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WP 84 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 55 wins and 34 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 54 wins and 55 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kulik rushes Wang and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kulik pulls his leg out and moves away.
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 clinches.
Wang turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wang manages to end up in side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Kulik (0) vs (4) Wang
Kulik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kulik wants to control but Wang postures up.
Wang tries to move to mount but Kulik blocks the move with his legs.
Kulik is being controlled here.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kulik keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang working away.
Wang controls the position.
Wang trying to control the action but Kulik is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik being controlled for a moment.
Wang tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kulik is not content to let Wang control the position.
Wang tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang controlling from side mount.
Wang trying to control the position but Kulik is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kulik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kulik prevents Wang from improving position.
Wang wants to take a breather but Kulik manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Wang.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kulik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wang preventing the sweep.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Kulik is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wang passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Kulik (0) vs (7) Wang
Wang trying to control the action but Kulik is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is looking to regain half guard here but Wang keeps moving and retains side control.
Wang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kulik keeps working.
Wang staying calm.
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 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 has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kulik (0) vs (9) Wang
Wang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kulik wants to control but Wang is having none of it.
Kulik tries to reverse the position but Wang maintains control.
Wang controlling the pace for now.
That's eight 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.
Kulik wants to hold on but Wang pushes him away.
Kulik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wang controlling his opponent.
Kulik is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kulik is looking to escape.
Wang wants to control but instead Kulik manages to regain half guard.
Wang stalling.
Wang is keen to just control but Kulik is a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Wang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wang is looking to pass Kulik's guard but actually Kulik recovers to full guard.
Kulik managing to control the position.
Kulik trying to keep a closed guard but Wang is proving a slippery customer.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulik is retaining full guard.
Kulik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wang is one step ahead there.
Wang's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kulik keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking to pass the 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 engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik trying to control the position.
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.
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 trying to keep a closed guard but Wang is proving a slippery customer.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
Wang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wang trying to control but Kulik is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Wang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wang pushing down on Kulik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kulik moves into full guard.
Wang 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang wins on points by 9 to 0.
Long Wang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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