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Bots de Garra 162 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 17 wins and 15 losses; Gul Dukat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 59 wins and 42 losses; Jerry Curls! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dukat clinches up against the ropes.
Dukat has Curls pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dukat pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Curls tumbling to the mat - Dukat dives into Curls's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dukat (2) vs (0) Curls Dukat has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Curls being controlled here, momentarily. Dukat trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dukat won't allow Curls to sweep him here. Curls keeping full guard, as Dukat tries to pass.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Curls is trying to hold Dukat in close to prevent damage but Dukat has managed to pass into half guard.
Dukat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Dukat is keen to just control but Curls is a slippery customer. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Curls is trying to maintain the position but Dukat is very close to passing his half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Curls tries to roll over but Dukat keeps him under control. Dukat stalling. Dukat trying to control from half guard but Curls is working away. 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. Curls wants to control but Dukat is keeping busy.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Dukat prevents Curls from improving his position. Dukat is pressing down on Curls's thigh, looking to free his foot. Curls is holding on for now. Dukat trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom. Dukat is pressing down on Curls's thigh, looking to free his foot. Curls is holding on for now. Curls trying to hold on to Dukat's head to control him but Dukat postures up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Dukat sitting and controlling from the half guard. Curls wants to get back to full guard. Dukat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working. Curls trying to control here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Dukat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Dukat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dukat in particular looking to stall. 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. Curls trying to control from the bottom.
Dukat is keen to just control but Curls is a slippery customer. Dukat not doing much here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Curls is not content to let Dukat control the position. Dukat is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Dukat looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Dukat wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Curls has Dukat pulled in close to control his posture. Dukat wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving. Curls trying to control the position.
Dukat 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.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Dukat passes into half guard. Curls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dukat is working away from the top position though. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Dukat not doing much here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Dukat 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. Dukat works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dukat (5) vs (0) Curls Dukat takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Dukat trying to control but Curls is having none of it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/10.gif) That's ten minutes gone in the round. Curls sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Curls is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Curls is looking for a sweep. Dukat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Dukat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Dukat is thwarting Curls's attempts to control the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/11.gif) That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Dukat wants to advance to full mount but Curls doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Dukat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Curls is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Dukat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/12.gif) That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Dukat tries to free his leg and advance position but Curls is retaining full guard.
Curls working for submissions but it's allowed Dukat to get to half guard.
Dukat is controlling the pace.
Curls trying to hold on to Dukat's head to control him but Dukat postures up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/13.gif) That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Dukat controlling the action here. Dukat has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dukat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/14.gif) That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Curls is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dukat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dukat's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dukat (5) vs (4) Curls Curls is hanging on to Dukat's back as he tries to escape.
Curls tries to get the hooks in deep but Dukat pushed the leg off. You can see the frustration on Dukat's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Curls controlling from the back. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Curls tries to get the hooks in deep but Dukat pushed the leg off.
And that's the end of the fight! Dukat takes the fight on points by 5 to 4. A very excited looking Gul Dukat rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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