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WP 89 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 57 wins and 37 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 53 losses; Anthony Lavicci!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kulik clinches with his opponent.
Lavicci drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kulik gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lavicci has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kulik is trying to keep an underhook but Lavicci manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kulik (0) vs (2) Lavicci
Kulik is looking to control Lavicci's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kulik avoid being mounted?
Lavicci is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kulik controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavicci is just content to waste time from the top position. Kulik takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavicci 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: Kulik (2) vs (2) Lavicci
Lavicci has control of Kulik's left arm, preventing Kulik from doing any damage.
Kulik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lavicci wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lavicci has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ground Zero Workout Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kulik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to pass the guard but Lavicci is keeping the position.
Kulik being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to pass the guard.
Lavicci keeping moving, preventing Kulik from controlling successfully.
Lavicci 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.
Lavicci keeping moving, preventing Kulik from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci being controlled here, momentarily.
Lavicci is trying to keep Kulik in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kulik stays in close to Lavicci's body and controls the position.
Kulik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kulik trying to control but Lavicci is working from the bottom.
Lavicci is trying to keep Kulik in close.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lavicci pulls Kulik in close to his closed guard and prevents Kulik from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kulik tries to free his leg and advance position but Lavicci is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci looking for a sweep. Not yet Lavicci, not yet.
Kulik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lavicci controlling Kulik's posture.
Kulik controlling from the top position.
Kulik seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lavicci for as long as he can get away with.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci trying to control the position here.
Lavicci working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lavicci looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lavicci is adopting a defensive guard.
Lavicci looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kulik is one step ahead there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kulik trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavicci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kulik continues to stall.
Kulik wants to control from the top but Lavicci keeps moving.
Lavicci wants to sweep here but Kulik controlling him for the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stays in close to Lavicci's body and controls the position.
Kulik trying to control but Lavicci is working from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lavicci swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lavicci is adopting a defensive guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kulik wants to pass the guard but Lavicci is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Kulik is heads and Lavicci is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Lavicci wins on points by 3 to 2.
A victorious Anthony Lavicci thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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