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WP 68 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 45 wins and 28 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 50 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and William Gold.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Wang clinches up against the ropes.
Wang tightens his grip and picks Kulik up, before dumping him to the ground. Kulik manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kulik (0) vs (2) Wang
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kulik keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Wang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kulik managing to control the position.
Wang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
Wang controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kulik has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
Wang stays in close to Kulik's body and controls the position.
Kulik can't keep his opponent in guard - Wang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is looking to improve his position.
Kulik is refusing to be controlled, as Wang sits in half guard.
Wang trying to pass the guard but Kulik defending well.
Wang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kulik keeps working.
Wang not doing much here.
Wang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to pass to mount but Kulik is defending the position.
Wang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kulik tries to get to full guard but Wang has control of the leg.
Wang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Kulik is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kulik is looking to improve his position.
Wang passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (0) vs (5) Wang
Wang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wang controlling from mount.
More stalling from Wang.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Wang has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wang wants to control the pace but Kulik is squirming around nicely.
Kulik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kulik is looking to escape.
Wang controlling the position easily from mount.
Kulik is squirming around, avoiding Wang's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang controlling his opponent.
Kulik can't escape the position.
Wang controlling the pace for now.
Wang tries to control but Kulik wriggling away.
Kulik wants to control but Wang is having none of it.
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang controlling from the full mount.
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.
Kulik is squirming around, avoiding Wang's attempts to control the action.
Wang is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control but Kulik is having none of it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kulik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wang content just to control the position here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Wang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kulik is looking to escape.
Kulik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Well,Kulik is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Wang looking to control but Kulik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kulik is trying to escape the mount.
Kulik is squirming around, avoiding Wang's attempts to control the action.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to hold on but Wang postures up.
Kulik is desperately trying to improve his position but Wang has a good base and remains in mount.
Wang wants to control the pace but Kulik is squirming around nicely.
Wang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kulik haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wang is stalling here but it's allowed Kulik to get half guard.
Wang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Wang 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.
Wang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kulik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik wants to control but Wang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wang wants to take a breather but Kulik is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang wins on points by 5 to 0.
Our winner, Long Wang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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