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CWC 375 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 15 losses; Wilhelm Bar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Bar misses with a takedown attempt - Curls sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Curls is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bar misses with a takedown attempt - Curls sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Curls! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Bar (4) vs (0) Curls
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar trying to control the position but Curls is working away.
You can see the frustration on Curls's face as Bar controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar'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.
Curls is looking for a sweep.
Bar controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Curls for as long as he can get away with.
Bar trying to control the position but Curls is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking for a sweep.
Bar controls the position from side control.
Bar wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
Bar controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bar is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Curls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bar controlling the position from side mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bar wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
Curls keeping hold of Bar's head, controlling as best he can.
Bar is stalling here. Curls is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Curls has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bar (4) vs (4) Curls
Bar being controlled for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to advance to mount but can't.
Curls looking to control but instead Bar has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bar is not content to let Curls control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Curls performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.
Bar wants to sweep but Curls has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bar (4) vs (7) Curls
Curls has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Bar (4) vs (9) Curls
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls controlling from mount.
Curls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bar is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bar regains half guard.
Bar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bar is staying active underneath Curls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Curls keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bar is trying to control but can't.
Bar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Curls being controlled here momentarily.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls content to stall in guard here.
Curls won't allow Bar to sweep him here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Curls preventing the sweep.
Curls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bar wants to sweep here but Curls controlling him for the moment.
Curls looking to pass the guard.
Bar keeping moving, preventing Curls from controlling successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Bar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Curls won't allow Bar to sweep him here.
Bar keeping moving, preventing Curls from controlling successfully.
Bar is adopting a defensive guard.
Bar keeping full guard, as Curls tries to pass.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control but Bar is working from the bottom.
Curls slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls wins on points by 9 to 4.
After winning the bout, Jerry Curls thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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