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Bots de Garra 226 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 87 wins and 64 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 80 wins and 86 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fiachna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Darragh Fiachna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiachna closes the distance and clinches.
Curls wants the takedown. Fiachna is fighting it off but Curls persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fiachna's guard against the ropes. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (0) Fiachna
Fiachna is looking to sweep but instead, Curls has passed into half guard.
Fiachna tries to roll over but Curls keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls is trying to control the action in half guard but Fiachna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fiachna controlling the position for now.
Fiachna trying to control here.
Curls with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curls tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fiachna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fiachna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Curls is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fiachna wants to improve his position but Curls is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control but Curls postures up.
Fiachna tries to roll over but Curls keeps him under control.
Fiachna is trying to control but Curls passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (5) vs (0) Fiachna
Fiachna tries to buck Curls off but Curls is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiachna prevents Curls from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curls is trying to move to mount but Fiachna reverses beautifully and ends up in Curls's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (5) vs (2) Fiachna
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fiachna stands and throws Curls's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (5) vs (5) Fiachna
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curls is being controlled here.
Curls is not content to let Fiachna control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fiachna working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fiachna just content to control the position.
Curls is looking to reverse the position.
Fiachna wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controls the position from side control.
Fiachna wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controlling the position from side mount.
Fiachna trying to control the position but Curls is working away.
Curls is looking to reverse the position.
Fiachna goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Curls has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fiachna but great work by Curls. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Curls (9) vs (5) Fiachna
Curls has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Curls (11) vs (5) Fiachna
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fiachna tries to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
Fiachna tries to reverse the position but Curls maintains control.
Curls controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Curls looking to control but Fiachna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fiachna is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Fiachna is still trying to improve position.
Curls trying to control but Fiachna is having none of it.
Fiachna wants to hold on but Curls pushes him away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Curls controlling from the full mount.
Fiachna wants to control but Curls is having none of it.
Fiachna is working to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fiachna trying to hold on to Curls's head to control him but Curls postures up.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna is looking to control Curls's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiachna avoid being mounted?
Curls is trying to control. Fiachna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Curls trying to mount his opponent but Fiachna defends it.
Curls is thwarting Fiachna's attempts to control the position.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Curls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curls trying to control the pace.
Curls is looking to take a break and control but Fiachna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna trying to control here.
Curls controlling the action here.
Fiachna wants to control but Curls is keeping busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Curls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curls performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Curls pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 11 to 5.
After winning the bout, Jerry Curls thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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