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WP 125 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 75 wins and 52 losses; Vasiliy Kulik! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 30 losses; Stoned Nelson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Nelson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kulik did well to prevent Nelson getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kulik (0) vs (2) Nelson
Kulik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nelson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nelson's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kulik (4) vs (2) Nelson
Nelson trying to control the hands but Kulik breaks the grip.
Nelson is really stuck here.
Kulik is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik has the hooks in. Nelson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kulik controls the action.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kulik biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kulik's arms.
Kulik controlling well, preventing Nelson from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Nelson is in bad spot here.
Nelson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kulik off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kulik controls the action.
Nelson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is riding his opponent, not letting Nelson buck him off.
Kulik'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.
Nelson tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Kulik has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Nelson is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vasiliy Kulik!
During a confident post fight interview, Vasiliy Kulik thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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