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Stepping Stone 82 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Slick Rick! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Raymond Gascon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Rick gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Rick (4) vs (0) Gascon
Gascon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gascon is still trying to improve position.
Gascon gets back to half guard.
Rick tries to pass to full mount but Gascon defends it.
Rick is looking for a kimura but Gascon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rick to get the leverage.
Gascon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gascon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rick passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Rick (7) vs (0) Gascon
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gascon tries to bench press Rick off him but Rick keeps the position.
Rick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gascon keeps working.
Gascon tries to buck Rick off but Rick is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick trying to control the action but Gascon is working from the bottom.
Gascon regains half guard.
Rick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gascon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gascon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gascon.
Gascon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gascon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gascon keeping moving, preventing Rick from controlling successfully.
Gascon looking for a sweep. Not yet Gascon, not yet.
Rick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gascon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gascon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascon is adopting a defensive guard.
Gascon wants to sweep but no luck.
Gascon being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gascon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gascon is keeping the position for now.
Rick stopping the sweep attempt from Gascon.
Rick looking to pass the guard.
Gascon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rick is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick advances to half guard.
Rick controlling the action here.
Gascon moves into full guard.
Gascon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gascon is keeping the position for now.
Rick pushing down on Gascon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gascon is trying to get back to full guard.
Gascon is defending against the submission attempts here by Rick.
Rick is trying to work for a kimura but Gascon is defending well.
Gascon gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick won't allow Gascon to sweep him here.
Gascon keeping moving, preventing Rick from controlling successfully.
Rick postures up.
Gascon looking for a guillotine here but Rick defends easily.
Rick slips nicely into half guard.
Rick is taking a breather. Gascon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gascon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rick's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rick (7) vs (4) Gascon
Gascon wants to control but Rick is keeping busy.
Rick is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gascon gets his way!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rick manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gascon's guard. Nice work there by Rick.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rick (9) vs (4) Gascon
Gascon looking for a sweep. Not yet Gascon, not yet.
Rick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gascon's guard.
Rick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gascon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gascon manages to get to full guard.
Gascon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gascon looks winded!
Rick won't allow Gascon to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gascon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rick passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rick (12) vs (4) Gascon
Gascon prevents Rick from moving into mount.
Rick is staying tight to Gascon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gascon is looking to reverse the position.
Rick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gascon manages to get back to half guard.
Rick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gascon sees it coming and defends easily.
Rick is trying to control the action in half guard but Gascon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gascon tries to get to full guard but Rick has control of the leg.
Gascon wants to control but Rick is keeping busy.
Gascon is defending against the submission attempts here by Rick.
Rick seems to be working for a kimura but Gascon defends the submission attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gascon wants to get back to full guard.
Rick seems to be working for a kimura but Gascon defends the submission attempt.
Rick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gascon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gascon wants to improve his position but Rick is controlling well.
Gascon is pressing down on Rick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rick wants to pass the guard but Gascon is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rick is working hard here to advance position.
Rick content to stall in guard here.
Rick wants to pass the guard but Gascon is keeping the position.
Rick passes Gascon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gascon is trying to get back to full guard.
Rick works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rick (15) vs (4) Gascon
Rick advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Rick (17) vs (4) Gascon
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gascon has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Rick (20) vs (4) Gascon
Gascon is trying to break free.
Gascon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gascon staying busy and making it hard for Rick to control.
Gascon tries to escape the position.
Gascon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rick's guard. Nice work there by Gascon.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rick (20) vs (6) Gascon
Gascon trying to control but Rick is working from the bottom.
Rick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rick is adopting a defensive guard.
Gascon looking to pass the guard.
Gascon wants to control from the top but Rick keeps moving.
Gascon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gascon trying to control the position from guard on top but Rick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rick seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rick has his hands on Gascon's head, controlling the position.
Gascon preventing the sweep.
Gascon wants to control from the top but Rick keeps moving.
Rick is pulling down on Gascon's head to control his posture.
Gascon won't allow Rick to sweep him here.
Rick is trying to control the position but Gascon postures up.
Gascon looking to pass the guard.
Gascon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gascon has managed to get both his arms back between Rick's legs - danger averted.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gascon trying to control but Rick is working from the bottom.
Rick wants to sweep here but Gascon controlling him for the moment.
Gascon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gascon wants to pass the guard but Rick is keeping the position.
Gascon wants to control from the top but Rick keeps moving.
Rick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gascon trying to control the position from guard on top but Rick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rick keeping full guard, as Gascon tries to pass.
Rick keeping moving, preventing Gascon from controlling successfully.
Gascon looking to pass the guard.
Rick has his foot on Gascon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gascon works his way back into a safe position though.
Gascon trying to control but Rick is working from the bottom.
Rick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gascon is aware though and is defending well.
Gascon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gascon pushing down on Rick's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rick gets back to full guard.
Rick trying to keep a closed guard but Gascon is proving a slippery customer.
Gascon trying to control the position from guard on top but Rick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gascon is stalling in the full guard.
Gascon wants to control from the top but Rick keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gascon tries to free his leg and advance position but Rick is retaining full guard.
Rick looking for a guillotine here but Gascon defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick takes the fight on points by 20 to 6. |
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