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SSG 398 Gracias vs Itinya 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 25 losses; Hand Solo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 21 losses; Huckleberry Finn!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Finn is looking to clinch.
Solo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Finn's half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Solo (2) vs (0) Finn
Finn is looking for a sweep. Solo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Finn gets full guard.
Solo wants to pass the guard but Finn is keeping the position.
Finn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo looking to sit in guard and control but Finn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Solo (2) vs (2) Finn
Solo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn stays in close to Solo's body and controls the position.
Solo controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Solo is keeping the position.
Finn won't allow Solo to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Finn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Finn manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Solo (4) vs (2) Finn
Finn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo 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.
Finn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Solo defends it easily.
Solo tries to free his leg and advance position but Finn is retaining full guard.
Finn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Solo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Solo controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Solo (7) vs (2) Finn
Finn is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo just content to control the position.
Finn tries to buck Solo off but Solo is having none of it.
Solo controlling the position from side mount.
Finn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Solo trying to pass the guard but Finn defending well.
Finn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Finn wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Solo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Finn wants to improve his position but Solo is controlling well.
Finn actively working from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Finn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Solo prevents Finn from improving his position.
Finn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Solo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Solo (10) vs (2) Finn
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Finn is trying to reverse the position but instead Solo has taken his back - oops!
Score +3 for taking back: Solo (13) vs (2) Finn
Solo has good solid back control here.
Finn can't escape the position.
Finn is keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Solo is persistently looking for the submission but Finn is defending it well.
Solo has the hooks in. Finn is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Finn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Solo's guard. Nice work there by Finn.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Solo (13) vs (4) Finn
Solo keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Finn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Solo is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Solo controlling Finn's posture.
Finn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like Finn might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Finn is continuing to stall.
Finn pushes down on Solo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Finn trying to pass the guard but Solo defending well.
Finn controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Solo is trying to get back to full guard.
Finn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Finn trying to control the action but Solo is working from the bottom.
Well, if Finn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Solo is positioning himself well to prevent Finn advancing to mount.
Finn controlling the action here.
Finn wants to control but Solo is keeping him busy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Finn not doing much here.
Solo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Solo trying to control here.
Finn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Finn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finn is looking to advance position but Solo won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solo takes the fight on points by 13 to 4.
A victorious Hand Solo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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