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SSG 279 Hunt vs Vilmat PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Ronan Harvey! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 8 losses; Grapple Moley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Harvey dives in and scores a takedown into Moley's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Harvey (2) vs (0) Moley
Harvey wants to pass the guard but Moley is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Harvey's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Moley controlling Harvey's posture.
Harvey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moley is keeping the position for now.
Moley controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Moley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moley looking for a sweep. Not yet Moley, not yet.
Moley keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
Harvey wants to pass the guard but Moley is keeping the position.
Moley has Harvey pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moley is keeping the position for now.
Harvey trying to control but Moley is working from the bottom.
Moley controlling Harvey's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looking to pass the guard.
Moley controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Moley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harvey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Harvey trying to control from half guard but Moley is working away.
Harvey is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Harvey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to pass the guard but Moley is keeping the position.
Harvey won't allow Moley to sweep him here.
Moley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harvey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harvey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moley has Harvey pulled in close to control his posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harvey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harvey pushing down on Moley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harvey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harvey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harvey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Harvey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harvey trying to control the action but Moley is working from the bottom.
Moley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moley.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moley is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harvey (2) vs (2) Moley
Harvey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moley's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harvey (4) vs (2) Moley
Moley being controlled here, momentarily.
Moley trying to keep a closed guard but Harvey is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moley is pulling down on Harvey's head to control his posture.
Harvey slips nicely into half guard.
Moley is trying to get back to full guard.
Harvey wants to work for an arm triangle but Moley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harvey not doing much here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Harvey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moley for as long as he can get away with.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moley is looking to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Moley trying to control from the bottom.
Harvey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moley is in trouble now - Harvey has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Harvey (7) vs (2) Moley
Harvey trying to control but Moley is having none of it.
Harvey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Moley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harvey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harvey pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Moley is squirming around, avoiding Harvey's attempts to control the action.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Moley is trying to escape the mount.
Harvey is trying to control here but Moley has managed to regain half guard.
Harvey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moley is trying is best to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey takes the fight on points by 7 to 2. |
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