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WP 79 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 103 wins and 85 losses; Tyrone Sparxx! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 32 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Sparxx fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sparxx.
Sparxx shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Sparxx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulik closes the distance and clinches.
Kulik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sparxx pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kulik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulik jumps guard and drags Sparxx to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sparxx slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik is looking to improve his position.
Kulik has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KFA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sparxx keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik is trying to get back to full guard.
Kulik trying to control here.
Sparxx takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kulik tries to roll over but Sparxx keeps him under control.
Sparxx tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kulik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kulik trying to control but Sparxx postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kulik is looking for a sweep. Sparxx is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kulik trying to control but Sparxx postures up.
Kulik holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sparxx's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sparxx is thwarting Kulik's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Sparxx seems content to control.
Sparxx is thwarting Kulik's attempts to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (3) vs (0) Kulik
Kulik is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Kulik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to buck Sparxx off but Sparxx is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulik being controlled for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to improve position but can't.
Sparxx has knee on belly momentarily but Kulik bucks him off and regains half guard.
Sparxx performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kulik wants to improve his position but Sparxx is controlling well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kulik is doing well to control the position and prevent Sparxx from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparxx performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is pressing down on Sparxx's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kulik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparxx manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (3) vs (2) Kulik
Sparxx is controlling Kulik's 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.
Kulik looking to pass the guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is controlling Kulik's posture.
Sparxx has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kulik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx wants to sweep here but Kulik controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Sparxx'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.
Kulik wants to control from the top but Sparxx keeps moving.
Kulik stopping the sweep attempt from Sparxx.
Kulik is fighting to break Sparxx's control of his arms but Sparxx is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx keeping moving, preventing Kulik from controlling successfully.
Sparxx tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kulik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparxx is keeping the position for now.
Sparxx pulls Kulik in close to prevent any damage.
Kulik won't allow Sparxx to sweep him here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is working hard here to advance position.
Kulik controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparxx takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Tyrone Sparxx 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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