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CACC 158: Hozdic vs Morgan 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 London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Dimitri Ivanov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Esteban Mondragon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Mondragon clinches up with Ivanov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mondragon wants a takedown.
Ivanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mondragon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ivanov wants to take the fight to the mat but Mondragon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mondragon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ivanov (0) vs (2) Mondragon
Ivanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mondragon is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondragon postures up.
Mondragon is pushing down on Ivanov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ivanov is fighting to maintain full guard but Mondragon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mondragon passes into side control, despite Ivanov's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ivanov (0) vs (5) Mondragon
Ivanov tries to bench press Mondragon off him but Mondragon keeps the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Mondragon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ivanov keeps working.
Ivanov is looking to reverse the position.
Mondragon happy to just control the position for now.
Ivanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mondragon controlling the position from side mount.
Ivanov tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Ivanov (0) vs (7) Mondragon
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov regains half guard.
Ivanov is trying to get back to full guard.
Ivanov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mondragon has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Ivanov (0) vs (10) Mondragon
Ivanov working to try and regain half guard.
Ivanov tries to hold on but Mondragon pushes him away.
Mondragon 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to escape the mount.
Ivanov regains half guard.
Ivanov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mondragon manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ivanov (0) vs (13) Mondragon
Ivanov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ivanov (2) vs (13) Mondragon
Mondragon controls Ivanov momentarily but Ivanov frees himself.
Ivanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Mondragon is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov trying to control but Mondragon is working from the bottom.
Mondragon is pulling down on Ivanov's head to control his posture.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mondragon is keeping the position for now.
Mondragon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mondragon trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mondragon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mondragon is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
Ivanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon controlling Ivanov's posture.
Ivanov trying to control but Mondragon is working from the bottom.
Ivanov postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is looking to advance position but Mondragon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ivanov (2) vs (17) Mondragon
Ivanov is looking to improve his position but Mondragon isn't that keen on the idea.
Mondragon controlling his opponent.
Ivanov is working to get back to half guard.
Mondragon wants to control the pace but Ivanov is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ivanov is desperately trying to improve his position but Mondragon has a good base and remains in mount.
Ivanov is trying to reverse the position but instead Mondragon has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Ivanov (2) vs (20) Mondragon
Mondragon is hanging on to Ivanov's back as he tries to escape.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ivanov wants to escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mondragon's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ivanov is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in Catch Wrestling L.A. inform me that Mondragon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
What can Ivanov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ivanov breaks Mondragon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ivanov (4) vs (20) Mondragon
Mondragon is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
Ivanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mondragon has control of Ivanov's left arm, preventing Ivanov from doing any damage.
Mondragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mondragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivanov has gone for a leg lock! Mondragon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ivanov's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ivanov (4) vs (22) Mondragon
Ivanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ivanov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mondragon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mondragon defends it easily.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ivanov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mondragon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mondragon trying to control the action but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov gets back to full guard.
Mondragon preventing the sweep.
Ivanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mondragon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ivanov looking to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mondragon is aware though and is defending well.
Mondragon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mondragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mondragon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ivanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mondragon is one step ahead there.
Ivanov trying to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mondragon is one step ahead there.
Ivanov is looking to sweep but instead, Mondragon has passed into half guard.
Ivanov tries to roll over but Mondragon keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mondragon slows the pace down in half guard.
Ivanov trying to control but Mondragon postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mondragon wins on points by 22 to 4.
Our winner, Esteban Mondragon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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