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WP 55 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 39 wins and 22 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 60 losses; Billy Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kulik moves into the clinch.
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.
Turturro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kulik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turturro has Kulik pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kulik manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kulik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vasiliy Kulik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Turturro.
Turturro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kulik after a bit of a struggle.
Kulik has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Turturro uses from the top position.
Kulik wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kulik keeping full guard, as Turturro tries to pass.
Kulik controlling Turturro's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kulik holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to pass the guard but Kulik is keeping the position.
Turturro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turturro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Turturro looking to pass the guard.
Kulik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kulik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turturro is one step ahead there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulik controls Turturro momentarily but Turturro frees himself.
Kulik controlling Turturro's posture.
Kulik has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Turturro trying to control but Kulik is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik seems keen to control Turturro's posture.
Turturro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
My spies in Blacktalians MMA inform me that Turturro has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Turturro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kulik is keeping the position for now.
Kulik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turturro is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Turturro looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turturro controls the pace.
Kulik seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turturro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is fighting to break Kulik's control of his arms but Kulik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Turturro won't allow Kulik to sweep him here.
Kulik is trying to keep Turturro in close.
Turturro is fighting to break Kulik's control of his arms but Kulik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turturro is one step ahead there.
Kulik is working hard here to advance position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Turturro 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.
Kulik wants to improve his position but instead Turturro has moved into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to free his trapped foot but Kulik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kulik is trying to get back to full guard.
Turturro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kulik is looking to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Turturro is thwarting Kulik's attempts to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to get to full guard but Turturro has control of the leg.
Turturro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Turturro is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Turturro wins on points by 1 to 0.
A victorious Billy Turturro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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