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Bots de Garra 133 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 42 wins and 35 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 42 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Curls shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracias manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (0) Gracias
Curls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Curls wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
Curls wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
Gracias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curls is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracias trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard.
Curls is looking to pass into half guard but Gracias pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracias is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (2) Gracias
Gracias controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Gracias 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking for a sweep. Not yet Curls, not yet.
Curls trying to control the position.
Gracias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Curls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls is trying to keep Gracias in close.
Gracias stays in close to Curls's body and controls the position.
Gracias preventing the sweep.
Gracias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking to control.
Gracias trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Gracias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Curls is trying to keep Gracias in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracias trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Gracias is stalling in the full guard.
Curls is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (4) vs (2) Gracias
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to control but Curls is keeping busy.
Curls tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracias trying to control here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is controlling Curls's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gracias is trying to get back to full guard.
Curls content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracias tries to get to full guard but Curls has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracias trying to control but Curls postures up.
Gracias controlling the position for now.
Gracias trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracias won't allow Curls to pass to mount.
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.
Curls is looking to take a break and control but Gracias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curls wants to pass to mount but Gracias is defending the position.
Curls works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (7) vs (2) Gracias
Curls controlling the position easily from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control but Gracias is having none of it.
Gracias is wriggling around trying to escape.
Curls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracias is looking to escape.
Gracias wants to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control but Gracias is having none of it.
Curls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is looking to get to half guard.
Curls content just to control the position here.
Gracias prevents Curls from taking his back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to control but Curls is having none of it.
Curls controlling the pace for now.
Gracias is squirming around, avoiding Curls's attempts to control the action.
Curls fails to move to back control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is squirming around, avoiding Curls's attempts to control the action.
Curls fails to move to back control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracias has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Curls's lack of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
A relieved looking Jerry Curls thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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