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WP 131 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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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 102 wins and 68 losses; Bogdan Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 60 wins and 76 losses; Anthony Lavicci!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Kersikov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (0) Lavicci
Lavicci is looking for a sweep. Kersikov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lavicci is staying active underneath Kersikov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lavicci controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavicci trying to control here.
We've been hearing good reports from Kersikov'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.
Lavicci is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Lavicci controlling the position well.
Kersikov stalling.
Lavicci is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
Kersikov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lavicci knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kersikov is stalling here. Lavicci is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kersikov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lavicci has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kersikov (2) vs (4) Lavicci
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.
Kersikov prevents Lavicci from moving into mount.
Lavicci is looking to take a break and control but Kersikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Lavicci is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kersikov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kersikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T3#
Kersikov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lavicci is looking to advance position but Kersikov won't allow it.
Lavicci is keen to just control but Kersikov is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Lavicci is looking for a kimura here.
Kersikov controlling the position for now.#T4#
Lavicci is trying to control the action in half guard but Kersikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kersikov trying to control here.
Lavicci trying to mount his opponent but Kersikov defends it.
Lavicci is trying to control the action in half guard but Kersikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T5#
Kersikov won't allow Lavicci to pass to mount.
Lavicci is trying to control. Kersikov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lavicci is pressing down on Kersikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kersikov is holding on for now.
Lavicci trying to control from half guard but Kersikov is working away. #T6#
Lavicci wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is defending well.
Lavicci wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kersikov keeps working.
Lavicci is pressing down on Kersikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kersikov is holding on for now.
Lavicci is keen to just control but Kersikov is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Lavicci looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lavicci wants to take a breather but Kersikov is having none of it. #T7##SUB2#
Lavicci is looking for a kimura here.
Kersikov is in trouble now - Lavicci has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (2) vs (7) Lavicci#T8#
Kersikov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lavicci wants to take Kersikov's back here but Kersikov is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kersikov is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Lavicci moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Kersikov (2) vs (10) Lavicci
Kersikov prevents Lavicci from getting a body triangle.#T9##SUB2#
Lavicci has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kersikov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lavicci tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kersikov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kersikov is trying to get back to full guard.#T10#
Lavicci tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kersikov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kersikov is not content to let Lavicci control the position.#SUB2#
Lavicci is trying to work for a kimura but Kersikov is defending well.
Lavicci is looking to take a break and control but Kersikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lavicci might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kersikov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T11#
Lavicci has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (2) vs (13) Lavicci
Kersikov tries to hold on but Lavicci postures up.
Lavicci trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lavicci controlling the pace for now.
Lavicci can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kersikov is looking to escape. #T12#
Lavicci seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kersikov is holding on tight.
Lavicci trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lavicci avoids the attempt from Kersikov to control.
Lavicci moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Kersikov (2) vs (16) Lavicci#SUB2#
Lavicci has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #T13#
Lavicci tries to keep control of the position but Kersikov is staying busy.#SUB2#
Kersikov is trying to defend against the choke here but Lavicci has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Lavicci Tightens the hold and Kersikov taps out furiously! Lavicci displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anthony Lavicci!
Anthony Lavicci thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Co-main event
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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 67 wins and 50 losses; Tres Sulvar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 78 wins and 53 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Kulik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Sulvar (0) vs (4) Kulik
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.
Kulik taking a breather here.
Sulvar can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Sulvar's face as Kulik controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulvar is looking to reverse the position.
Kulik controlling the position. #T1#
Kulik is looking to take a break and control but Sulvar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kulik controls the position from side control.#T2#
Sulvar is looking for a sweep.
Sulvar is working hard here to advance position.
Kulik moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T3#
Kulik wants to control but Sulvar is keeping him busy.
Sulvar is looking to reverse the position.
Kulik controls the position.
Let's hope that Kulik 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.#T4#
Kulik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kulik trying to control the action but Sulvar is working from the bottom.
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.
Sulvar wants to control but Kulik postures up.
Kulik has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sulvar (0) vs (6) Kulik
Kulik wants to take his opponent's back but Sulvar doesn't allow it. #T5#
Sulvar looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Sulvar (0) vs (9) Kulik
Good control from Kulik.
Kulik tries to keep control of the position but Sulvar is staying busy.
Sulvar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kulik.
#T6#
Sulvar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kulik avoiding Sulvar 's attempts to control his hands. #T7#
Sulvar tries to escape but Kulik has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sulvar trying to control the action but Kulik just sinks the hooks in.
Kulik controlling well, preventing Sulvar from escaping the position.
Sulvar looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kulik.
Kulik has good solid back control here. #T8#
Kulik controlling well, preventing Sulvar from escaping the position.
Kulik really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sulvar.
Kulik is not going to allow Sulvar to sit and survive in this position. #T9#
Kulik doesn't have the hooks in and Sulvar manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (2) vs (9) Kulik
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kulik has his hands on Sulvar's head, controlling the position.
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.
Kulik keeps trying to improve his position.#T10#
Sulvar postures up.
Sulvar wants to pass the guard but Kulik is keeping the position.
Kulik controlling the position.
Kulik is trying to keep Sulvar in close.
#T11#
Kulik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kulik keeping full guard, as Sulvar tries to pass.
Kulik trying to control the position.
Kulik has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KFA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T12#
Sulvar tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulik is retaining full guard.
Kulik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sulvar manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (2) vs (11) Kulik
Sulvar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sulvar (4) vs (11) Kulik
Sulvar trying to control but Kulik is working from the bottom.
Kulik trying to keep a closed guard but Sulvar is proving a slippery customer.
#T13#
Sulvar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kulik holds on and takes a little breather.
Sulvar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T14#
Kulik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sulvar won't allow Kulik to sweep him here.
Sulvar tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulik is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kulik holds on and takes a little breather.
Sulvar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulik wins on points by 11 to 4.
A very excited looking Vasiliy Kulik made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Main event
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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 102 wins and 61 losses; Jackson Ramirez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 78 wins and 76 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Wang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ramirez quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ramirez (0) vs (2) Wang
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramirez keeps working.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Ramirez defends it.
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.
Ramirez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wang wants to control but Ramirez is keeping him busy.
Wang passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (0) vs (5) Wang
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wang controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Let's hope that Wang 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.#T1#
Ramirez wants to control but Wang is having none of it.
Ramirez is squirming around, avoiding Wang's attempts to control the action. #T2#
Wang controlling from the full mount.
Ramirez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (2) vs (5) Wang
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Average Judas Gym inform us that Wang has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Wang trying to control the position here.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
Wang trying to control the position.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Ramirez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ramirez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ramirez postures up.
Wang is controlling Ramirez's posture.
Wang is looking to sweep but instead, Ramirez has passed into half guard.
Wang trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ramirez manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (5) vs (5) Wang#T4#
Ramirez looking to control but Wang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ramirez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ramirez avoids the attempt from Wang to control.
Wang wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Ramirez (8) vs (5) Wang
Ramirez not allowing Wang to control his hands.
Ramirez keeps control of the position as Wang tries to break free.
Wang keeps trying to improve his position.#T5#
Wang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wang trying to control but not successfully.
Wang is really stuck here.
Ramirez has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Wang's body.
We've been hearing good reports from Ramirez'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.
Ramirez has the hooks in. Wang is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ramirez is trying to stick to Wang's back but Wang is turning into Ramirez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ramirez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wang. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (8) vs (7) Wang
Wang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wang passes Ramirez's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T6#
Wang controlling the action here.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Ramirez defends it.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramirez keeps working.
Wang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position.
Wang trying to control the action but Ramirez is working from the bottom. #T7#
Ramirez wants to control but Wang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wang trying to control from Ramirez's half guard. Ramirez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wang postures up.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T8#
Wang wants to pass the guard but Ramirez is keeping the position.
Wang stays in close to Ramirez's body and controls the position.
Wang passes Ramirez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ramirez is trying to maintain the position but Wang is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T9#
Wang is keen to just control but Ramirez is a slippery customer.
Wang passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (8) vs (10) Wang
Wang tries to control but Ramirez wriggling away.
Wang fails to take his opponent's back.
Wang controlling from the full mount.
It looks like Wang 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.#T10#
Wang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramirez is looking to escape.
Wang wants to control the action but instead Ramirez gets a body lock and reverses into Wang's guard! Nice work! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (10) vs (10) Wang
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wang holds on and takes a little breather.
Wang is continuing to stall.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang seems keen to control Ramirez's posture.#T11#
Ramirez pushes down on Wang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang trying to control the position here.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet. #T12#
Wang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wang wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ramirez is now in half guard.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.
Wang trying to control from the bottom.
Ramirez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wang tries to roll over but Ramirez keeps him under control.#T13#
Ramirez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wang is trying to control but can't.
Wang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wang trying to control here.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Ramirez has control of the leg.
Wang wants to control but Ramirez passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (13) vs (10) Wang#T14#
Wang struggling a bit here.
Wang is looking for a sweep.
Ramirez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wang's legs.
Wang tries to buck Ramirez off but Ramirez is having none of it.
Wang is trying to control Ramirez's posture but Ramirez avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramirez takes the fight on points by 13 to 10.
Jackson Ramirez retains his super heavyweight title!
Jackson Ramirez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Threads of Fate, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Long Wang had this to say: 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'. |
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