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SSG 381 Finn vs Gracias 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 30 wins and 18 losses; Huckleberry Finn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 68 wins and 56 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gracias shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Finn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Finn (0) vs (2) Gracias
Finn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Finn is looking for a triangle here but Gracias uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Finn (0) vs (5) Gracias
Gracias staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracias is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracias works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Finn (0) vs (8) Gracias
Finn is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling from mount.
Finn is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracias controlling the pace for now.
Finn has given up his back here. Will Gracias look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Finn (0) vs (11) Gracias
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Finn can't escape the position.
Finn is working hard here to advance position.
Finn tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracias moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Finn (0) vs (14) Gracias
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn is in bad spot here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling the position well here. Finn rolled but Gracias kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gracias is hanging on to Finn's back as he tries to escape.
Gracias has good solid back control here.
Gracias is trying to stick to Finn's back but Finn is turning into Gracias. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracias's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Finn. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Finn (2) vs (14) Gracias
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Gracias keeping full guard, as Finn tries to pass.
Gracias pulls Finn in to control the position.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling the position.
Finn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracias working for submissions but it's allowed Finn to get to half guard.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Finn trying to control from half guard but Gracias is working away.
Gracias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Finn is working away from the top position though.
Gracias keeping control of the position.
Finn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracias sees it coming and defends easily.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is trying to maintain the position but Finn is very close to passing his half guard.
Finn moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Finn (5) vs (14) Gracias
Gracias is looking to reverse the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Finn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracias rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Finn's guard! Nice work there by Gracias! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Finn (5) vs (16) Gracias
Finn has his foot on Gracias's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracias works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracias controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Finn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Finn wants to sweep here but Gracias controlling him for the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Finn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracias stacks Finn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracias! Score +3 for passing guard: Finn (5) vs (19) Gracias
Finn tries to bench press Gracias off him but Gracias keeps the position.
Gracias controlling the position.
Finn tries to buck Gracias off but Gracias is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Finn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Finn is looking to reverse the position.
Gracias wants to control but Finn is keeping him busy.
Finn is trying to improve his position.
Finn looks to move to half guard but instead Gracias has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Finn (5) vs (21) Gracias
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Finn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finn tries to improve his position but instead Gracias has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Finn (5) vs (24) Gracias
Finn rolls, trying to escape but Gracias keeps control of the position.
Finn is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Finn tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracias really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Finn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracias wins on points by 24 to 5.
A very excited looking Helio Gracias made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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