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Bots de Garra 190 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 83 wins and 60 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 28 losses; Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Toehold darts in looking for a takedown but Shalit gets double underhooks and turns Toehold into the ropes.
Toehold decides to pull guard.
Toehold wants to sweep here but Shalit controlling him for the moment.
Toehold is pulling down on Shalit's head to control his posture.
Shalit tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold trying to control the position here.
Shalit stays in close to Toehold's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shalit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Shalit from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Shalit 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.
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Toehold pulls Shalit in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Toehold looking to control.
Shalit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shalit looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Toehold looking for a sweep. Not yet Toehold, not yet.
Shalit trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Shalit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Toehold is trying to keep Shalit in close.
Toehold pulls Shalit in close to prevent any damage.
Toehold is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (0) Shalit
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shalit trying to hold on to Toehold's head to control him but Toehold postures up.
Shalit gets full guard.
Toehold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shalit keeping moving, preventing Toehold from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is trying to control the position but Toehold postures up.
Toehold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shalit trying to keep a closed guard but Toehold is proving a slippery customer.
That's eight 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 seems keen to control Toehold's posture.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Shalit keeps moving.
Toehold postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Shalit keeps moving.
Shalit looking for a sweep. Not yet Shalit, not yet.
Toehold engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Toehold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shalit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toehold is stalling in the full guard.
Toehold stopping the sweep attempt from Shalit.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Shalit keeps moving.
Shalit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Toehold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shalit wants to control the position but Toehold says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Toehold takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shalit wants to control but Toehold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Toehold content to control rather than advance.
Shalit wants to control but Toehold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is controlling Toehold's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Shalit is trying to maintain the position but Toehold is very close to passing his half guard.
Shalit is looking to improve his position.
Shalit is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is trying to get back to full guard.
Toehold seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Toehold is looking to take a break and control but Shalit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
Tommy Toehold seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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