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WP 29 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 14 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 27 losses; Strega Notturna!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Notturna is defended easily by Kulik.
Kulik tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Notturna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Notturna has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kulik enables Notturna to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kulik manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kulik (0) vs (2) Notturna
Kulik keeping full guard, as Notturna tries to pass.
We've been hearing good reports from Kulik'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.
Notturna 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: Kulik (2) vs (2) Notturna
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Notturna throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Notturna keeping moving, preventing Kulik from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notturna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kulik will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Notturna has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Notturna isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kulik stacks Notturna 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 Kulik! Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (5) vs (2) Notturna
Who's going to make the next move?
Notturna wants to control but Kulik postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Notturna sneaks back into half guard.
Kulik is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Notturna tries to roll over but Kulik keeps him under control.
Notturna won't allow Kulik to pass to mount.
Notturna is looking to control Kulik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Notturna avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notturna tries to get to full guard but Kulik has control of the leg.
Kulik passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (8) vs (2) Notturna
Kulik prevents Notturna from getting the reversal.
Kulik wants to control the pace but Notturna is squirming around nicely.
Kulik prevents Notturna from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to control but Kulik is having none of it.
Notturna is working to get back to half guard.
Kulik trying to control but Notturna is having none of it.
Notturna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Notturna is squirming around, avoiding Kulik's attempts to control the action.
Notturna tries to hold on but Kulik postures up.
Notturna regains half guard.
Notturna tries to get to full guard but Kulik has control of the leg.
Notturna preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Notturna gets full guard.
Kulik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Notturna is looking for a triangle but Kulik pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Notturna is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kulik is aware though and is defending well.
Notturna is looking for a triangle but Kulik pushes his legs off easily.
Notturna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to control from the top but Notturna keeps moving.
Kulik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Notturna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Notturna is looking for a triangle here but Kulik uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (11) vs (2) Notturna
A lull in the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to control but Notturna is keeping him busy.
Notturna manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kulik's best efforts.
Kulik tries to pass the half guard into mount. Notturna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kulik is thwarting Notturna's attempts to control the position.
Notturna gets back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Notturna trying to control the position.
Notturna keeping moving, preventing Kulik from controlling successfully.
Notturna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Notturna keeping moving, preventing Kulik from controlling successfully.
Notturna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kulik is one step ahead there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to control from the top but Notturna keeps moving.
Notturna is trying to keep Kulik in close.
Kulik trying to control but Notturna is working from the bottom.
Notturna working a defensive guard here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik won't allow Notturna to sweep him here.
Kulik wants to control from the top but Notturna keeps moving.
Kulik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Notturna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kulik wants to control from the top but Notturna keeps moving.
Kulik won't allow Notturna to sweep him here.
Notturna working a defensive guard but Kulik manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (14) vs (2) Notturna
Notturna is trying to get back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is still trying to improve position.
Notturna is not content to let Kulik control the position.
Notturna can't do much from the bottom here.
Notturna manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kulik (14) vs (4) Notturna
Kulik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Notturna is working away from the top position though.
Notturna trying to control from half guard but Kulik is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to pass to mount but Kulik is defending the position.
Notturna 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.
Notturna slows the pace down in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to get to full guard but Notturna has control of the leg.
Notturna is thwarting Kulik's attempts to control the position.
Kulik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kulik.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Notturna trying to control but Kulik is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulik takes the fight on points by 14 to 4.
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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