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Bots de Garra 163 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 39 wins and 41 losses; Richard Anderson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 19 losses; Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shalit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Shalit manages to get underhooks.
Shalit successfully pulls guard.
Anderson postures up.
Shalit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (0) vs (2) Shalit
Anderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Shalit from controlling successfully.
Shalit wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalit is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shalit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit looking to pass the guard.
Shalit wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shalit trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Shalit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Shalit is proving a slippery customer.
Shalit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Shalit wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Shalit is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pulls Shalit in close to prevent any damage.
My spies in The House Of Pain inform me that Shalit has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalit content to stall in guard here.
Shalit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson has control of Shalit's left arm, preventing Shalit from doing any damage.
Shalit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Shalit trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shalit preventing the sweep.
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalit is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Shalit from controlling successfully.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shalit looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anderson (2) vs (2) Shalit
Shalit is trying to hold Anderson in close to prevent damage but Anderson has managed to pass into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit wants to get back to full guard but Anderson has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (5) vs (2) Shalit
Shalit can't escape the position.
Shalit wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shalit is looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Shalit is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Anderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Shalit has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Anderson's lack of action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Shalit tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Anderson not doing much here.
Shalit is trying to control but Anderson passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (8) vs (2) Shalit
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slows the pace down.
Shalit sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shalit is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shalit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shalit wants to get back to full guard.
Shalit moves into full guard.
Shalit looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Shalit keeps moving.
Shalit working a defensive guard but Anderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Anderson (11) vs (2) Shalit
Shalit struggling a bit here.
Anderson staying calm.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is trying to improve his position.
Anderson trying to control the action but Shalit is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shalit is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anderson is staying tight to Shalit's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Shalit is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shalit can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson takes the fight on points by 11 to 2.
An out of breath Richard Anderson 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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