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Stepping Stone 71 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 0 wins and 2 losses; Diego Hageman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hageman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cheese circles away.
Hageman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hageman (2) vs (0) Cheese
Hageman seems to be working for a kimura but Cheese defends the submission attempt.
Cheese is defending against the submission attempts here by Hageman.
Cheese is pressing down on Hageman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman looking to sit in guard and control but Cheese gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hageman (2) vs (2) Cheese
Cheese slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cheese is one step ahead there.
Cheese avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cheese content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cheese is one step ahead there.
Hageman is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese 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.
Cheese looking to pass the guard.
Cheese preventing the sweep.
Cheese looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman controls Cheese momentarily but Cheese frees himself.
Cheese showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hageman 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: Hageman (4) vs (2) Cheese
Hageman is controlling the pace.
Cheese is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cheese keeping control of the position.
Hageman wants to control but Cheese is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hageman is looking for a kimura but Cheese is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hageman to get the leverage.
Cheese is looking for a sweep. Hageman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cheese is controlling Hageman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hageman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hageman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cheese gets back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hageman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheese looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheese, not yet.
Hageman trying to control but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Hageman wants to pass the guard but Cheese is keeping the position.
Cheese being controlled here, momentarily.
Hageman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheese is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hageman is working hard here to advance position.
Hageman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cheese manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hageman (4) vs (4) Cheese
Hageman managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cheese showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hageman controls Cheese momentarily but Cheese frees himself.
Hageman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cheese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hageman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hageman being controlled here, momentarily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hageman trying to control the position.
Cheese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cheese wants to control from the top but Hageman keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cheese looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cheese wants to control from the top but Hageman keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hageman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cheese postures up.
Cheese is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cheese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hageman wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Hageman gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Hageman takes the fight on points by 5 to 4. |
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