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Bots de Garra 50 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 14 wins and 11 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 30 losses; Jab Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Curls tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Brown pulls Curls into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls controls from within his opponent's guard.
Curls looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Curls is proving a slippery customer.
Curls got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Curls has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Curls tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Curls slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (3) vs (0) Brown
Curls is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to work his way to half guard, despite Curls's best efforts.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to get back to full guard but Curls has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (6) vs (0) Brown
Curls looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls controlling from the full mount.
Curls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Curls is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Curls controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Curls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Brown wants to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
Curls controlling the pace for now.
Curls prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Curls wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Brown wants to control but Curls is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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.
Brown trying to get back to full guard but Curls takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (9) vs (0) Brown
Brown wants to control but Curls is having none of it.
Brown is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Curls is staying active.
Curls tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Curls wants to control the action but instead Brown gets a body lock and reverses into Curls's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (9) vs (2) Brown
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Curls haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
My spies in Rocket's Gentlemen Club inform me that Brown has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Curls pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown won't allow Curls to sweep him here.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curls is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (11) vs (2) Brown
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Curls stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown keeping full guard, as Curls tries to pass.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Curls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown has Curls pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curls controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (11) vs (4) Brown
Brown is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Curls has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brown has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (11) vs (7) Brown
Brown wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
Curls is looking for a sweep.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom.
Curls wants to control but Brown postures up.
Brown wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to advance to mount but Curls denies him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls tries to improve position but can't.
Brown trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 11 to 7.
Jerry Curls thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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