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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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 4 losses; Cleetus Boone! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 39 losses; Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Boone closes the distance and clinches up with Shalit, looking for a takedown. Boone pushes Shalit against the ropes but Shalit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shalit feints the counter takedown.
Shalit closes the distance and clinches.
Shalit decides to pull guard.
Boone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shalit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shalit working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone wants to pass the guard but Shalit is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone is fighting to break Shalit's control of his arms but Shalit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shalit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shalit looking for a sweep. Not yet Shalit, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone content to stall in guard here.
Boone is fighting to break Shalit's control of his arms but Shalit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shalit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shalit pulls Boone in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shalit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shalit holds on and takes a little breather.
Shalit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boone controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone'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.
Shalit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shalit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shalit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shalit is trying to control the position 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shalit throws his legs up looking for a submission but Boone uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Boone (3) vs (0) Shalit
Shalit has one of Boone's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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 Boone is controlling the position.
Shalit prevents Boone from improving position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Shalit tries to bench press Boone off him but Boone keeps the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shalit being controlled for a moment.
Shalit can't do much from the bottom here.
Shalit sneaks back into half guard.
Boone is thwarting Shalit's attempts to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boone stalling.
Shalit is trying to control but can't.
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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shalit controlling the position for now.
Boone wants to take a breather but Shalit is having none of it.
Shalit won't allow Boone to pass to mount.
Boone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shalit trying to control but Boone postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Boone slows the pace down in half guard.
Shalit keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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.
Boone wants to free his trapped foot but Shalit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shalit trying to hold on to Boone's head to control him but Boone postures up.
Shalit tries to roll over but Boone keeps him under control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Boone wants to free his trapped foot but Shalit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boone works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Boone (6) vs (0) Shalit
Boone wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boone wants to control the pace but Shalit is squirming around nicely.
Shalit gets back to half guard.
Shalit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shalit trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boone takes the fight on points by 6 to 0.
A relieved looking Cleetus Boone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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