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Bots de Garra 200 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 38 wins and 34 losses; Elazar Shalit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 80 wins and 47 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Schaubi darts in and clinches Shalit up against the ropes.
Schaubi drags the fight down to the ground.
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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Schaubi is retaining full guard.
Shalit stopping the sweep attempt from Schaubi.
Shalit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shalit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schaubi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaubi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaubi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shalit passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (3) vs (0) Schaubi
Shalit tries to advance to mount but can't.
Schaubi struggling a bit here.
Shalit trying to control the action but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Schaubi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shalit is working away from the top position though.
Shalit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schaubi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shalit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schaubi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Schaubi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schaubi is looking for a triangle but Shalit pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Shalit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schaubi controlling Shalit's posture.
Shalit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (6) vs (0) Schaubi
Shalit trying to control the position but Schaubi is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is looking to reverse the position.
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Schaubi gets back to half guard.
Schaubi tries to roll over but Shalit keeps him under control.
Shalit is keen to just control but Schaubi is a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shalit controlling the action here.
Schaubi 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.
Shalit is keen to just control but Schaubi is a slippery customer.
Schaubi is trying to control but can't.
Shalit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shalit passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (9) vs (0) Schaubi
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit working away.
Schaubi is looking for a sweep.
Schaubi controls the position for a moment.
Schaubi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to control the action but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schaubi trying to control but Shalit postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shalit prevents Schaubi from improving his position.
Shalit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schaubi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schaubi is controlling Shalit's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shalit prevents Schaubi from improving his position.
Shalit controlling the pace.
Schaubi wants to control but Shalit is keeping busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Shalit is staying active.
Schaubi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shalit pulls his head out easily.
Shalit trying to control from Schaubi's half guard. Schaubi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shalit trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Shalit postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shalit won't allow Schaubi to sweep him here.
Schaubi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shalit preventing the sweep.
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 twelve minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi keeping full guard, as Shalit tries to pass.
Schaubi wants to sweep here but Shalit controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schaubi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shalit (9) vs (2) Schaubi
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shalit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shalit is trying to keep Schaubi in close.
Schaubi trying to control but Shalit is working from the bottom.
Schaubi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shalit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schaubi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shalit takes the fight on points by 9 to 2.
A victorious Elazar Shalit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Abu Schaubi had this to say: 'Gawld dawg'. |
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