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WP 63 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 43 wins and 25 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 46 losses; Strega Notturna!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kulik clinches up with Notturna and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kulik is working for takedown but Notturna is calmly controlling the position for now.
Notturna is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kulik to keep the fight standing.
Kulik jumps guard and drags Notturna to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kulik has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kulik keeping full guard, as Notturna tries to pass.
Kulik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Notturna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kulik seems keen to control Notturna's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Notturna controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kulik trying to control the position.
Kulik will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notturna is stalling in the full guard.
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 (0) Notturna
Notturna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kulik is one step ahead there.
Kulik wants to control from the top but Notturna keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kulik is fighting to break Notturna's control of his arms but Notturna is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kulik wants to pass the guard but Notturna is keeping the position.
Notturna is pulling down on Kulik's head to control his posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik won't allow Notturna to sweep him here.
Notturna looking to control.
Kulik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Notturna is keeping the position for now.
Kulik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Notturna is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to free his leg and advance position but Notturna is retaining full guard.
Kulik is working hard here to advance position.
Notturna looking to control.
Kulik wants to pass the guard but Notturna is keeping the position.
Notturna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulik passes Notturna's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kulik controlling the action here.
Kulik is stalling here. Notturna is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kulik seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Notturna has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kulik (2) vs (4) Notturna
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is looking to take a break and control but Kulik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Notturna taking a breather here.
Notturna laying and praying for a moment but Kulik takes advantage and regains half guard.
Notturna perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to pass to mount but Kulik is defending the position.
Notturna sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It looks like Notturna 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.
Kulik regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kulik trying to control the position here.
Notturna controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to sweep here but Notturna controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kulik is trying to control the position but Notturna postures up.
Kulik being controlled here, momentarily.
Kulik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Notturna manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kulik (4) vs (4) Notturna
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Notturna is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kulik (4) vs (6) Notturna
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kulik (6) vs (6) Notturna
Kulik is pressing down on Notturna's thigh, looking to free his foot. Notturna is holding on for now.
Kulik controlling the pace.
Notturna preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna tries to roll over but Kulik keeps him under control.
Notturna is positioning himself well to prevent Kulik advancing to mount.
Kulik is trying to control the action in half guard but Notturna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is trying to control but can't.
Notturna works his way to full guard. Good work.
Notturna has control of Kulik's left arm, preventing Kulik from doing any damage.
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 works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kulik wants to pass to mount but Notturna is defending the position.
Kulik sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is positioning himself well to prevent Kulik advancing to mount.
Notturna wants to control but Kulik is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Notturna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik trying to control from half guard but Notturna is working away.
Notturna won't allow Kulik to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Notturna is pressing down on Kulik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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 Notturna is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Notturna wins on points by 7 to 6.
Strega Notturna thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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