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WP 114 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 59 wins and 90 losses; Billy Turturro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 69 wins and 47 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kulik darts in and clinches Turturro up against the cage.
Kulik pulls guard successfully.
Turturro content to stall in guard here.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Kulik keeps moving.
Kulik has Turturro pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Turturro has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turturro (3) vs (0) Kulik
Turturro advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Turturro (5) vs (0) Kulik
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro wants to take Kulik's back here but Kulik is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Turturro content just to control the position here.
Kulik is looking to improve his position but Turturro isn't that keen on the idea.
Kulik wants to control but Turturro is having none of it.
Turturro 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.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Turturro is staying active.
Turturro controlling from mount.
Kulik stops Turturro from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turturro 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro fails to take his opponent's back.
Turturro is working hard here to advance position.
Turturro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kulik is looking to escape.
Kulik is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro controlling from mount.
Turturro is looking to work his way around to Kulik's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Turturro 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 five minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to lock up and control but Turturro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turturro controlling from the full mount.
Kulik is trying to escape the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to control but Turturro is having none of it.
Kulik tries to control Turturro's body but Turturro pushes him off. Kulik squirms to his side and now Turturro has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Turturro (8) vs (0) Kulik
Turturro is riding his opponent, not letting Kulik buck him off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Turturro go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kulik wants to control his opponent's hands but Turturro gets his hands free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turturro keeps control of the position easily here as Kulik tries to buck him off.
Turturro'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.
Kulik trying to control the hands but Turturro won't let him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is in bad spot here.
Turturro doesn't have the hooks in and Kulik manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turturro (8) vs (2) Kulik
Turturro has his foot on Kulik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kulik works his way back into a safe position though.
Turturro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turturro is adopting a defensive guard.
Kulik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is controlling Kulik's posture.
Turturro is trying to keep Kulik in close.
Kulik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turturro is keeping the position for now.
Kulik being controlled here momentarily.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turturro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kulik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Turturro trying to control the position.
Turturro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kulik is one step ahead there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kulik content to stall in guard here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro controlling the position.
Turturro looking for a sweep. Not yet Turturro, not yet.
Turturro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kulik forces his way into half guard.
Turturro won't allow Kulik to pass to mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to get back to full guard.
Kulik not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turturro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turturro wants to improve his position but Kulik is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turturro takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
An out of breath Billy Turturro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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