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Bots de Garra 56 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 69 wins and 23 losses; Dragan Hozdic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 79 wins and 46 losses; Kurt Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hozdic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hozdic lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hozdic (2) vs (0) Diesel
Hozdic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hozdic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hozdic looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hozdic is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hozdic stays in close to Diesel's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Diesel has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hozdic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Hozdic from controlling successfully.
Hozdic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Hozdic from controlling successfully.
Hozdic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hozdic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hozdic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Hozdic from controlling successfully.
Diesel being controlled here, momentarily.
Hozdic tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hozdic'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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Hozdic from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic trying to move into half guard but instead Diesel has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hozdic (2) vs (2) Diesel
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hozdic is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hozdic (4) vs (2) Diesel
Hozdic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Hozdic controlling from the top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic'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.
Hozdic trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diesel's guard.
Hozdic controlling the action here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Hozdic.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (7) vs (2) Diesel
Hozdic controlling the pace for now.
Hozdic tries to control but Diesel wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hozdic takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
Dragan Hozdic thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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