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WP 41 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 36 losses; Strega Notturna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 18 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kulik clinches with his opponent.
Kulik ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kulik no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Notturna looking to pass the guard.
Notturna forces his way into half guard.
Kulik has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KFA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Notturna wants to pass the guard but Kulik is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Notturna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kulik keeps working.
Kulik wants to control but Notturna is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Notturna is trying to work for a kimura but Kulik is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notturna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kulik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Notturna 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.
Notturna is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Notturna is trying to work for a kimura but Kulik is defending well.
Kulik gets back to full guard.
Notturna looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (0) vs (2) Kulik
Notturna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kulik looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kulik frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Notturna (0) vs (5) Kulik
Notturna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is working hard here to advance position.
Notturna tries to hold on but Kulik pushes him away.
Notturna is looking to improve his position but Kulik isn't that keen on the idea.
Notturna sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Notturna has a hand on Kulik's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kulik takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Notturna (0) vs (8) Kulik
Notturna has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Notturna (0) vs (11) Kulik
Notturna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Good control from Kulik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Notturna right now.
Notturna is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kulik.
Notturna turns into Kulik and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (2) vs (11) Kulik
Notturna not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kulik trying to keep a closed guard but Notturna is proving a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Notturna trying to control but Kulik is working from the bottom.
Notturna passes Kulik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Notturna trying to advance position but Kulik counters by regaining guard.
Notturna passes into half guard.
Notturna is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kulik defends it well.
Kulik wants to improve his position but Notturna is controlling well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Notturna looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Notturna wants to free his trapped foot but Kulik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Notturna is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik keeping moving, preventing Notturna from controlling successfully.
Notturna is really struggling to control Kulik but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kulik 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.
Kulik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Notturna is looking to pass into half guard but Kulik pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kulik is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (2) vs (13) Kulik
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Notturna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (4) vs (13) Kulik
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to get to full guard but Notturna has control of the leg.
Notturna is working for a kimura but Kulik is defending it quite comfortably.
Notturna is working for a submission of some sort.
Notturna wants to pass the guard but Kulik is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is working for a kimura here but Kulik manages to reverse the position and he's now in Notturna's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (4) vs (15) Kulik
Kulik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Notturna looking to control but Kulik passes into half guard.
Notturna tries to get to full guard but Kulik has control of the leg.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is trying is best to control the position here.
Kulik sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Notturna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kulik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Notturna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna controls Kulik momentarily but Kulik frees himself.
Notturna wants to improve his position but instead Kulik has moved into half guard.
Notturna is positioning himself well to prevent Kulik advancing to mount.
Kulik keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Kulik has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Notturna actively working from the bottom here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is trying to control but Kulik passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Notturna (4) vs (18) Kulik
Notturna is not content to let Kulik control the position.
Notturna is being controlled here.
Notturna is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kulik prevents Notturna from improving his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Notturna is looking to improve his position.
Kulik trying to control the pace.
Notturna is looking for a sweep. Kulik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Notturna is looking to control Kulik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Notturna avoid being mounted?
Notturna is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulik wins on points by 18 to 4.
An out of breath Vasiliy Kulik thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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