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Bots de Garra 130 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 35 wins and 37 losses; Patty O'Reilly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 35 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Curls shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: O'Reilly (0) vs (2) Curls
O'Reilly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Curls defends it easily.
Curls is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Curls's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
O'Reilly looking for a guillotine here but Curls defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Reilly pulls Curls in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Reilly wants to control the position but Curls says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Curls is looking to advance position but O'Reilly won't allow it.
O'Reilly gets full guard.
O'Reilly keeping full guard, as Curls tries to pass.
Curls stays in close to O'Reilly's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Curls 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 two minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly has an active guard here but Curls has managed to pass into half guard.
O'Reilly trying to hold on to Curls's head to control him but Curls postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from O'Reilly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but O'Reilly keeps working.
Curls is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly is trying to maintain the position but Curls is very close to passing his half guard.
O'Reilly is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Curls seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O'Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Curls is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Curls is keen to just control but O'Reilly is a slippery customer.
O'Reilly actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Curls is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Curls looking to pass the guard.
Curls sitting in guard here, content to control.
O'Reilly keeping moving, preventing Curls from controlling successfully.
Curls showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control but O'Reilly is working from the bottom.
O'Reilly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curls wants to pass the guard but O'Reilly is keeping the position.
O'Reilly is trying to keep Curls in close.
O'Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Curls seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Curls.
O'Reilly throws his legs up looking for a submission but Curls uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: O'Reilly (0) vs (5) Curls
Curls content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly is looking for a sweep.
O'Reilly trying to control but Curls flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Score +3 for taking back: O'Reilly (0) vs (8) Curls
Curls trying to control.
O'Reilly is in bad spot here.
Curls biding his time, looking for the opening.
O'Reilly wants to escape the position.
O'Reilly looking very determined here, making life difficult for Curls.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly trying to control the position but Curls manages to sink in the hooks.
Curls is looking to control O'Reilly but O'Reilly is wriggling around and keeping busy.
O'Reilly turns into Curls and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: O'Reilly (2) vs (8) Curls
O'Reilly wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Curls has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O'Reilly wants to pass the guard but Curls is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Curls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curls is pulling down on O'Reilly's head. It's preventing any offense from O'Reilly, at least for the moment.
O'Reilly advances to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly is just content to waste time from the top position. Curls takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
O'Reilly passes Curls's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, O'Reilly seems content to control.
O'Reilly 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 wants to control but O'Reilly is keeping busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Curls tries to get to full guard but O'Reilly has control of the leg.
Curls is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O'Reilly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O'Reilly's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: O'Reilly (2) vs (12) Curls
Curls trying to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
O'Reilly tries to escape the position.
Curls tries to get the hooks in deep but O'Reilly pushed the leg off.
O'Reilly trying to control the action but Curls just sinks the hooks in.
Curls wants to control but O'Reilly is keeping busy.
O'Reilly tries to roll but Curls sticks to his back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to keep control of the position but O'Reilly is staying busy.
O'Reilly wants to escape the position.
O'Reilly prevents Curls from getting a body triangle.
O'Reilly trying to control the hands but Curls breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Curls's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
O'Reilly trying to control the hands but Curls won't let him.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls biding his time, looking for the opening.
O'Reilly can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O'Reilly trying to control the action but Curls just sinks the hooks in.
Curls trying to control momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls wins on points by 12 to 2.
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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