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SSG 287 Finn vs Ottke PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 15 losses; Huckleberry Finn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 71 wins and 51 losses; Rolf Ottke!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Finn moves into the clinch successfully.
Ottke is looking for a takedown.
Finn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ottke is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Finn to the mat. Finn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Finn (0) vs (2) Ottke
Finn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ottke manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Finn (2) vs (2) Ottke
Finn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ottke is trying to keep Finn in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn tries to free his leg and advance position but Ottke is retaining full guard.
Ottke being controlled here, momentarily.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ottke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ottke holds on and takes a little breather.
Finn 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn won't allow Ottke to sweep him here.
Finn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Finn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ottke for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn postures up.
Finn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Finn continues to stall.
Finn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottke wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
Finn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Finn'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.
Ottke controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
Finn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
More hug and hope from Finn.
Ottke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ottke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Finn tries to free his leg and advance position but Ottke is retaining full guard.
Finn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottke looking for a sweep. Not yet Ottke, not yet.
Finn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ottke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Finn 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ottke controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
Finn passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Finn (5) vs (2) Ottke
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ottke is trying to control Finn's posture but Finn avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ottke tries to bench press Finn off him but Finn keeps the position.
Ottke prevents Finn from improving position.
Ottke is trying to escape the position but Finn is controlling the position.
Ottke is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Finn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Finn trying to control the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Finn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Finn (8) vs (2) Ottke
Ottke regains half guard.
Ottke is positioning himself well to prevent Finn advancing to mount.
Finn is controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ottke tries to get to full guard but Finn has control of the leg.
Finn controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Finn.
Finn prevents Ottke from improving his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Finn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Finn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Finn prevents Ottke from improving his position.
Finn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Finn is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ottke controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Finn is controlling the pace.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Finn.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Finn trying to control the action but Ottke is working from the bottom.
Finn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ottke is not content to let Finn control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Finn in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finn is thwarting Ottke's attempts to control the position.
Finn is looking to advance position but Ottke won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
Huckleberry Finn retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Huckleberry Finn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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