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754 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 17 losses; Grapple Moley! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 54 wins and 39 losses; Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Halli regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Moley (2) vs (0) Halli
Moley stays in close to Halli's body and controls the position.
Moley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halli for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moley trying to move into half guard but instead Halli has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Moley (2) vs (2) Halli
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moley keeping full guard, as Halli tries to pass.
Halli is fighting to break Moley's control of his arms but Moley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Halli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moley is controlling Halli's posture.
Moley wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Halli preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moley controlling Halli's posture.
Moley looking to control but Halli passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moley trying to hold on to Halli's head to control him but Halli postures up.
Halli trying to mount his opponent but Moley defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moley gets full guard.
Moley keeping full guard, as Halli tries to pass.
Halli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moley is pulling down on Halli's head to control his posture.
Halli preventing the sweep.
Moley is working hard here to advance position.
Moley has Halli pulled in close to control his posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Halli puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moley manages to get to full guard.
Halli trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Moley manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Moley (4) vs (2) Halli
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moley passes into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moley trying to control the action but Halli is working from the bottom.
Moley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Halli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Moley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Moley passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Moley (7) vs (2) Halli
Moley controls the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moley wants to control but Halli is keeping him busy.
Moley taking a breather here.
Moley trying to control the position but Halli is working away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Moley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Halli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Moley wants to control but Halli is keeping him busy.
Moley taking a break here but Halli is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moley content to control rather than advance.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Moley is keen to just control but Halli is a slippery customer.
Moley trying to mount his opponent but Halli defends it.
Moley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moley trying to control from half guard but Halli is working away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Moley is taking a breather. Halli says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moley stalling away here and it's allowed Halli to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Moley trying to control the position from guard on top but Halli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Moley (10) vs (2) Halli
Moley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Moley controlling the pace for now.
Moley wants to take Halli's back but he can't do it this time.
Moley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halli has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Moley's lack of action.
Moley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Halli 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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Moley'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.
Moley wants to pass the guard but Halli is defending well.
Moley stalling.
Moley wants to pass to mount but Halli is defending the position.
Moley is trying to control the action in half guard but Halli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moley controlling the action here.
Halli is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moley takes the fight on points by 10 to 2. |
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