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SSG 220 Hall vs Orion 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 24 wins and 21 losses; Scott Hall! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 24 losses; Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hall (2) vs (0) Orion
Orion tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Well, if Hall is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Orion wants to get back to full guard.
Hall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall trying to mount his opponent but Orion defends it.
Hall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Hall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orion is keeping the position for now.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall stays in close to Orion's body and controls the position.
Orion wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hall is now in half guard.
Orion trying to hold on to Hall's head to control him but Hall postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hall passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (5) vs (0) Orion
Orion is trying desperately to improve position.
Orion regains half guard.
Hall is looking to advance position but Orion won't allow it.
Hall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orion is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hall takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Orion wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Orion for as long as he can get away with.
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 has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Orion is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hall's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hall (5) vs (4) Orion
Orion is looking to control Hall but Hall is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Orion is trying to stick to Hall's back but Hall is turning into Orion. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Orion's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hall. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (7) vs (4) Orion
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Orion keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Orion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Orion lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (7) vs (6) Orion
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Hall wants to improve his position but instead Orion has moved into half guard.
Hall controlling the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Orion wants to pass to mount but Hall is defending the position.
Hall regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall pulls Orion in close to his closed guard and prevents Orion from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
My spies in Globo Gym inform me that Orion has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (9) vs (6) Orion
Hall controlling from the top position.
Further stalling from Hall.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (12) vs (6) Orion
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hall is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Orion will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hall continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Hall.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Orion is not content to let Hall control the position.
Hall controlling from side mount.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Hall is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Orion is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Orion's face as Hall controls the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Orion tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
Hall moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orion 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 in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hall takes the fight on points by 12 to 6.
Scott Hall managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Silverback Sweatshop, into his post fight interview. |
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