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Bots de Garra 137 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 London, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 23 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 36 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Curls shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Clubber (0) vs (2) Curls
Curls trying to control the action but Clubber is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Curls seems content to control.
Clubber tries to get to full guard but Curls has control of the leg.
Clubber is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clubber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Curls trying to control the pace.
Clubber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Curls passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (0) vs (5) Curls
Curls wants to take his opponent's back but Clubber doesn't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls controlling his opponent.
Clubber wants to control but Curls is having none of it.
Curls controlling the pace for now.
Curls avoids the attempt from Clubber to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking to control but Clubber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clubber prevents Curls from taking his back.
Clubber has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Clubber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clubber has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Clubber (0) vs (8) Curls
Curls keeps control of the position as Clubber tries to break free.
Curls trying to control momentarily.
Clubber trying to control the action but Curls just sinks the hooks in.
Clubber controlling Curls 's hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls gets his hands free as Clubber looks to control.
Curls tries to keep control of the position but Clubber is staying busy.
Curls has good solid back control here.
Curls trying to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clubber wants to escape the position.
Curls is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Curls trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I would not like to be Clubber right now.
Curls is not going to allow Clubber to sit and survive in this position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking for a rear naked choke here but Clubber reverses the position brilliantly into Curls's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (2) vs (8) Curls
Curls is trying to hold Clubber in close to prevent damage but Clubber has managed to pass into half guard.
Clubber content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control but Clubber postures up.
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.
Clubber seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control but Clubber postures up.
Clubber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Curls is trying to control but can't.
Clubber passes into side control, despite Curls's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (5) vs (8) Curls
Curls is trying to control Clubber's posture but Clubber avoids it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to bench press Clubber off him but Clubber keeps the position.
Clubber controls the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
Curls wants to control but Clubber postures up.
Curls manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (5) vs (10) Curls
Clubber controlling the position well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls is controlling the pace.
Curls frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (5) vs (13) Curls
Clubber wants to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clubber wants to control but Curls is having none of it.
Clubber stops Curls from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber wants to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
Curls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clubber is looking to escape.
Curls controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clubber is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls wins on points by 13 to 5.
Jerry Curls is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jerry Curls thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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