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CATCHMANIA 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 9 losses; Dragan Hozdic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 22 losses; Cajun Puto!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Hozdic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hozdic (2) vs (0) Puto
Hozdic trying to mount his opponent but Puto defends it.
Puto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Puto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Puto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hozdic passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (5) vs (0) Puto
Puto struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puto is looking for a sweep.
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.
Puto tries to buck Hozdic off but Hozdic is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Puto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puto wants to control but Hozdic postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto is looking to reverse the position.
Puto struggling a bit here.
Puto tries to bench press Hozdic off him but Hozdic keeps the position.
Hozdic controlling the position.
Puto is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic trying to control the position but Puto is working away.
Puto regains half guard.
Hozdic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Puto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hozdic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hozdic's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hozdic (5) vs (4) Puto
Puto trying to control.
Puto doesn't have the hooks in and Hozdic manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hozdic (7) vs (4) Puto
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puto looking for a sweep. Not yet Puto, not yet.
Puto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hozdic passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (10) vs (4) Puto
Hozdic wants to control but Puto is keeping him busy.
Puto can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Puto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hozdic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Hozdic seems content to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Puto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Puto trying to control from the bottom.
Hozdic is taking a breather. Puto 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.
Puto wants to improve his position but Hozdic is controlling well.
Hozdic is thwarting Puto's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Puto looking for submissions off his back.
Puto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hozdic is taking a breather. Puto 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.
Puto is trying to control but Hozdic manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (13) vs (4) Puto
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puto wants to control but Hozdic is having none of it.
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.
Puto tries to improve his position but instead Hozdic has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Hozdic (16) vs (4) Puto
Puto wants to escape the position.
Puto keeps trying to improve his position.
Hozdic not allowing Puto to control his hands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Hozdic.
Hozdic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Puto for as long as he can get away with.
Puto wants to escape the position.
Hozdic controlling from the back.
Puto wants to escape the position.
Puto looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hozdic.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Puto doesn't escape.
Puto tries to roll but Hozdic sticks to his back.
Puto is still trying to improve position.
Puto is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Puto is keeping busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic keeps control of the position as Puto tries to break free.
Puto won't enjoy being in this position. Hozdic looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Puto is tapping - it's over boys! Hozdic picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dragan Hozdic!
Dragan Hozdic managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HELLS BALLS RECOVERY, into his post fight interview. |
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