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Stepping Stone 46 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Nikos Balopoulos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 10 losses; Darren Harged!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balopoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
Balopoulos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harged tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Balopoulos is in Harged's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balopoulos (2) vs (0) Harged
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harged controls Balopoulos momentarily but Balopoulos frees himself.
Balopoulos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harged looking to control.
Balopoulos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Balopoulos looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harged looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos controlling from the top position.
Balopoulos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balopoulos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Balopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harged swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balopoulos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Balopoulos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harged trying to hold on to Balopoulos's head to control him but Balopoulos postures up.
Balopoulos is working for a submission of some sort.
Harged is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Balopoulos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harged is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balopoulos passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Balopoulos (5) vs (0) Harged
Balopoulos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harged is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Balopoulos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harged is desperately trying to improve his position but Balopoulos has a good base and remains in mount.
Balopoulos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Harged tries to hold on but Balopoulos pushes him away.
Balopoulos working for a guillotine from mount but Harged is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos looking for a guillotine from mount but Harged is having none of it.
Balopoulos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Harged has worked his arm free - good work by Harged!
Balopoulos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Balopoulos is trying to get an arm triangle but Harged is defending well.
Balopoulos tries for a kimura but Harged is defending well.
Harged is trying to control Balopoulos's posture but Balopoulos avoids it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harged prevents Balopoulos from moving into mount.
Balopoulos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harged is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Balopoulos stalls from top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos working away.
Harged is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Balopoulos is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Balopoulos (7) vs (0) Harged
Harged is trying desperately to improve position.
Balopoulos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harged has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Balopoulos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harged keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Balopoulos has hold of Harged's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Harged manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Harged is trying desperately to improve position.
Balopoulos has hold of Harged's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Harged manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Harged working to try and regain half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos controlling from mount.
Balopoulos avoids the attempt from Harged to control.
Harged working to try and regain half guard.
Balopoulos working for a submission but Harged is keeping him at bay.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Balopoulos working for a submission but Harged is keeping him at bay.
Balopoulos controlling the position easily from mount.
Harged is desperately trying to improve his position but Balopoulos has a good base and remains in mount.
Balopoulos controlling from the full mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Balopoulos.
Harged is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Balopoulos looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Harged to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harged shrugs it off.
Balopoulos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Balopoulos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Harged has worked his arm free - good work by Harged!
Balopoulos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Balopoulos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harged on the ground.
Balopoulos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos is trying to get an arm triangle but Harged is defending well.
Harged stops Balopoulos from passing to mount.
Balopoulos controls the position.
Balopoulos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harged trying to remain calm as Balopoulos controls from the top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Balopoulos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harged is trying to control Balopoulos's posture but Balopoulos avoids it.
Balopoulos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Balopoulos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harged gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harged is defending against the submission attempts here by Balopoulos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balopoulos takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
After the big win, Nikos Balopoulos made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fantasy Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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