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CWC 350 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 10 losses; Scott Hall! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 32 losses; Leandro Lo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Hall (4) vs (0) Lo
Lo is looking to reverse the position.
Hall controlling the position from side mount.
Hall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lo for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lo is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Lo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is staying tight to Lo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lo keeps working.
Hall taking a breather here.
Lo can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall slows the pace down.
Lo is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo being controlled for a moment.
Lo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lo keeps working.
Hall controls the position.
Hall continues to stall.
Hall wants to control but Lo is keeping him busy.
Lo wants to control but Hall postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo seems a little lost for a moment, as Hall dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Lo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lo is looking to regain half guard here but Hall keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Hall stalls from top position.
Lo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Lo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lo trying to remain calm as Hall controls from the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hall controlling the position.
Lo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lo is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Lo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lo trying to remain calm as Hall controls from the top position.
Lo tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lo struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Lo's face as Hall controls the position.
Lo tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Hall controlling the position from side mount.
Hall working away.
Lo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Hall politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hall prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position but Lo is working away.
Hall controlling the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position but Lo is working away.
Lo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hall's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Lo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Lo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (4) vs (2) Lo
Lo wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lo postures up.
Hall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (6) vs (2) Lo
Lo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hall being controlled here momentarily.
Hall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hall trying to control but Lo is working from the bottom.
Hall stays in close to Lo's body and controls the position.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall is fighting to break Lo's control of his arms but Lo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall trying to control but Lo is working from the bottom.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Lo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (6) vs (4) Lo
Hall pulls Lo in to control the position.
Hall keeping full guard, as Lo tries to pass.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Hall controlling the position.
Lo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lo preventing the sweep.
Lo postures up.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (8) vs (4) Lo
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Lo.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Lo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (8) vs (6) Lo
Lo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lo trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Further stalling from Hall.
Hall working a defensive guard but Lo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (8) vs (9) Lo
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall tries to buck Lo off but Lo is having none of it.
Hall is holding Lo down, trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lo wins on points by 9 to 8. |
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