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Bots de Garra 52 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 33 losses; Bazar Al Jhit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 11 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Al Jhit manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Curls on his heels. He'll look to pass Curls's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Al Jhit (2) vs (0) Curls
Curls has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Al Jhit has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Al Jhit (5) vs (0) Curls
Curls is not content to let Al Jhit control the position.
Curls is trying to control Al Jhit's posture but Al Jhit avoids it.
Curls is not content to let Al Jhit control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Jhit is trying to get an arm triangle but Curls is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls tries to improve position but can't.
Al Jhit wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Curls is trying to improve his position.
Al Jhit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
Al Jhit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Al Jhit off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Al Jhit (5) vs (4) Curls
Al Jhit turns into Curls and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Jhit (7) vs (4) Curls
Al Jhit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Al Jhit passes into half guard.
Al Jhit is looking for a kimura but Curls is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Al Jhit to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls is concentrating on defense, preventing Al Jhit from advancing position.
Al Jhit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
Al Jhit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Curls doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Al Jhit.
Curls gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al Jhit trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Al Jhit tries to free his leg and advance position but Curls is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Al Jhit puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Curls is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Curls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Jhit is trying to control the action in half guard but Curls is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Al Jhit is just content to waste time from the top position. Curls takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Curls trying to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Al Jhit from controlling successfully.
Al Jhit looking to sit in guard and control but Curls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Jhit (7) vs (6) Curls
Al Jhit wants to improve his position but instead Curls has moved into half guard.
Al Jhit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Curls is working away from the top position though.
Curls trying to control from half guard but Al Jhit is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Curls seems content to control.
Al Jhit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Jhit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Curls is working away from the top position though.
Al Jhit is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit trying to control but Curls postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Al Jhit's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Curls is working for a submission of some sort.
Al Jhit is trying to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Al Jhit (7) vs (9) Curls
Al Jhit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Al Jhit is working hard here to advance position.
Curls controlling from the full mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Curls controlling from mount.
Al Jhit regains half guard.
Curls prevents Al Jhit from improving his position.
Curls is trying to control the action in half guard but Al Jhit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit actively working from the bottom here.
Curls stalling away here and it's allowed Al Jhit to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Al Jhit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Curls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Jhit wants to sweep but no luck.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit working a defensive guard but Curls manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Al Jhit (7) vs (12) Curls
Curls controlling from side mount.
Al Jhit is looking to reverse the position.
Al Jhit manages to get back to half guard.
Al Jhit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Curls is working away from the top position though.
Curls is trying to control. Al Jhit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Curls prevents Al Jhit from improving his position.
Al Jhit is trying to maintain the position but Curls is very close to passing his half guard.
Al Jhit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Al Jhit has an active guard here but Curls has managed to pass into half guard.
Al Jhit is looking to control Curls's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Al Jhit avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls is looking to advance position but Al Jhit won't allow it.
Al Jhit is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls wins on points by 12 to 7.
Jerry Curls decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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