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Stepping Stone 75 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 7 losses; Jake Barnes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese wants to counter with a clinch but Barnes pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barnes.
Cheese swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes clinches up with Cheese and pushes him back against the cage.
Cheese has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnes after a bit of a struggle.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Cheese manages to get underhooks.
Cheese pulls guard effortlessly.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cheese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes passes into half guard.
Cheese is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cheese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnes.
Cheese is looking to get back to full guard here but Barnes has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (3) vs (0) Cheese
Cheese is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Barnes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cheese has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barnes but great work by Cheese. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Barnes (3) vs (4) Cheese
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese controls the position from side control.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes is trying to control Cheese's posture but Cheese avoids it.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Barnes wants to control but Cheese postures up.
Barnes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cheese working away.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
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 trying to escape the position but Cheese is controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't.
Cheese is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Barnes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes manages to get back to half guard.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Barnes is trying to control but can't.
Barnes tries to roll over but Cheese keeps him under control.
Cheese not doing much here.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cheese looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barnes gets back to full guard.
Cheese is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheese looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cheese has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (3) vs (7) Cheese
Cheese is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barnes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
Barnes is looking to regain half guard here but Cheese keeps moving and retains side control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes regains half guard.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cheese is working away from the top position though.
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Cheese is proving a slippery customer.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is really struggling to control Cheese but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cheese is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cheese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barnes is pulling down on Cheese's head. It's preventing any offense from Cheese, at least for the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barnes working a defensive guard but Cheese passes into half guard.
Barnes trying to control here.
Barnes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cheese controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Cheese slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cheese's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (5) vs (7) Cheese
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheese keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheese wins on points by 7 to 5.
Our winner, Richard Cheese, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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