall wins on points by 8 to 2.
Scott Hall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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