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WP 10 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 66 wins and 54 losses; Tyrone Sparxx! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 21 losses; Bogdan Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sparxx shoots in for a double leg but Kersikov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sparxx tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kersikov swivels and escapes.
Sparxx stuffs the takedown attempt from Kersikov. Kersikov gets slowly back to his feet.
Sparxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kersikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kersikov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kersikov showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sparxx (0) vs (2) Kersikov
Sparxx is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at House of 1000 Corpses, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (0) vs (5) Kersikov
Sparxx tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov looking to control but Sparxx is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kersikov controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sparxx to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Sparxx (0) vs (8) Kersikov
Sparxx is trying to break free.
Kersikov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Sparxx wants to escape the position.
Sparxx turns into Kersikov and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (2) vs (8) Kersikov
Kersikov being controlled here, momentarily.
Kersikov pulls Sparxx in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kersikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sparxx's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (2) vs (10) Kersikov
Sparxx controls Kersikov momentarily but Kersikov frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kersikov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kersikov trying to control but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
Sparxx isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kersikov stacks Sparxx on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kersikov! Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (2) vs (13) Kersikov
Sparxx is looking to regain half guard here but Kersikov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov gets to mount! Sparxx was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sparxx (2) vs (15) Kersikov
Kersikov controlling from mount.
Sparxx is trying to reverse the position but instead Kersikov has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Sparxx (2) vs (18) Kersikov
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx tries to break free.
Kersikov doesn't have the hooks in and Sparxx manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (4) vs (18) Kersikov
Sparxx slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sparxx trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov wants to sweep here but Sparxx controlling him for the moment.
Sparxx will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparxx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparxx being controlled here momentarily.
Sparxx is stalling in the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Sparxx is pushing down on Kersikov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kersikov is fighting to maintain full guard but Sparxx has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sparxx looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kersikov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sparxx is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx being controlled here momentarily.
Sparxx 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.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Sparxx from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Kersikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sparxx wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Sparxx looking to pass the guard.
Sparxx looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx pushing down on Kersikov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kersikov won't allow Sparxx to pass to mount.
Sparxx is looking to stall here but Kersikov recovers full guard.
Kersikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Sparxx content to stall in guard here.
Sparxx looking to sit in guard and control but Kersikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (4) vs (20) Kersikov
Kersikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sparxx has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kersikov has managed to get both his arms back between Sparxx's legs - danger averted.
Sparxx not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparxx has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kersikov is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sparxx. Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (4) vs (23) Kersikov
Sparxx regains half guard.
Kersikov is looking to take a break and control but Sparxx is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well,Sparxx is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Sparxx is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kersikov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kersikov has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (4) vs (26) Kersikov
Sparxx tries to reverse the position but Kersikov maintains control.
Sparxx slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sparxx wants to improve his position but Kersikov is controlling well.
Kersikov wants to take a breather but Sparxx is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kersikov jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (4) vs (29) Kersikov
Sparxx is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kersikov working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kersikov wins on points by 29 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Bogdan Kersikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tyrone Sparxx was interviewed post fight and said 'Taking a couple days off, and I'm back training my skillz'. |
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