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Bots de Garra 203 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 78 wins and 56 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 34 losses; Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shalit closes the distance and clinches.
Shalit pulls guard.
Curls postures up.
Curls seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shalit trying to keep a closed guard but Curls is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls controls from within his opponent's guard.
Curls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shalit is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Curls preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to control the position.
Curls showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shalit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shalit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Curls controls the pace.
Shalit pulls Curls in close to prevent any damage.
Shalit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shalit controls Curls momentarily but Curls frees himself.
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 five minutes gone in the round.
Curls is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shalit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Curls tries to free his leg and advance position but Shalit is retaining full guard.
Curls is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to control the position.
Curls is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shalit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Curls haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Curls stopping the sweep attempt from Shalit.
Curls trying to control but Shalit is working from the bottom.
Shalit wants to control but Curls passes easily into half guard.
Shalit is looking for a sweep. Curls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Curls seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shalit for as long as he can get away with.
Curls's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to control here.
Shalit wants to improve his position but Curls is controlling well.
Shalit wants to control but Curls is keeping busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Curls is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Curls is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shalit is just riding it out for now. Curls eventually gives up the hold.
Curls with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls continues to stall.
Shalit wants to get back to full guard.
Curls trying to control from half guard but Shalit is working away.
Shalit tries to get to full guard but Curls has control of the leg.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shalit wants to control but Curls is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Curls wants to pass the guard but Shalit is defending well.
Curls seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shalit is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is staying active underneath Curls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shalit wants to control but Curls is keeping busy.
Curls slows the pace down in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls is thwarting Shalit's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shalit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Curls gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Curls takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
An out of breath Jerry Curls thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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