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Bots de Garra 165 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 75 wins and 55 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 20 losses; Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Toehold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shalit is fending him off so far but Toehold persists. Nope, Shalit circles away and we're back to standing.
Shalit closes the distance and clinches.
Toehold pulls guard.
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toehold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toehold has control of Shalit's left arm, preventing Shalit from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
Shalit engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shalit won't allow Toehold to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalit wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Shalit looking to sit in guard and control but Toehold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (0) Shalit
Toehold postures up.
Shalit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toehold is one step ahead there.
Shalit has control of Toehold's left arm, preventing Toehold from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit looking to control.
Toehold stopping the sweep attempt from Shalit.
Shalit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shalit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Toehold wants to pass the guard but Shalit is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Toehold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shalit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Toehold has managed to get both his arms back between Shalit's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit pulls Toehold in to control the position.
Shalit looking for a sweep. Not yet Shalit, not yet.
Shalit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (2) Shalit
Shalit is trying to control the action in half guard but Toehold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toehold wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to pass the guard but Toehold defending well.
Toehold is looking to control Shalit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toehold avoid being mounted?
Shalit is trying to control the action in half guard but Toehold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shalit is trying for a kimura here. Toehold looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Shalit wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elazar Shalit!
A very excited looking Elazar Shalit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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