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SSG 422 Hall vs Doe 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 50 wins and 32 losses; Scott Hall! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 31 losses; John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Doe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hall gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Hall (4) vs (0) Doe
Hall controls the position.
Doe is trying to improve his position.
Doe is trying to escape the position but Hall is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to advance to mount but Doe denies him.
Doe tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Doe's face as Hall controls the position.
Doe stops Hall from passing to mount.
Doe trying to remain calm as Hall controls from the top position.
Hall tries to move into full mount but can't pass Doe's legs.
Hall taking a breather here.
Hall tries to advance position but instead Doe slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Doe is looking to get back to full guard here but Hall has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (7) vs (0) Doe
Doe is looking for a sweep.
Hall moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working away.
Hall controls the position from side control.
Hall has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Hall (9) vs (0) Doe
Hall controlling from the full mount.
Doe tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall fails to move to back control.
Doe tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Doe has given up his back. Will we see Hall going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Hall (12) vs (0) Doe
Hall trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Doe doesn't escape.
Hall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Doe for as long as he can get away with.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall continues to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Hall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hall.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Hall.
I really don't envy Doe right now.
Hall just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeps control of the position as Doe tries to break free.
Hall is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling well, preventing Doe from escaping the position.
Hall controls the action.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Doe rolls, trying to escape but Hall keeps control of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hall controlling the positon.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Doe is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hall off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hall takes the fight on points by 12 to 0.
Scott Hall retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Hall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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