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WP 56 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 39 wins and 23 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 27 losses; Gaston Juncker!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Juncker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juncker shoots in looking for a takedown but Kulik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Juncker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Juncker shoots in but Kulik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vasiliy Kulik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Juncker.
Kulik leaves Juncker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kulik changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kulik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juncker.
Kulik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Juncker.
Kulik takes the fight into the clinch.
Juncker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kulik gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kulik (2) vs (0) Juncker
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juncker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kulik controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juncker is controlling Kulik's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stopping the sweep attempt from Juncker.
Juncker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kulik controls the pace.
Kulik works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kulik will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kulik stalling.
Juncker gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kulik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kulik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juncker pulls Kulik in close to prevent any damage.
Kulik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kulik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kulik 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.
Kulik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juncker is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Juncker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kulik controls the pace.
Juncker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juncker is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kulik (2) vs (2) Juncker
Juncker won't allow Kulik to sweep him here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juncker controls the pace.
Juncker stopping the sweep attempt from Kulik.
Kulik seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Juncker wants to control from the top but Kulik keeps moving.
Juncker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking for a sweep. Not yet Kulik, not yet.
Kulik seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to control from the top but Kulik keeps moving.
Kulik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kulik wants to improve his position but instead Juncker has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juncker is thwarting Kulik's attempts to control the position.
Juncker trying to control the action but Kulik is working from the bottom.
Kulik is trying is best to control the position here.
Still in half guard, Juncker seems content to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kulik keeping hold of Juncker's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kulik works his way to full guard. Good work.
Juncker tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulik is retaining full guard.
Kulik is looking to sweep but instead, Juncker has passed into half guard.
Kulik works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker stopping the sweep attempt from Kulik.
Juncker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Juncker is fighting to break Kulik's control of his arms but Kulik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Juncker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juncker pushing down on Kulik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Juncker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kulik trying to control from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik has his hands clasped together around Juncker's back. He's all about the action.
Kulik is trying to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Juncker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Juncker not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Kulik is heads and Juncker is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Kulik takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
An out of breath Vasiliy Kulik thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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