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WP 74 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 99 wins and 84 losses; Tyrone Sparxx! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 30 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kulik drives through with a takedown into Sparxx's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sparxx (0) vs (2) Kulik
Kulik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparxx controlling Kulik's posture.
Kulik stays in close to Sparxx's body and controls the position.
Kulik won't allow Sparxx to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparxx keeping moving, preventing Kulik from controlling successfully.
Kulik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik preventing the sweep.
Kulik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like Kulik might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sparxx's guard.
Sparxx tries to roll over but Kulik keeps him under control.
Sparxx wants to get back to full guard but Kulik has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (0) vs (5) Kulik
Sparxx is not content to let Kulik control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kulik taking a breather here.
Sparxx is trying to control Kulik's posture but Kulik avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik trying to control the action but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
Kulik advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sparxx (0) vs (7) Kulik
Sparxx is squirming around, avoiding Kulik's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is trying to escape the mount.
Sparxx is squirming around, avoiding Kulik's attempts to control the action.
Kulik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sparxx haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kulik controlling from mount.
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.
Sparxx tries to lock up and control but Kulik gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to control but Sparxx is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sparxx is working to get back to half guard.
Kulik content just to control the position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Sparxx's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kulik tries to control but Sparxx wriggling away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulik controlling from the full mount.
Kulik looking to control but Sparxx is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sparxx is trying to escape the mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to control but Sparxx is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kulik's lack of action.
Sparxx tries to roll over but Kulik keeps him under control.
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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is looking to advance position but Sparxx won't allow it.
Kulik content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sparxx is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is in trouble now - Kulik has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (0) vs (10) Kulik
Sparxx is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sparxx is squirming around, avoiding Kulik's attempts to control the action.
Sparxx regains half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stalling.
Kulik seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sparxx does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sparxx holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sparxx trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to control but Sparxx is keeping him busy.
Sparxx holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sparxx is looking to control Kulik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sparxx avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik is keen to just control but Sparxx is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulik wins on points by 10 to 0.
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.
Tyrone Sparxx was interviewed post fight and said 'Taking a couple days off, and I'm back training my skillz'. |
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