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CACC 146: Hozdic vs Tormenta PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Vlad Darko! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 8 losses; Joshua Brown!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Darko closes the distance and clinches.
Darko prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown is trying to drag Darko to the mat but Darko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Darko jumps guard but Brown stands there with Darko around his waist. Darko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko jumps guard but Brown turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darko jumps guard but Brown turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Brown is working for takedown but Darko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Darko manages to pull guard.
Darko has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
Darko wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up.
Darko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Brown trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Darko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brown wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Darko is retaining full guard.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Darko wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Darko can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Darko is controlling Brown's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Darko manages to get to full guard.
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.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Darko (2) vs (0) Brown
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darko is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Darko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Darko has control of the leg.
Darko trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown has his foot on Darko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Darko works his way back into a safe position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Darko trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Darko postures up.
Darko forces his way into half guard.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Darko looking to pass the guard.
Darko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Darko's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Darko (2) vs (2) Brown
Darko keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Darko looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Darko trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Darko is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown trying to control the action but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko trying to control but Brown postures up.
Darko wants to control but Brown passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Darko (2) vs (5) Brown
Darko can't do much from the bottom here.
Darko is looking to reverse the position.
Darko is working hard here to advance position.
Brown trying to control the action but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko manages to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Darko is controlling Brown's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Brown wants to take a breather but Darko is having none of it.
Darko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Darko looking to control but Brown passes into half guard.
Brown is looking to advance position but Darko won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Darko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Darko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Darko manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Darko's guard.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Darko is retaining full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Darko's guard.
Darko keeping control of the position.
Darko is looking to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Brown 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.
Darko controlling the position for now.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darko keeps working.
Darko trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Darko is looking to improve his position.
Brown is thwarting Darko's attempts to control the position.
Darko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Darko wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Darko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown is keen to just control but Darko is a slippery customer.
Darko trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Darko won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Darko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Darko wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Darko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown trying to control the action but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Darko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Darko is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darko keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown passes Darko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown wins on points by 5 to 2.
A less than humble Joshua Brown misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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