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Bots de Garra 212 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 82 wins and 59 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 39 losses; Ian Laperierre!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laperierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Curls tries to counter by clinching up but Laperierre breaks away and moves out of range.
Laperierre has Curls up against the ropes in a clinch.
Laperierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Curls to keep the fight standing.
Laperierre is trying to pull guard but Curls has him pressed against the ropes.
Laperierre has clasped his hands together around Curls's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Curls (0) vs (4) Laperierre
Laperierre trying to control the action but Curls 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls is looking to regain half guard here but Laperierre keeps moving and retains side control.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Curls (0) vs (6) Laperierre
Laperierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Curls tries to hold on but Laperierre pushes him away.
Laperierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape.
Curls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laperierre looking to control but Curls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre 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 is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Curls is squirming around, avoiding Laperierre's attempts to control the action.
Curls can't escape the position.
Laperierre content just to control the position here.
Laperierre wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Laperierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre avoids the attempt from Curls to control.
Laperierre prevents Curls from getting the reversal.
Curls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laperierre tries to control but Curls wriggling away.
Laperierre is trying to take his opponent's back.
Laperierre controlling the pace for now.
Curls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laperierre looking to control but Curls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre controlling the pace for now.
Laperierre wants to control the pace but Curls is squirming around nicely.
Curls working to try and regain half guard.
We've been informed that Laperierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Laperierre wants to control the pace but Curls is squirming around nicely.
Curls wants to control but Laperierre is having none of it.
Laperierre looking to control but Curls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laperierre trying to control but Curls is having none of it.
Laperierre wants to control but instead Curls manages to regain half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre content to control rather than advance.
Curls wants to improve his position but Laperierre is controlling well.
Curls is working hard here to advance position.
Curls is staying active underneath Laperierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Curls trying to control here.
Laperierre trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom.
Laperierre trying to pass the guard but Curls defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to control from the bottom.
Laperierre wants to pass to mount but Curls is defending the position.
Laperierre stalling.
Curls is controlling Laperierre's trapped leg to prevent Laperierre from advancing to side control.
Laperierre is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Laperierre wants to pass the guard but Curls is defending well.
Laperierre trying to control the pace.
Laperierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Curls does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laperierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Curls gets full guard.
Laperierre is fighting to break Curls's control of his arms but Curls is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Laperierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laperierre wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laperierre looking to pass the guard.
Laperierre wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls has his hands on Laperierre's head, controlling the position.
Laperierre 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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Laperierre looking to sit in guard and control but Curls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (6) Laperierre
Curls wants to control from the top but Laperierre keeps moving.
Laperierre looking to control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Curls preventing the sweep.
Laperierre is trying to control the position but Curls postures up.
Curls content to stall in guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Laperierre, not yet.
Curls showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Curls wants to pass the guard but Laperierre is keeping the position.
Curls won't allow Laperierre to sweep him here.
Laperierre controls Curls momentarily but Curls frees himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Laperierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laperierre keeping full guard, as Curls tries to pass.
Laperierre pulls Curls in close to his closed guard and prevents Curls from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to hit a sweep here but Curls passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Laperierre there! Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (5) vs (6) Laperierre
Laperierre tries to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
Curls controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laperierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laperierre wins on points by 6 to 5.
Ian Laperierre thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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