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CWC 327- Silva Jr vs Zulu 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 13 losses; Dragan Hozdic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 18 losses; Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hozdic dives in and scores a takedown into Halli's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hozdic (2) vs (0) Halli
Hozdic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Halli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hozdic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hozdic wants to pass the guard but Halli is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hozdic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hozdic won't allow Halli to sweep him here.
Hozdic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halli has Hozdic pulled in close to control his posture.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli keeping full guard, as Hozdic tries to pass.
Hozdic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Halli 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: Hozdic (2) vs (2) Halli
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic tries to get to full guard but Halli has control of the leg.
Halli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hozdic is holding on to half guard well.
Hozdic has a hand on Halli's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Halli takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (2) vs (5) Halli
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is looking to get to half guard.
Hozdic tries to hold on but Halli postures up.
Hozdic holds of for dear life.
Halli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is trying desperately to improve position.
Hozdic is working hard here to advance position.
Halli with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic wants to hold on but Halli pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halli takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hozdic wants to control but Halli is having none of it.
Halli controlling the pace for now.
Halli prevents Hozdic from getting the reversal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is squirming around, avoiding Halli's attempts to control the action.
Hozdic tries to lock up and control but Halli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hozdic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hozdic is holding on to half guard well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is refusing to be controlled, as Halli sits in half guard.
Hozdic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hozdic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is looking for a sweep. Halli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halli is keen to just control but Hozdic is a slippery customer.
Halli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic wants to improve his position but Halli is controlling well.
Halli is pressing down on Hozdic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hozdic is holding on for now.
Halli stalling.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Halli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Halli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Halli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hozdic wants to get back to full guard.
Hozdic trying to hold on to Halli's head to control him but Halli postures up.
Hozdic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Halli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic tries to get to full guard but Halli has control of the leg.
Hozdic wants to get back to full guard but Halli has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (2) vs (8) Halli
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic can't do much from the bottom here.
Halli content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Hozdic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee asks Halli politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Halli prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halli wins on points by 8 to 2.
Reijo Halli is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Reijo Halli rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Dragan Hozdic spoke after the fight, saying 'To be the man, you gotta beat the man.'. |
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