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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 New York, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 42 losses; Alexander Mesquita! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 66 wins and 49 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Curls closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mesquita did well to prevent Curls getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mesquita (0) vs (2) Curls
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
Curls controlling the pace.
Mesquita is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Curls jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (0) vs (5) Curls
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mesquita (0) vs (7) Curls
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Mesquita (0) vs (10) Curls
Curls controls the action.
Curls trying to control.
Curls is hanging on to Mesquita's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is working hard here to advance position.
Mesquita is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Curls.
Curls doesn't have the hooks in and Mesquita manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (10) Curls
Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita has gone for a leg lock! Curls slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mesquita's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (12) Curls
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita 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.
Mesquita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Curls wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but Curls postures up.
Mesquita wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Curls is now in half guard.
Mesquita slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but Curls postures up.
Mesquita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Curls manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (4) vs (12) Curls
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
Mesquita trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Curls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Curls dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mesquita (4) vs (14) Curls
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Mesquita looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Curls puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is staying active underneath Curls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Curls is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mesquita trying to control from the bottom.
Mesquita is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Belmiro Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep. Curls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is staying active underneath Curls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mesquita won't allow Curls to pass to mount.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep. Curls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesquita keeps working.
Mesquita trying to control here.
Curls trying to mount his opponent but Mesquita defends it.
Mesquita manages to get to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Curls wants to pass to mount but Mesquita is defending the position.
Mesquita looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesquita keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (4) vs (17) Curls
Curls trying to control but Mesquita is having none of it.
Curls controlling the position easily from mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to reverse the position but Curls maintains control.
Mesquita is squirming around, avoiding Curls's attempts to control the action.
Mesquita keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mesquita is squirming around, avoiding Curls's attempts to control the action.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working to try and regain half guard.
Curls wants to control the pace but Mesquita is squirming around nicely.
Curls controlling the position easily from mount.
Curls tries to control but Mesquita wriggling away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working to try and regain half guard.
Curls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mesquita is looking to escape.
Mesquita can't escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is trying to escape the mount but Curls keeps good control and instead manages to take Mesquita's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Mesquita (4) vs (20) Curls
Curls is not going to allow Mesquita to sit and survive in this position.
Curls is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mesquita won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Curls off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jerry Curls!
A victorious Jerry Curls thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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