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Bots de Garra 218 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 44 wins and 43 losses; Elazar Shalit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 84 wins and 61 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Shalit shoots in but Curls avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curls is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shalit closes the distance and clinches.
Shalit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curls smiles and moves away.
Curls gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Shalit (2) vs (0) Curls
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalit 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.
Curls is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shalit trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Curls is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit 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: Shalit (2) vs (2) Curls
Shalit working a defensive guard here.
Curls looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shalit wants to sweep but no luck.
Curls controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shalit is trying to control the position but Curls postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls passes Shalit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Curls sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shalit is trying to get back to full guard.
Curls seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Curls is thwarting Shalit's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shalit gets full guard.
Shalit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Curls doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Curls manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shalit can't keep his opponent in guard - Curls advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Curls in particular looking to stall.
Curls tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shalit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Curls prevents Shalit from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shalit gets back to full guard.
Curls is stalling in the full guard.
Shalit working a defensive guard here.
Curls trying to control the position from guard on top but Shalit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shalit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Curls looking to sit in guard and control but Shalit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Shalit (4) vs (2) Curls
Shalit postures up.
Curls has his hands on Shalit's head, controlling the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Shalit trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curls controls Shalit momentarily but Shalit frees himself.
Shalit is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Curls is pulling down on Shalit's head to control his posture.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shalit 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 stopping the sweep attempt from Curls.
Shalit postures up.
Shalit wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shalit is fighting to break Curls's control of his arms but Curls is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Curls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shalit is one step ahead there.
Shalit 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 trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Curls is trying to keep Shalit in close.
Shalit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curls is keeping the position for now.
Shalit is working hard here to advance position.
Shalit content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shalit looking to pass the guard.
Curls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shalit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Curls's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Shalit has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Shalit (7) vs (2) Curls
Shalit trying to control but Curls is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shalit takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Elazar Shalit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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