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Bots de Garra 36 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 27 losses; Bazar Al Jhit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 56 wins and 19 losses; Dragan Hozdic!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Hozdic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Al Jhit (0) vs (4) Hozdic
Al Jhit is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Al Jhit wants to control but Hozdic postures up.
Al Jhit is looking for a sweep.
Hozdic taking a breather here.
Hozdic trying to control the action but Al Jhit is working from the bottom.
Al Jhit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Jhit is trying to control Hozdic's posture but Hozdic avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hozdic is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Al Jhit is looking to reverse the position.
Al Jhit is trying to escape the position but Hozdic is controlling the position.
Al Jhit regains half guard.
Hozdic prevents Al Jhit from improving his position.
Hozdic wants to pass to mount but Al Jhit is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hozdic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Al Jhit preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Al Jhit wants to sweep but Hozdic has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Al Jhit (0) vs (7) Hozdic
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic controls the position.
Let's hope that Hozdic has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Al Jhit can't do much from the bottom here.
Hozdic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Jhit keeps working.
Al Jhit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is working hard here to advance position.
Al Jhit manages to get back to half guard.
Hozdic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hozdic prevents Al Jhit from improving his position.
Hozdic wants to control but Al Jhit is keeping him busy.
Al Jhit wants to control but Hozdic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hozdic controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is looking for a sweep. Hozdic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hozdic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Al Jhit wants to control but Hozdic is keeping busy.
Al Jhit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit wants to improve his position but Hozdic is controlling well.
Hozdic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hozdic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Al Jhit sees it coming and defends easily.
Hozdic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit trying to control but Hozdic postures up.
Hozdic wants to take a breather but Al Jhit is having none of it.
Hozdic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Al Jhit is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit wants to control but Hozdic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hozdic prevents Al Jhit from improving his position.
Al Jhit is looking to control Hozdic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Al Jhit avoid being mounted?
Well, if Hozdic 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.
Al Jhit tries to roll over but Hozdic keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is taking a breather. Al Jhit 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.
Al Jhit tries to get to full guard but Hozdic has control of the leg.
Hozdic is keen to just control but Al Jhit is a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Al Jhit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hozdic defends it easily.
Hozdic 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.
Al Jhit is trying to keep Hozdic in close.
Hozdic trying to control but Al Jhit is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Al Jhit lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Jhit (2) vs (7) Hozdic
Al Jhit trying to control but Hozdic is working from the bottom.
Al Jhit won't allow Hozdic to sweep him here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit slips nicely into half guard.
Hozdic 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.
Al Jhit wants to advance to full mount but Hozdic doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Al Jhit drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hozdic dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Jhit (2) vs (9) Hozdic
Well,Al Jhit is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Al Jhit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hozdic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hozdic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Al Jhit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Jhit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hozdic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Al Jhit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hozdic passes into half guard.
Hozdic tries to pass to full mount but Al Jhit defends it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit trying to control but Hozdic postures up.
Hozdic wants to free his trapped foot but Al Jhit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Al Jhit wants to improve his position but Hozdic is controlling well.
Hozdic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Al Jhit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Hozdic 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hozdic wins on points by 9 to 2.
Dragan Hozdic is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dragan Hozdic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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