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Stepping Stone 95 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 15 wins and 8 losses; Jake Barnes! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Charles Eric Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheese has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnes after a bit of a struggle.
Cheese tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barnes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Barnes manages to end up in side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Barnes (4) vs (0) Cheese
Barnes wants to control for a moment but Cheese uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Barnes stalling.
Barnes is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese is not content to let Barnes control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cheese has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cheese felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheese keeps working.
Barnes passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (7) vs (0) Cheese
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cheese's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control but Cheese is keeping him busy.
Barnes laying and praying for a moment but Cheese takes advantage and regains half guard.
Barnes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barnes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is just content to waste time from the top position. Cheese takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cheese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cheese trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to pass into half guard but Cheese pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cheese is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (7) vs (2) Cheese
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cheese showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barnes pulls Cheese in close to his closed guard and prevents Cheese from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cheese slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to sweep but instead, Cheese has passed into half guard.
Barnes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at QUBE Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Cheese prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cheese is pressing down on Barnes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnes is holding on for now.
Barnes trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (7) vs (5) Cheese
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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cheese controlling from mount.
Barnes is desperately trying to improve his position but Cheese has a good base and remains in mount.
Cheese looking to control but Barnes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Barnes trying to hold on to Cheese's head to control him but Cheese postures up.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Cheese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cheese stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Cheese is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (9) vs (5) Cheese
Barnes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barnes uses his free foot to push down on Cheese's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cheese. Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (12) vs (5) Cheese
Barnes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cheese has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cheese! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (12) vs (7) Cheese
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cheese wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes is controlling Cheese's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (14) vs (7) Cheese
Barnes stands and throws Cheese's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Barnes (17) vs (7) Cheese
Barnes has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cheese! Score +2 for reaching mount: Barnes (19) vs (7) Cheese
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
Cheese tries to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
Barnes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barnes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cheese is looking to escape.
Cheese wants to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barnes wants to control the pace but Cheese is squirming around nicely.
Cheese is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Barnes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cheese has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cheese! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Barnes (19) vs (9) Cheese
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cheese is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cheese controls the pace.
Barnes is pulling down on Cheese's head. It's preventing any offense from Cheese, at least for the moment.
Barnes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cheese puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barnes trying to hold on to Cheese's head to control him but Cheese postures up.
Cheese prevents Barnes from improving his position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Cheese is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Cheese is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheese is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnes takes the fight on points by 19 to 9. |
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