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Bots de Garra 196 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 36 wins and 32 losses; Elazar Shalit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 33 losses; Ian Laperierre!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shalit feints and as Laperierre raises his hands in defense, Shalit changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Shalit (2) vs (0) Laperierre
Shalit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
Laperierre working a defensive guard here.
Laperierre 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: Shalit (2) vs (2) Laperierre
Laperierre wants to pass to mount but Shalit is defending the position.
Laperierre trying to control the pace.
Shalit trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre tries to pass to full mount but Shalit defends it.
Laperierre is keen to just control but Shalit is a slippery customer.
Laperierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre trying to mount his opponent but Shalit defends it.
Laperierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shalit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laperierre is working away from the top position though.
Laperierre is keen to just control but Shalit is a slippery customer.
Laperierre not doing much here.
Laperierre is looking to pass Shalit's guard but actually Shalit recovers to full guard.
Shalit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laperierre controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shalit is keeping the position for now.
Shalit is trying to keep Laperierre in close.
Laperierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shalit's guard.
Laperierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shalit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shalit is in trouble now - Laperierre has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (2) vs (5) Laperierre
Laperierre controlling from mount.
Laperierre tries to control but Shalit wriggling away.
Laperierre is looking to work his way around to Shalit's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Shalit is squirming around, avoiding Laperierre's attempts to control the action.
Laperierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Laperierre tries to control but Shalit wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shalit haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Laperierre controlling from mount.
Shalit 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: Shalit (2) vs (8) Laperierre
Laperierre tries to keep control of the position but Shalit is staying busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Laperierre controlling the positon.
Shalit looking very determined here, making life difficult for Laperierre.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laperierre wants to control the position but Shalit frees himself and scrambles - Laperierre manages to regain control in side control.
Laperierre happy to just control the position for now.
Shalit wants to control but Laperierre postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is looking to take a break and control but Shalit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Laperierre wants to control but Shalit is keeping him busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is being controlled here.
Shalit is holding Laperierre down, trying to stall.
Shalit is being controlled here.
Shalit prevents Laperierre from improving position.
Laperierre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is looking to take a break and control but Shalit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laperierre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Laperierre wants to control but Shalit is keeping him busy.
Laperierre working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is trying to escape the position but Laperierre is controlling the position.
Shalit is not content to let Laperierre control the position.
You can see the frustration on Shalit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shalit is trying to escape the position but Laperierre is controlling the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is trying to control Laperierre's posture but Laperierre avoids it.
Laperierre tries to advance position but instead Shalit slips a leg back in to half guard.
Shalit is refusing to be controlled, as Laperierre sits in half guard.
Laperierre is looking to advance position but Shalit won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Laperierre seems content to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit won't allow Laperierre to pass to mount.
Shalit wants to improve his position but Laperierre is controlling well.
Shalit won't allow Laperierre to pass to mount.
Laperierre trying to control the pace.
Laperierre uses his free foot to push down on Shalit's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shalit. Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (2) vs (11) Laperierre
Laperierre looking to control but Shalit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laperierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Laperierre trying to control but Shalit is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laperierre tries to control but Shalit wriggling away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've been informed that Laperierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Laperierre with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre controlling his opponent.
Shalit has given up his back. Will we see Laperierre going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Shalit (2) vs (14) Laperierre
Laperierre controls the action.
Shalit trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laperierre trying to control momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laperierre wins on points by 14 to 2.
Ian Laperierre 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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