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Bots de Garra 124 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 23 losses; Alexander Mesquita! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 34 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Curls changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mesquita looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Mesquita (0) vs (4) Curls
Curls trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Curls might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mesquita haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mesquita's coaches at Belmiro Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Curls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Curls is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita prevents Curls from improving position.
Mesquita is looking to reverse the position.
Curls wants to take a breather but Mesquita manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Curls.
Mesquita has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Curls sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mesquita's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is concentrating on defense, preventing Curls from advancing position.
Still in half guard, Curls seems content to control.
Curls prevents Mesquita from improving his position.
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.
Mesquita is staying active underneath Curls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Curls seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Curls prevents Mesquita from improving his position.
Curls content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but Curls is controlling well.
Mesquita is refusing to be controlled, as Curls sits in half guard.
Mesquita tries to get to full guard but Curls has control of the leg.
Mesquita slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curls sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Curls wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita working a defensive guard but Curls manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (0) vs (7) Curls
Curls wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls happy to just control the position for now.
Curls trying to control the position but Mesquita is working away.
Mesquita manages to get back to half guard.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but Curls is controlling well.
Curls trying to mount his opponent but Mesquita defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (0) vs (10) Curls
Curls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mesquita is looking to escape.
Mesquita is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mesquita bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (10) Curls
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Curls wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curls wants to improve his position but instead Mesquita has moved into half guard.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Curls is defending well.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Curls still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Curls has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mesquita (2) vs (14) Curls
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesquita keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is trying to improve his position.
Curls staying calm.
Mesquita tries to bench press Curls off him but Curls keeps the position.
Curls trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Curls is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita is looking to regain half guard here but Curls keeps moving and retains side control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mesquita (2) vs (16) Curls
Mesquita is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mesquita manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Curls works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (2) vs (19) Curls
Mesquita tries to bench press Curls off him but Curls keeps the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
Curls trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Curls wants to control for a moment but Mesquita uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Mesquita is not content to let Curls control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita won't allow Curls to pass to mount.
Mesquita regains full guard. Nicely done.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well,Mesquita is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Curls is aware though and is defending well.
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but Curls pushes his legs off easily.
Curls preventing the sweep.
Curls content to stall in guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Curls is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mesquita. Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (2) vs (22) Curls
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Curls trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls wins on points by 22 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Jerry Curls thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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