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Bots de Garra 111 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 29 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 38 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Toehold darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (0) vs (2) Toehold
Toehold is taking a breather. Curls says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Curls wants to improve his position but Toehold is controlling well.
Toehold perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls is looking to control Toehold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Curls avoid being mounted?
Curls wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold trying to mount his opponent but Curls defends it.
Curls is looking to get back to full guard here but Toehold has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (0) vs (5) Toehold
A lull in the action here as Toehold stalls from top position.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to buck Toehold off but Toehold is having none of it.
Toehold trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom.
Curls is being controlled here.
Curls wants to control but Toehold postures up.
Curls being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold working away.
Curls is looking for a sweep.
Curls is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curls is trying to control Toehold's posture but Toehold avoids it.
Toehold tries to move to mount but Curls blocks the move with his legs.
Curls struggling a bit here.
Curls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Toehold is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Curls (0) vs (7) Toehold
Curls is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Toehold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Toehold trying to control but Curls is having none of it.
Curls is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls is working hard here to advance position.
Curls wants to hold on but Toehold pushes him away.
Toehold tries to control but Curls wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to control but instead Curls manages to regain half guard.
Toehold trying to advance position but Curls counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Curls wants to sweep but no luck.
Curls trying to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls pulls Toehold in to control the position.
Toehold trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toehold stopping the sweep attempt from Curls.
Toehold passes Curls's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold prevents Curls from improving his position.
Curls trying to hold on to Toehold's head to control him but Toehold postures up.
Curls tries to get to full guard but Toehold has control of the leg.
Curls manages to get to full guard.
Curls has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Toehold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking to sweep but instead, Toehold has passed into half guard.
Toehold passes into side control, despite Curls's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (0) vs (10) Toehold
Curls being controlled for a moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls struggling a bit here.
Curls is looking to regain half guard here but Toehold keeps moving and retains side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls is not content to let Toehold control the position.
Toehold working away.
Toehold controlling from side mount.
Toehold is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to buck Toehold off but Toehold is having none of it.
Toehold wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
Curls is trying to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls struggling a bit here.
Curls is looking to regain half guard here but Toehold keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold wins on points by 10 to 0.
Tommy Toehold seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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