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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 28 wins and 37 losses; Billy Turturro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 10 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kulik rushes Turturro and presses him up against the cage.
Kulik drags the fight down to the ground.
Turturro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turturro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kulik is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Turturro passes into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Turturro'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kulik keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro content to stall in guard here.
Kulik has Turturro pulled in close to control his posture.
Turturro trying to control but Kulik is working from the bottom.
Turturro wants to pass the guard but Kulik is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking to sit in guard and control but Kulik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turturro (0) vs (2) Kulik
Kulik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turturro is keeping the position for now.
Turturro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kulik is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro controls Kulik momentarily but Kulik frees himself.
Kulik looking to pass the guard.
Turturro has his hands on Kulik's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turturro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turturro is pulling down on Kulik's head. It's preventing any offense from Kulik, at least for the moment.
Kulik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turturro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turturro being controlled here, momentarily.
Kulik won't allow Turturro to sweep him here.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Turturro controls Kulik momentarily but Kulik frees himself.
Turturro controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kulik wants to pass the guard but Turturro is keeping the position.
Turturro is trying to keep Kulik in close.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kulik has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turturro (0) vs (5) Kulik
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turturro keeps working.
Turturro is being controlled here.
My spies in KFA inform me that Kulik has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Turturro is looking for a sweep.
Kulik trying to control the action but Turturro is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is trying to control Kulik's posture but Kulik avoids it.
Turturro is looking to reverse the position.
Turturro being controlled for a moment.
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.
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 nine minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to improve position but can't.
Kulik trying to control the action but Turturro is working from the bottom.
Turturro is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Turturro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kulik controls the position from side control.
Turturro is looking to reverse the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to control but Kulik postures up.
Turturro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turturro (2) vs (5) Kulik
Kulik trying to control but Turturro postures up.
Turturro is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Turturro looking to sit in guard and control but Kulik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turturro (2) vs (7) Kulik
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kulik trying to control but Turturro is working from the bottom.
Turturro pulls Kulik in close to his closed guard and prevents Kulik from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kulik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turturro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kulik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kulik is one step ahead there.
Turturro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kulik has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turturro (2) vs (10) Kulik
Turturro tries to buck Kulik off but Kulik is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turturro keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulik wins on points by 10 to 2.
Vasiliy Kulik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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