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Bots de Garra 46 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 14 losses; Juha Ahokas! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 9 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Ahokas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curls gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ahokas (0) vs (2) Curls
Curls tries to pass to full mount but Ahokas defends it.
Curls takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Curls is trying to control. Ahokas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ahokas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ahokas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas trying to control the position here.
Ahokas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ahokas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Curls is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ahokas looking to control but Curls passes into half guard.
Ahokas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Curls is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is trying to get back to full guard.
Curls trying to control the action but Ahokas is working from the bottom.
Ahokas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Curls passes Ahokas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ahokas is refusing to be controlled, as Curls sits in half guard.
Ahokas tries to get to full guard but Curls has control of the leg.
Ahokas keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas wants to sweep but Curls has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ahokas (0) vs (5) Curls
Curls working away.
Curls has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Ahokas (0) vs (7) Curls
Ahokas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to control but Ahokas wriggling away.
Curls is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ahokas has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ahokas! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ahokas (2) vs (7) Curls
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Ahokas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ahokas postures up.
Ahokas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ahokas trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Ahokas is pushing down on Curls's leg trying to pass to half guard. Curls is fighting to maintain full guard but Ahokas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Curls wants to get back to full guard.
Ahokas wants to free his trapped foot but Curls is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is stalling here. Curls is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ahokas 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: Ahokas (2) vs (11) Curls
Curls looking to control but instead Ahokas has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ahokas is holding on to half guard well.
Ahokas wants to control but Curls is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Curls stalling away here and it's allowed Ahokas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking to pass the guard.
Ahokas working a defensive guard but Curls passes into half guard.
Curls is stalling here. Ahokas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Curls seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ahokas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ahokas (6) vs (11) Curls
Curls is looking to reverse the 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.
Ahokas slows the pace down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curls is looking for a sweep.
Curls is not content to let Ahokas control the position.
Curls seems a little lost for a moment, as Ahokas dominates the positioning.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
Curls is letting Ahokas control him for a moment.
Curls tries to bench press Ahokas off him but Ahokas keeps the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas trying to control the position but Curls is working away.
You can see the frustration on Curls's face as Ahokas controls the position.
Curls is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ahokas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Curls is trying to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ahokas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Curls trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ahokas manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ahokas (9) vs (11) Curls
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls is working to get back to half guard.
Ahokas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Curls regains half guard.
Ahokas not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ahokas is trying to control. Curls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls wins on points by 11 to 9.
Our winner, Jerry Curls, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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