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Stepping Stone 63 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 10 wins and 4 losses; Glen Barnes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 1 losses; Jonathas Araujo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Barnes closes the distance and pushes Araujo back into the cage.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Araujo jumps into guard, dragging Barnes to the mat.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Araujo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Araujo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Barnes (0) vs (4) Araujo
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.
Barnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Araujo mounts Barnes! Really nice guard pass there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo is trying to control here but Barnes has managed to regain half guard.
Barnes trying to hold on to Araujo's head to control him but Araujo postures up.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Araujo sits in half guard.
Barnes wants to control but Araujo is keeping busy.
Araujo is looking to advance position but Barnes won't allow it.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard but Araujo has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (0) vs (7) Araujo
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
Araujo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
Araujo is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to buck Araujo off but Araujo is having none of it.
Araujo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Araujo 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.
Araujo working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo wants to take a breather but Barnes manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Araujo.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Araujo wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Araujo pushing down on Barnes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Araujo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to hold on to Araujo's head to control him but Araujo postures up.
Barnes is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes wants to control but Araujo is keeping busy.
Araujo is trying to work for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Araujo sits in half guard.
Barnes moves into full guard.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Araujo is proving a slippery customer.
Araujo trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is stalling in the full guard.
Barnes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Araujo is now in half guard.
Araujo is pressing down on Barnes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnes is holding on for now.
Barnes is trying is best to control the position here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Araujo prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Araujo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Araujo trying to mount his opponent but Barnes defends it.
Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Araujo is working away from the top position though.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Barnes is trying to control but can't.
Araujo is looking for a kimura here.
Araujo stalling.
Araujo wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Araujo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Araujo is looking to stall here but Barnes recovers full guard.
Barnes has his hands on Araujo's head, controlling the position.
Barnes working for a triangle but Araujo defends it easily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Araujo looking to pass the guard.
Araujo trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Araujo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Araujo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Araujo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Araujo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes being controlled here, momentarily.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Araujo trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes working for a triangle but Araujo defends it easily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Barnes throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Araujo escapes and throws Barnes's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (0) vs (10) Araujo
Araujo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barnes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Araujo but great work by Barnes. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Barnes (4) vs (10) Araujo
Araujo tries to buck Barnes off but Barnes is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
I wouldn't like to be where Araujo is right now.
Barnes trying to control the position but Araujo is working away.
Araujo is trying to control Barnes's posture but Barnes avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes tries for a kimura but Araujo is defending well.
Barnes working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Araujo wins on points by 10 to 4. |
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