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Bots de Garra 177 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 11 wins and 21 losses; Felix Suarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 24 losses; Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shalit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Suarez quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Suarez (0) vs (2) Shalit
Suarez tries to roll over but Shalit keeps him under control.
Suarez trying to control but Shalit postures up.
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!
Suarez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (0) vs (5) Shalit
Suarez can't escape 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.
Shalit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shalit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suarez is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalit prevents Suarez from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit fails to move to back control.
Suarez regains half guard.
Suarez is holding on to half guard well.
Suarez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Suarez looking for submissions off his back.
Suarez tries to get to full guard but Shalit has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Suarez wants to improve his position but Shalit is controlling well.
Shalit is trying to control the action in half guard but Suarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard.
Suarez is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard.
Shalit slows the pace down in half guard.
Suarez trying to hold on to Shalit's head to control him but Shalit postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit slows the pace down in half guard.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard.
Suarez trying to control but Shalit postures up.
Shalit wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Suarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shalit postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalit tries to free his leg and advance position but Suarez is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shalit stopping the sweep attempt from Suarez.
Suarez trying to control the position.
Shalit trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Suarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit looking to sit in guard and control but Suarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (2) vs (5) Shalit
Shalit keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Suarez (5) vs (5) Shalit
Shalit trying to remain calm as Suarez controls from the top position.
Shalit stops Suarez from passing to mount.
Suarez trying to control the position but Shalit is working away.
Shalit wants to control but Suarez postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control the position but Shalit is working away.
Suarez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shalit's legs.
Suarez looking to control but instead Shalit has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Suarez trying to control from half guard but Shalit is working away.
Suarez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shalit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but Shalit defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suarez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Shalit's thigh. Shalit counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Suarez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shalit lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (5) vs (7) Shalit
Suarez controls Shalit momentarily but Shalit frees himself.
Suarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suarez has an active guard here but Shalit has managed to pass into half guard.
Suarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shalit's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Suarez (7) vs (7) Shalit
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suarez pushing down on Shalit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Suarez wants to take a breather but Shalit is having none of it.
Shalit is trying to maintain the position but Suarez is very close to passing his half guard.
Suarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Suarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Shalit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suarez controlling the action here.
Suarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is just content to waste time from the top position. Shalit takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shalit keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
Shalit keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Shalit is retaining full guard.
Shalit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is continuing to stall.
Suarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Suarez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shalit keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Shalit trying to keep a closed guard but Suarez is proving a slippery customer.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to pass the guard but Shalit is keeping the position.
Suarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shalit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shalit pulls Suarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Suarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Shalit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shalit controls Suarez momentarily but Suarez frees himself.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Shalit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez is looking to advance position but Shalit has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Suarez (7) vs (11) Shalit
Suarez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shalit wins on points by 11 to 7.
A relieved looking Elazar Shalit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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