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Bots de Garra 47 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 20 losses; Dragan Hozdic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hozdic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hozdic (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hozdic is working away from the top position though.
Hozdic is controlling the pace.
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard but Hozdic has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Hozdic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hozdic staying calm.
Kvinchal wants to control but Hozdic postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Hozdic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kvinchal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard.
Hozdic trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hozdic off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hozdic (5) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal working for a choke but Hozdic is defending well.
Kvinchal wants to control but Hozdic is keeping busy.
Hozdic wants to control his opponent's hands but Kvinchal gets his hands free.
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.
Kvinchal goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Hozdic escapes and is now in half guard on top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hozdic (7) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (10) vs (4) Kvinchal
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hozdic controlling from the full mount.
Kvinchal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kvinchal regains half guard.
Kvinchal trying to control here.
Hozdic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Hozdic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kvinchal trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hozdic manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (13) vs (4) Kvinchal
Hozdic controlling the position easily from mount.
Hozdic moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Hozdic (16) vs (4) Kvinchal
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hozdic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kvinchal for as long as he can get away with.
Kvinchal is trying to break free.
Kvinchal keeps trying to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hozdic has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kvinchal wants to escape the position.
Kvinchal is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hozdic off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hozdic really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kvinchal.
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Good control from Hozdic.
Hozdic not allowing Kvinchal to control his hands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Kvinchal is still trying to improve position.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Hozdic just sinks the hooks in.
Kvinchal tries to escape the position.
Hozdic is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kvinchal staying busy and making it hard for Hozdic to control.
Kvinchal rolls, trying to escape but Hozdic keeps control of the position.
Hozdic biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kvinchal tries to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kvinchal trying to control the position but Hozdic manages to sink in the hooks.
Hozdic controls the action.
Kvinchal just trying to survive but Hozdic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
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.
Hozdic keeps control of the position easily here as Kvinchal tries to buck him off.
Kvinchal tries to break free.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kvinchal doesn't escape.
Kvinchal tries to roll but Hozdic sticks to his back.
Hozdic is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kvinchal is defending well though. Hozdic let's go of the attempt for now.
Hozdic biding his time, controlling Kvinchal.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic has the hooks in. Kvinchal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
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.
Kvinchal showing good submission defense here.
Hozdic tries to keep control of the position but Kvinchal is staying busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kvinchal has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hozdic is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kvinchal is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hozdic.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic avoiding Kvinchal 's attempts to control his hands.
Hozdic controlling well, preventing Kvinchal from escaping the position.
Kvinchal just trying to survive but Hozdic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hozdic just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kvinchal rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Hozdic is controlling well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic controlling the action here.
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Hozdic's head to control him but Hozdic postures up.
Hozdic passes into side control, despite Kvinchal's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (19) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hozdic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hozdic is thwarting Kvinchal's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hozdic takes the fight on points by 19 to 4.
A very excited looking Dragan Hozdic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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