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SSG 366 Hlervu vs Borgia 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 17 wins and 5 losses; John Snake! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 14 losses; Zurab Nozadzi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Nozadzi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Snake's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Snake (0) vs (2) Nozadzi
Nozadzi stopping the sweep attempt from Snake.
Nozadzi wants to pass the guard but Snake is keeping the position.
Snake has control of Nozadzi's left arm, preventing Nozadzi from doing any damage.
My spies in The Forge 👊 inform me that Nozadzi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nozadzi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Snake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nozadzi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snake trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozadzi passes into half guard.
Nozadzi seems to be looking for submissions.
Snake is refusing to be controlled, as Nozadzi sits in half guard.
Snake wants to control but Nozadzi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nozadzi wants to advance to full mount but Snake doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nozadzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nozadzi advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Snake (0) vs (5) Nozadzi
Snake tries to buck Nozadzi off but Nozadzi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake sneaks back into half guard.
Snake trying to control but Nozadzi postures up.
Nozadzi trying to control from half guard but Snake is working away.
Nozadzi trying to advance position but Snake counters by regaining guard.
Snake seems keen to control Nozadzi's posture.
Snake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nozadzi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Snake's guard.
Snake is not content to let Nozadzi control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nozadzi is pressing down on Snake's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snake is holding on for now.
Nozadzi is looking to pass Snake's guard but actually Snake recovers to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snake is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Snake (2) vs (5) Nozadzi
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Snake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nozadzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snake is pushing down on Nozadzi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nozadzi is fighting to maintain full guard but Snake has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nozadzi looking for submissions off his back.
Nozadzi tries to roll over but Snake keeps him under control.
Nozadzi wants to control but Snake is keeping busy.
Snake wants to control but Nozadzi is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nozadzi is trying to get back to full guard.
Nozadzi is pressing down on Snake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nozadzi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Snake (2) vs (7) Nozadzi
Snake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nozadzi controls the pace.
Snake is trying to keep Nozadzi in close.
Nozadzi looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Snake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nozadzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nozadzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snake keeping moving, preventing Nozadzi from controlling successfully.
Nozadzi wants to pass the guard but Snake is keeping the position.
Nozadzi passes Snake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Snake is not content to let Nozadzi control the position.
Nozadzi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Snake trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Nozadzi seems content to control.
Nozadzi is just content to waste time from the top position. Snake takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nozadzi won't allow Snake to sweep him here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nozadzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nozadzi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Snake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nozadzi manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Snake (4) vs (7) Nozadzi
Nozadzi is trying to control the position but Snake postures up.
Nozadzi keeping moving, preventing Snake from controlling successfully.
Snake won't allow Nozadzi to sweep him here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nozadzi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Snake (4) vs (9) Nozadzi
Nozadzi is pushing down on Snake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snake is fighting to maintain full guard but Nozadzi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nozadzi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nozadzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Snake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Snake is looking for a sweep. Nozadzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snake won't allow Nozadzi to pass to mount.
Snake wants to improve his position but Nozadzi is controlling well.
Snake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nozadzi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nozadzi's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Snake (8) vs (9) Nozadzi
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Snake's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Nozadzi is really stuck here.
Snake trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Nozadzi turns into Snake and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Snake (8) vs (11) Nozadzi
Nozadzi looking to pass the guard.
Nozadzi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nozadzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Snake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nozadzi stopping the sweep attempt from Snake.
Snake pulls Nozadzi in close to prevent any damage.
Nozadzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Snake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nozadzi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nozadzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nozadzi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nozadzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nozadzi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snake working a defensive guard here.
Nozadzi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Snake pulls Nozadzi in close to his closed guard and prevents Nozadzi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nozadzi content to stall in guard here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nozadzi trying to control but Snake is working from the bottom.
Nozadzi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nozadzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snake trying to keep a closed guard but Nozadzi is proving a slippery customer.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nozadzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snake is keeping the position for now.
Snake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Snake keeping moving, preventing Nozadzi from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nozadzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nozadzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nozadzi wins on points by 11 to 8.
A victorious Zurab Nozadzi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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