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Stepping Stone 49 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 6 wins and 6 losses; Trevor Barnes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 10 losses; Bea Mason!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Mason clinches.
Mason is trying to pull guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trevor Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bea Mason.
Mason is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mason can't get the takedown.
Barnes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes goes for a takedown attempt but Mason pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mason has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barnes has Mason up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason gets underhooks to prevent Barnes's takedown attempt.
Mason successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason working a defensive guard here.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
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.
Mason working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mason's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Mason is controlling Barnes's trapped leg to prevent Barnes from advancing to side control.
Barnes is looking for a kimura here.
Mason trying to control here.
Mason is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnes in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to work for an arm triangle but Mason is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
Mason is looking to improve his position.
Barnes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mason is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Mason is having none of it.
Mason wants to get back to full guard but Barnes has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (3) vs (0) Mason
Barnes wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
Mason is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barnes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mason is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mason is trying to control but can't.
Mason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes is trying to control. Mason wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mason defends it well.
Mason looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barnes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mason sees it coming and defends easily.
Mason looking for submissions off his back.
Mason tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (6) vs (0) Mason
Mason tries to buck Barnes off but Barnes is having none of it.
Mason is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mason keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Barnes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barnes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barnes working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mason, who protects the arm well.
Mason can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
Mason is holding Barnes down, trying to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mason can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barnes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mason is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
Mason is trying to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
Mason struggling a bit here.
Mason tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mason has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries for a kimura but Mason is defending well.
Mason is trying to control Barnes's posture but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mason is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mason is trying to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mason will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mason struggling a bit here.
Barnes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Barnes trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is really struggling to control Mason but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barnes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mason is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnes takes the fight on points by 6 to 0.
A relieved looking Trevor Barnes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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