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Bots de Garra 67 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 21 wins and 17 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 8 losses; Ricky Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Clubber forces Curls back against the ropes and clinches.
Curls prevents the takedown attempt.
Curls has Clubber pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Clubber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clubber tightens his grip and picks Curls up, before dumping him to the ground. Curls manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (0) vs (2) Clubber
Clubber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Clubber from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clubber works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clubber is trying to control. Curls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber wants to free his trapped foot but Curls is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Curls is trying to get back to full guard.
Clubber is taking a breather. Curls says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Clubber 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.
Curls is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Clubber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Curls does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clubber sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking to improve his position.
Curls is staying active underneath Clubber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Clubber is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Curls trying to hold on to Clubber's head to control him but Clubber postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clubber in particular looking to stall.
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.
Let's hope that Clubber 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 five minutes gone in the round.
Clubber 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking to control Clubber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Curls avoid being mounted?
Clubber controlling the pace.
Curls is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clubber in particular looking to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to hold on to Clubber's head to control him but Clubber postures up.
Clubber prevents Curls from improving his position.
Clubber trying to control from half guard but Curls is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking to control Clubber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Curls avoid being mounted?
Clubber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clubber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Curls! Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (0) vs (5) Clubber
Clubber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clubber content just to control the position here.
Curls is squirming around, avoiding Clubber's attempts to control the action.
Clubber avoids the attempt from Curls to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clubber trying to control but Curls is having none of it.
Clubber content just to control the position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls is working to get back to half guard.
Clubber jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Curls is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Curls and Clubber has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Clubber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
Clubber has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jed's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Clubber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Curls knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to bench press Clubber off him but Clubber keeps the position.
Curls is not content to let Clubber control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls seems a little lost for a moment, as Clubber dominates the positioning.
Clubber trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom.
Clubber controlling from side mount.
Curls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber working away.
Clubber is staying tight to Curls's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber wins on points by 5 to 0.
After winning the bout, Ricky Clubber 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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