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Bots de Garra 188 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 120 wins and 81 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 28 losses; Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Shalit tries to clinch but Diesel moves out of range.
Shalit tries to close the distance and clinch but Diesel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shalit fails to land the takedown.
Shalit doesn't manage to clinch there - Diesel circles away.
Shalit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shalit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Diesel (0) vs (4) Shalit
Diesel is trying to improve his position.
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!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalit staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel is not content to let Shalit control the position.
Diesel is looking for a sweep.
Diesel is working hard here to advance position.
Shalit is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Diesel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to buck Shalit off but Shalit is having none of it.
Shalit trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Diesel tries to buck Shalit off but Shalit is having none of it.
Shalit trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit tries to advance to mount but Diesel denies him.
Diesel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shalit is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Shalit trying to control the position but Diesel is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to control but Shalit postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Diesel is looking for a sweep.
Diesel is not content to let Shalit control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shalit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diesel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diesel wants to control but Shalit postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit looking to control but instead Diesel has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Diesel controlling the position well.
Diesel wants to improve his position but Shalit is controlling well.
Diesel keeping control of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit wants to take a breather but Diesel is having none of it.
Shalit content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shalit trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
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.
Diesel keeping control of the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking for a sweep. Shalit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shalit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shalit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shalit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diesel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diesel is looking for a sweep. Shalit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shalit stalling away here and it's allowed Diesel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Diesel wants to sweep but no luck.
Shalit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Shalit from controlling successfully.
Shalit wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
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 preventing the sweep.
Shalit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diesel trying to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Shalit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shalit wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shalit forces his way into half guard.
Diesel is looking to control Shalit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diesel avoid being mounted?
Shalit trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Diesel wants to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shalit is working for a submission of some sort.
Shalit wants to take a breather but Diesel is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling the position well.
Shalit is trying to control the action in half guard but Diesel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diesel is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shalit controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shalit wins on points by 4 to 0.
Elazar Shalit thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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