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WP 75 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 50 wins and 30 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 19 losses; Tyron Scott!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Kulik pushes him off.
Kulik clinches.
Kulik pulls guard.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Kulik is keeping the position.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scott preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik pulls Scott in to control the position.
Scott controlling from the top position.
Kulik controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Scott is fighting to break Kulik's control of his arms but Kulik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Scott preventing the sweep.
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.
Kulik pulls Scott in to control the position.
Kulik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Scott preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is trying to keep Scott in close.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kulik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kulik keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Scott controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott won't allow Kulik to sweep him here.
Kulik pulls Scott in to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kulik.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Scott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kulik is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
Kulik is pulling down on Scott's head to control his posture.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to hit a sweep here but Scott passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kulik there! Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (0) vs (3) Scott
Kulik wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Kulik is desperately trying to improve his position but Scott has a good base and remains in mount.
Kulik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kulik is trying desperately to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is working hard here to advance position.
Scott controlling the pace for now.
Scott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
My spies in Hammer House of Horror inform me that Scott has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kulik is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott controlling his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kulik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Scott 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 nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Kulik is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Kulik can't escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kulik tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.
Scott controlling his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Scott looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kulik is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More stalling from Scott.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott wins on points by 3 to 0.
A very excited looking Tyron Scott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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