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WP 66 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 54 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 27 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kulik moves in looking to clinch but Balkan pushes him off.
Balkan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Balkan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Balkan fails with a takedown attempt.
Boris Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balkan.
Kulik gets caught napping as Balkan dives in and scores a takedown. Kulik manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (0) Kulik
Kulik keeping full guard, as Balkan tries to pass.
Kulik has Balkan pulled in close to control his posture.
Kulik controls Balkan momentarily but Balkan frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik controlling the position.
Balkan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan preventing the sweep.
Balkan wants to pass the guard but Kulik is keeping the position.
Balkan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balkan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kulik is keeping the position for now.
Balkan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kulik is pulling down on Balkan's head to control his posture.
Kulik being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is trying to control the position but Balkan postures up.
Kulik is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Balkan tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulik is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan preventing the sweep.
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.
Balkan 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: Balkan (2) vs (2) Kulik
Balkan is trying to keep Kulik in close.
Kulik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kulik wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Balkan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kulik trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balkan is trying to keep Kulik in close.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik controlling from the top position.
Balkan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kulik manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (4) vs (2) Kulik
Balkan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Balkan wants to pass the guard but Kulik is keeping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik keeping moving, preventing Balkan from controlling successfully.
Balkan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kulik has Balkan pulled in close to control his posture.
Kulik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balkan controlling from the top position.
Kulik keeping moving, preventing Balkan from controlling successfully.
Kulik keeping full guard, as Balkan tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulik has his hands on Balkan's head, controlling the position.
Balkan is stalling in the full guard.
Kulik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kulik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Balkan controls the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Kulik keeps moving.
Balkan wants to pass the guard but Kulik is keeping the position.
Kulik controls Balkan momentarily but Balkan frees himself.
Kulik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balkan is one step ahead there.
Kulik wants to hit a sweep here but Balkan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kulik there! Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (7) vs (2) Kulik
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is squirming around, avoiding Balkan's attempts to control the action.
Balkan fails to take his opponent's back.
Balkan controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kulik tries to improve his position but Balkan has taken his back! Balkan has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Kulik tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Balkan pushes Kulik away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boris Balkan!
During a confident post fight interview, Boris Balkan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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