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Bots de Garra 176 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 80 wins and 56 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 65 wins and 46 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Toehold looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (0) Curls
Toehold postures up.
Toehold 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.
Toehold stays in close to Curls's body and controls the position.
Curls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls is pulling down on Toehold's head to control his posture.
Toehold controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Curls is looking to sweep but instead, Toehold has passed into half guard.
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.
Toehold wants to pass the guard but Curls is defending well.
Curls gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toehold preventing the sweep.
Toehold postures up.
Toehold tries to free his leg and advance position but Curls is retaining full guard.
Curls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curls is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toehold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls controlling the position.
Toehold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Curls working a defensive guard but Toehold manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (5) vs (0) Curls
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curls is looking to regain half guard here but Toehold keeps moving and retains side control.
Curls tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Toehold (7) vs (0) Curls
Toehold controlling from mount.
Curls gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to pass the guard but Curls is defending well.
Curls is looking to get back to full guard here but Toehold has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (10) vs (0) Curls
Curls is looking for a sweep.
Toehold slows the pace down.
Curls tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toehold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toehold moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Curls is trying to work for a sweep but Toehold has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Toehold (12) vs (0) Curls
Toehold content just to control the position here.
Curls tries to hold on but Toehold pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Curls is in all sorts of trouble here.
Toehold can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape.
Curls slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Curls trying to get back to full guard but Toehold takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (15) vs (0) Curls
Curls keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls holds on for dear life, controlling Toehold's posture momentarily.
Toehold sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Curls is working to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Curls manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Curls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Curls keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to get to full guard but Toehold has control of the leg.
Toehold is looking to pass Curls's guard but actually Curls recovers to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold controlling from the top position.
Curls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Curls is still trying to improve position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls working a defensive guard here.
Toehold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curls has control of Toehold's left arm, preventing Toehold from doing any damage.
Curls looking for a sweep. Not yet Curls, not yet.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Toehold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
Toehold trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toehold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls controls Toehold momentarily but Toehold frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 15 to 0.
Tommy Toehold retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Tommy Toehold thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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