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TWGC 33 (265lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Zdravko Saric! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Doug Bell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Bell moves into the clinch.
Bell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saric has Bell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Saric pulls Bell into guard.
Bell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bell is fighting to break Saric's control of his arms but Saric is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Saric is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bell won't allow Saric to sweep him here.
Saric will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell controlling from the top position.
Saric pulls Bell in close to his closed guard and prevents Bell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Saric looking for a sweep. Not yet Saric, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Saric is keeping the position.
Saric wants to sweep here but Bell controlling him for the moment.
Saric pulls Bell in close to his closed guard and prevents Bell from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Bell passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bell is thwarting Saric's attempts to control the position.
Bell slows the pace down in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saric tries to roll over but Bell keeps him under control.
Saric trying to hold on to Bell's head to control him but Bell postures up.
Saric keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bell is trying to control the action in half guard but Saric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bell not doing much here.
Saric trying to control here.
Bell not doing much here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bell prevents Saric from improving his position.
Bell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Saric desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Saric tries to get to full guard but Bell has control of the leg.
Bell wants to advance to full mount but Saric doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Saric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Saric pulls Bell in close to his closed guard and prevents Bell from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Saric is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saric is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Saric is keeping the position.
Bell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bell stopping the sweep attempt from Saric.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Saric controlling Bell's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saric is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Saric gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Saric takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Zdravko Saric thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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