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Bots de Garra 85 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 28 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 20 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Toehold shoots in looking for a takedown but Curls manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toehold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Curls tries to counter with a clinch but Toehold shakes him off and moves away.
Curls shoots in and gets a takedown into Toehold's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (0) vs (2) Curls
Curls has gone for a leg lock! Toehold slips out almost immediately though and dives into Curls's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (2) Curls
Curls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Curls might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Toehold haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls wants to sweep here but Toehold controlling him for the moment.
Toehold controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls is controlling Toehold's posture.
Curls is continuing to stall.
Toehold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is working hard here to advance position.
Curls is pulling down on Toehold's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Curls trying to control the position.
Curls is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toehold 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.
Toehold postures up.
Toehold controls from within his opponent's guard.
Curls is pulling down on Toehold's head to control his posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toehold looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls pulls Toehold in close to prevent any damage.
Curls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toehold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Curls holds on and takes a little breather.
Toehold stopping the sweep attempt from Curls.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls controlling the position.
Curls working a defensive guard here.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Toehold 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: Toehold (2) vs (4) Curls
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls wants to pass the guard but Toehold is keeping the position.
Toehold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Curls drops back, looking for a kneebar! Toehold looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Toehold looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Toehold! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Toehold (6) vs (4) Curls
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.
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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Curls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Curls prevents Toehold from moving into mount.
Toehold controls the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold working away.
Toehold tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Curls trying to control but Toehold flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Toehold (9) vs (4) Curls
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to escape the position.
Toehold has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Curls's body.
Curls trying to control the action but Toehold just sinks the hooks in.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold biding his time, looking for the opening.
Curls wants to control his opponent's hands but Toehold gets his hands free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Curls wants to control his opponent's hands but Toehold gets his hands free.
Curls tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toehold has good solid back control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 9 to 4.
Tommy Toehold decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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