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Bots de Garra 142 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 48 wins and 37 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 10 losses; Bráulio Etxeberria!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Curls shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (0) Etxeberria
Etxeberria wants to control but Curls is keeping busy.
Curls content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Etxeberria for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls is trying to control. Etxeberria wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Curls is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Curls is trying to control. Etxeberria wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Etxeberria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Curls content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria is refusing to be controlled, as Curls sits in half guard.
Curls trying to control the pace.
Etxeberria trying to control from the bottom.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Etxeberria's thigh. Etxeberria counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Curls is stalling in the full guard.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Etxeberria managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria being controlled here, momentarily.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curls is fighting to break Etxeberria's control of his arms but Etxeberria is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Etxeberria looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curls is one step ahead there.
Curls showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curls is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria controls Curls momentarily but Curls frees himself.
Curls passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (5) vs (0) Etxeberria
Etxeberria sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Curls is keen to just control but Etxeberria is a slippery customer.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria trying to hold on to Curls's head to control him but Curls postures up.
Etxeberria is looking to improve his position.
Curls has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (8) vs (0) Etxeberria
Curls looking to control and managing it successfully.
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 nine minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria regains half guard.
Curls takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Etxeberria wants to improve his position but Curls is controlling well.
Curls is thwarting Etxeberria's attempts to control the position.
Etxeberria is refusing to be controlled, as Curls sits in half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Etxeberria is pressing down on Curls's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Etxeberria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Etxeberria keeping full guard, as Curls tries to pass.
Etxeberria wants to control but Curls passes easily into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls not doing much here.
Curls has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (11) vs (0) Etxeberria
Etxeberria really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking to control but Etxeberria is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Etxeberria 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.
Etxeberria can't escape the position.
Curls controlling from mount.
Etxeberria is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Etxeberria is desperately trying to improve his position but Curls has a good base and remains in mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Curls is pressing down on Etxeberria's thigh, looking to free his foot. Etxeberria is holding on for now.
Etxeberria moves into full guard.
Etxeberria working a defensive guard here.
Curls is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria pulls Curls in close to his closed guard and prevents Curls from doing any damage or advancing position.
Etxeberria looking for a sweep. Not yet Etxeberria, not yet.
Curls forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls is thwarting Etxeberria's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 11 to 0.
Jerry Curls retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Jerry Curls, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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