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Stepping Stone 11 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Veigar Kujawski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 14 losses; Edwin Lucan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lucan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lucan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kujawski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lucan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kujawski (0) vs (2) Lucan
Lucan wants to take a breather but Kujawski is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucan prevents Kujawski from improving his position.
Kujawski actively working from the bottom here.
Lucan works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Kujawski (0) vs (5) Lucan
Kujawski wants to control but Lucan is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kujawski tries to reverse the position but Lucan maintains control.
Kujawski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lucan.
Kujawski tries to hold on but Lucan pushes him away.
Lucan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kujawski is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kujawski (2) vs (5) Lucan
Lucan looking for a sweep. Not yet Lucan, not yet.
Kujawski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucan 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.
Lucan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kujawski controls the pace.
Kujawski looking to pass the guard.
Kujawski wants to control from the top but Lucan keeps moving.
Lucan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kujawski is aware though and is defending well.
Kujawski looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is controlling Kujawski's posture.
Lucan is trying to keep Kujawski in close.
Lucan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lucan is pulling down on Kujawski's head. It's preventing any offense from Kujawski, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that Lucan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lucan trying to keep a closed guard but Kujawski is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kujawski manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kujawski (2) vs (7) Lucan
Lucan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kujawski's guard.
Lucan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kujawski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lucan.
Kujawski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lucan pulls his head out easily.
Kujawski won't allow Lucan to pass to mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lucan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kujawski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lucan pulls his head out easily.
Lucan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is still trying to improve position.
Kujawski is trying to get back to full guard.
Kujawski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lucan is working away from the top position though.
Lucan trying to control from Kujawski's half guard. Kujawski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lucan has gone for a leg lock! Kujawski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lucan's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kujawski (4) vs (7) Lucan
Kujawski wants to control from the top but Lucan keeps moving.
Lucan controlling the position.
Lucan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lucan controls Kujawski momentarily but Kujawski frees himself.
Lucan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kujawski wants to control from the top but Lucan keeps moving.
Lucan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucan 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: Kujawski (4) vs (9) Lucan
Kujawski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lucan pulls his head out easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kujawski is looking to improve his position.
Kujawski actively working from the bottom here.
Lucan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kujawski keeps working.
Kujawski is trying to control but can't.
Lucan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kujawski keeps working.
Lucan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lucan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Kujawski (4) vs (12) Lucan
Kujawski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lucan wants to control the pace but Kujawski is squirming around nicely.
Kujawski tries to lock up and control but Lucan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kujawski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kujawski is working hard here to advance position.
Lucan working for a submission but Kujawski is keeping him at bay.
Lucan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kujawski turns into him and now he's in Lucan's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kujawski (6) vs (12) Lucan
Kujawski being controlled here momentarily.
Lucan has his foot on Kujawski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kujawski works his way back into a safe position though.
Kujawski wants to control from the top but Lucan keeps moving.
Lucan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lucan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lucan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucan seems keen to control Kujawski's posture.
Kujawski wants to pass the guard but Lucan is keeping the position.
Kujawski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lucan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kujawski wants to control from the top but Lucan keeps moving.
Lucan is pulling down on Kujawski's head. It's preventing any offense from Kujawski, at least for the moment.
Lucan is trying to keep Kujawski in close.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is adopting a defensive guard.
Kujawski advances to half guard.
Lucan tries to roll over but Kujawski keeps him under control.
Lucan keeps trying to improve his position.
Lucan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kujawski manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kujawski (9) vs (12) Lucan
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is working to get back to half guard.
Kujawski wants to control the pace but Lucan is squirming around nicely.
Lucan can't escape the position.
Kujawski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lucan is looking to escape.
Lucan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lucan trying to hold on to Kujawski's head to control him but Kujawski postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kujawski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lucan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lucan keeping control of the position.
Kujawski wants to work for an arm triangle but Lucan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kujawski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lucan is looking to control Kujawski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lucan avoid being mounted?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kujawski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lucan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lucan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kujawski pulls his head out easily.
Lucan gets full guard.
Kujawski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lucan wants to sweep but no luck.
Lucan pulls Kujawski in close to prevent any damage.
Lucan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kujawski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lucan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lucan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kujawski controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kujawski is pushing down on Lucan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lucan is fighting to maintain full guard but Kujawski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lucan is not content to let Kujawski control the position.
Lucan trying to control here.
Lucan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kujawski trying to control but Lucan is working from the bottom.
Lucan looking to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kujawski advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kujawski (12) vs (12) Lucan
Lucan is trying to control Kujawski's posture but Kujawski avoids it.
Lucan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kujawski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kujawski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lucan, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kujawski tries for a kimura but Lucan is defending well.
Lucan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Lucan gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Lucan wins on points by 13 to 12.
Edwin Lucan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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