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Bots de Garra 104 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 30 wins and 27 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 28 losses; Jari Laitila!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Laitila takes the fight into the clinch.
Laitila is working for takedown but Curls is calmly controlling the position for now.
Laitila has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Curls is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Curls looking for a takedown.
Curls has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Laitila regains guard immediately. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (0) Laitila
Laitila looking for a sweep. Not yet Laitila, not yet.
Laitila wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Curls is now in half guard.
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laitila keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laitila won't allow Curls to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitila is staying active underneath Curls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laitila is trying to get back to full guard.
Laitila is staying active underneath Curls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laitila is looking to improve his position.
Curls tries to pass to full mount but Laitila defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is trying to get back to full guard.
Curls wants to work for an arm triangle but Laitila is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Laitila trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (5) vs (0) Laitila
Curls controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitila prevents Curls from taking his back.
Curls controlling from the full mount.
Curls trying to control but Laitila is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Curls is really struggling to control Laitila but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is trying to escape the mount.
Curls with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Laitila tries to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laitila is looking to escape.
Curls tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Curls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laitila is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Laitila is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laitila tries to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
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.
Laitila is squirming around, avoiding Curls's attempts to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Curls tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Curls avoids the attempt from Laitila to control.
Laitila sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laitila wants to improve his position but Curls is controlling well.
Laitila is trying is best to control the position here.
Curls is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Curls looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Curls not doing much here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laitila wants to control but Curls is keeping busy.
Laitila is looking for a sweep. Curls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Laitila is looking to improve his position.
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laitila keeps working.
Laitila is looking for a sweep. Curls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laitila keeps working.
Curls is thwarting Laitila's attempts to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (8) vs (0) Laitila
Laitila is looking to regain half guard here but Curls keeps moving and retains side control.
Laitila is not content to let Curls control the position.
Laitila has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Laitila is trying to improve his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls wants to control for a moment but Laitila uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Laitila is refusing to be controlled, as Curls sits in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls prevents Laitila from improving his position.
Curls trying to control the action but Laitila is working from the bottom.
Laitila wants to improve his position but Curls is controlling well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Curls is trying to control. Laitila wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laitila trying to control but Curls postures up.
Laitila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
After winning the bout, Jerry Curls 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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