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738 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 15 wins and 8 losses; Rickson Hozdic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 6 losses; Saul Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hozdic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hozdic (2) vs (0) Hunter
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter seems keen to control Hozdic's posture.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hozdic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY inform us that Hunter has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Hozdic tries to pass.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hozdic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hozdic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hunter for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hozdic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hozdic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter controlling Hozdic's posture.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is pulling down on Hozdic's head to control his posture.
Hozdic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hozdic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hozdic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hozdic (2) vs (2) Hunter
Hozdic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hunter controls the pace.
Hozdic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Hozdic.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hozdic is keeping the position for now.
Hunter content to stall in guard here.
Hozdic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hozdic holds on and takes a little breather.
Hozdic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hozdic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hozdic has Hunter pulled in close to control his posture.
Hunter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hozdic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hozdic keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hozdic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hunter controlling from the top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hunter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hozdic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hunter 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Hunter.
Hozdic looking for a sweep. Not yet Hozdic, not yet.
Hunter controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hozdic keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Hozdic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Hozdic is heads and Hunter is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Hozdic takes the fight on points by 3 to 2. |
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