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Bots de Garra 98 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 68 wins and 49 losses; Malaki Fiso! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 24 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fiso fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fiso is defended easily by Curls.
Fiso sets himself, and Curls steps forward looking for the clinch! Fiso avoids it this time.
Curls gets caught napping as Fiso dives in and scores a takedown. Curls manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiso (2) vs (0) Curls
Fiso trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Fiso has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Curls controls Fiso momentarily but Fiso frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso stays in close to Curls's body and controls the position.
Curls is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Curls working a defensive guard here.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fiso trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Fiso 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 keeping full guard, as Fiso tries to pass.
Curls has his hands on Fiso's head, controlling the position.
Fiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
Fiso showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Fiso from controlling successfully.
Fiso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Curls keeping full guard, as Fiso tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso stands and throws Curls's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (5) vs (0) Curls
Fiso wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
Fiso working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
Fiso moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiso (7) vs (0) Curls
Fiso looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to lock up and control but Fiso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fiso controlling the position easily from mount.
Fiso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Curls tries to hold on but Fiso postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape.
Fiso can't control as he wanted to and Curls manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Fiso is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fiso looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fiso uses his free foot to push down on Curls's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Curls. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (10) vs (0) Curls
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso looking to control but Curls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fiso pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Fiso controlling from the full mount.
Fiso trying to control but Curls is having none of it.
Curls working to try and regain half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Curls is controlling an arm, preventing Fiso from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Fiso looking to control but Curls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fiso content just to control the position here.
Fiso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape.
Fiso wants to take his opponent's back but Curls doesn't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls is squirming around, avoiding Fiso's attempts to control the action.
Fiso controlling his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiso tries to control but Curls wriggling away.
Fiso content just to control the position here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to hold on but Fiso postures up.
Curls is just holding on here. Fiso manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Fiso (13) vs (0) Curls
Fiso has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fiso tries to get the hooks in deep but Curls pushed the leg off.
Fiso tightening his grip on Curls, looking for the choke.
Fiso wants to control but Curls is keeping busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls just trying to survive but Fiso is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Curls just looking to survive in the bad position.
Fiso slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Fiso is controlling the position but Curls somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Fiso trying to control from half guard but Curls is working away.
Fiso content to control rather than advance.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to mount his opponent but Curls defends it.
Curls slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fiso looking to pass the guard.
Curls wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fiso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Curls controlling Fiso's posture.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiso content to stall in guard here.
Curls looking for a guillotine here but Fiso defends easily.
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.
Fiso 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: Fiso (13) vs (2) Curls
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to keep a closed guard but Curls is proving a slippery customer.
Fiso 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.
Fiso keeping moving, preventing Curls from controlling successfully.
Fiso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fiso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiso is trying to control the position but Curls postures up.
Fiso looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Curls passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (13) vs (5) Curls
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiso takes the fight on points by 13 to 5.
After winning the bout, Malaki Fiso 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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