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CATCHMANIA 5 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 13 losses; Shaka Zulu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 19 losses; Galtero El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Zulu clinches.
El Toro manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro trying to control the position.
El Toro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
El Toro trying to keep a closed guard but Zulu is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as El Toro holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zulu controls from within his opponent's guard.
El Toro is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
El Toro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
El Toro looking for a guillotine here but Zulu defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
El Toro pulls Zulu in close to prevent any damage.
Zulu 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is trying to control the position but Zulu postures up.
Zulu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
El Toro controlling the position.
El Toro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
El Toro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
El Toro has control of Zulu's left arm, preventing Zulu from doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zulu sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Toro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
El Toro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zulu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zulu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zulu prevents El Toro from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zulu in particular looking to stall.
Zulu wants to free his trapped foot but El Toro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zulu prevents El Toro from improving his position.
Zulu controlling the action here.
El Toro controlling the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to improve his position but Zulu is controlling well.
Zulu trying to control the pace.
El Toro is looking for a sweep. Zulu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zulu in particular looking to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zulu trying to advance position but El Toro counters by regaining guard.
El Toro is adopting a defensive guard.
El Toro working a defensive guard here.
El Toro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Zulu stays in close to El Toro's body and controls the position.
Zulu won't allow El Toro to sweep him here.
Zulu pushing down on El Toro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zulu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
El Toro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zulu is working away from the top position though.
El Toro felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Zulu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to improve his position but Zulu is controlling well.
Zulu trying to control the pace.
Zulu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down El Toro for as long as he can get away with.
El Toro wants to control but Zulu is keeping busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Zulu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zulu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zulu'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.
Further stalling from Zulu.
Zulu passes into side control, despite El Toro's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Zulu (3) vs (0) El Toro
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries to advance to mount but El Toro denies him.
Zulu is looking to take a break and control but El Toro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El Toro prevents Zulu from moving into mount.
Zulu is staying tight to El Toro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zulu continues to stall.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
El Toro stops Zulu from passing to mount.
Zulu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zulu trying to control the position but El Toro is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zulu takes the fight on points by 3 to 0.
Shaka Zulu retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Shaka Zulu 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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