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TWGC 14 (265lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Richard Kuklinski and Hector Davis. Hector Davis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 3 losses; Richard Kuklinski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Hector Davis!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kuklinski gets caught napping as Davis dives in and scores a takedown. Kuklinski manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kuklinski (0) vs (2) Davis
Kuklinski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Kuklinski is keeping the position.
Kuklinski 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: Kuklinski (2) vs (2) Davis
Kuklinski wants to pass the guard but Davis is defending well.
Davis is not content to let Kuklinski control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Kuklinski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuklinski is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuklinski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuklinski is pressing down on Davis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Davis is holding on for now.
Kuklinski trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis trying to hold on to Kuklinski's head to control him but Kuklinski postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Kuklinski'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.
Davis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski wants to free his trapped foot but Davis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kuklinski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kuklinski wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Kuklinski trying to mount his opponent but Davis defends it.
Kuklinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davis defends it well.
Davis trying to control here.
Kuklinski seems to be looking for submissions.
Kuklinski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kuklinski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuklinski trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
Kuklinski wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Kuklinski is working for a kimura but Davis is defending it quite comfortably.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Davis won't allow Kuklinski to pass to mount.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Kuklinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuklinski is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuklinski to get the leverage.
Kuklinski is looking for submissions but instead, Davis has regained full guard.
Kuklinski wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Kuklinski wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Davis can't keep his opponent in guard - Kuklinski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Davis tries to roll over but Kuklinski keeps him under control.
Kuklinski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuklinski not doing much here.
Kuklinski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davis for as long as he can get away with.
Kuklinski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski tries to pass to full mount but Davis defends it.
Kuklinski is working for an americana but Davis has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Kuklinski was thinking about the submission.
Kuklinski wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis can't keep his opponent in guard - Kuklinski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kuklinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuklinski seems to be looking for submissions.
Davis trying to get back to full guard but Kuklinski takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kuklinski (5) vs (2) Davis
Kuklinski trying to control but Davis is having none of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski is really struggling to control Davis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kuklinski controlling his opponent.
Kuklinski wants to finish this one by submission but Davis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kuklinski.
Kuklinski tries to control but Davis wriggling away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski looking to secure an arm triangle but Davis defends it well.
Davis wants to control but Kuklinski is having none of it.
Kuklinski working for a guillotine from mount but Davis is in no mood to give up.
Kuklinski trying to control but Davis is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski fails to move to back control.
Davis is squirming around, avoiding Kuklinski's attempts to control the action.
Kuklinski looking to secure an arm triangle but Davis defends it well.
Kuklinski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Davis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Davis is looking to reverse the position.
Davis prevents Kuklinski from moving into mount.
Kuklinski is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuklinski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davis, who protects the arm well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuklinski happy to just control the position for now.
Kuklinski trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuklinski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Davis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuklinski takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Richard Kuklinski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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