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CFC CG 728 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 11 wins and 5 losses; Rickson Hozdic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 29 losses; Roddy Banner!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Hozdic shoots in for a double leg but Banner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hozdic shoots in and drives through. Banner sprawls well.
Banner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Banner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Hozdic (0) vs (4) Banner
Hozdic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Banner working away.
Banner moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hozdic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Banner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hozdic holding on.
Hozdic is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner taking a breather here.
Banner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hozdic is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hozdic tries to improve position but can't.
Banner taking a breather here.
Hozdic tries to buck Banner off but Banner is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is trying to escape the position but Banner is controlling the position.
Hozdic is trying to improve his position.
Banner happy to just control the position for now.
Hozdic can't do much from the bottom here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic seems a little lost for a moment, as Banner dominates the positioning.
Banner trying to control the position but Hozdic is working away.
Banner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hozdic will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hozdic is looking to regain half guard here but Banner keeps moving and retains side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hozdic (2) vs (4) Banner
Banner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hozdic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Banner trying to keep a closed guard but Hozdic is proving a slippery customer.
Banner is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hozdic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY inform us that Banner has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Banner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Banner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hozdic is stalling in the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Banner looking to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic won't allow Banner to sweep him here.
Hozdic tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
Banner being controlled here, momentarily.
Hozdic looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Banner holds on and takes a little breather.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Banner.
Banner wants to sweep here but Hozdic controlling him for the moment.
Banner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hozdic is stalling in the full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
Banner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Banner keeping full guard, as Hozdic tries to pass.
Banner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hozdic being controlled here momentarily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Banner wins on points by 4 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Roddy Banner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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