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Bots de Garra 181 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 25 losses; Elazar Shalit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 71 wins and 47 losses; Ivan Kamenev!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kamenev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shalit circles away.
Shalit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kamenev sprawls and moves away.
Kamenev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Shalit (0) vs (2) Kamenev
Shalit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kamenev's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shalit (2) vs (2) Kamenev
Kamenev managing to control the position.
Shalit tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamenev is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Shalit'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.
Kamenev keeping moving, preventing Shalit from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalit looking to sit in guard and control but Kamenev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shalit (2) vs (4) Kamenev
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit keeping full guard, as Kamenev tries to pass.
Kamenev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shalit has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kamenev has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (2) vs (7) Kamenev
Shalit is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalit has one of Kamenev's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Kamenev taking a breather here.
Shalit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kamenev off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Shalit (6) vs (7) Kamenev
Kamenev trying to control the hands but Shalit breaks the grip.
Kamenev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kamenev 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit avoiding Kamenev 's attempts to control his hands.
Shalit is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is really stuck here.
Kamenev trying to control the hands but Shalit won't let him.
Shalit trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Shalit is riding his opponent, not letting Kamenev buck him off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kamenev's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
I would not like to be Kamenev right now.
Shalit is hanging on to Kamenev's back as he tries to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to control his opponent's hands but Shalit gets his hands free.
Shalit working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You can see the frustration on Kamenev's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kamenev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kamenev is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Shalit.
Kamenev just trying to survive but Shalit is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit has the hooks in. Kamenev is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kamenev breaks Shalit's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shalit (6) vs (9) Kamenev
Kamenev trying to control but Shalit is working from the bottom.
Shalit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Shalit keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev being controlled here momentarily.
Kamenev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shalit keeping full guard, as Kamenev tries to pass.
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 nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shalit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kamenev manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shalit (8) vs (9) Kamenev
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kamenev holds on and takes a little breather.
Kamenev working a defensive guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is controlling Shalit's posture.
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamenev trying to control the position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
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.
Shalit wants to control from the top but Kamenev keeps moving.
Kamenev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shalit wants to control from the top but Kamenev keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev trying to control the position.
Shalit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamenev is keeping the position for now.
Kamenev wants to hit a sweep here but Shalit passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kamenev there! Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (11) vs (9) Kamenev
Shalit avoids the attempt from Kamenev to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shalit content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shalit takes the fight on points by 11 to 9.
Elazar Shalit thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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