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CFC CG 711 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 13 losses; Jin Yi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 86 wins and 59 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Yi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kulik quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Yi (2) vs (0) Kulik
Yi is working for a kimura but Kulik is defending it quite comfortably.
Yi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yi seems to be working for a kimura but Kulik defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Yi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi is looking for a kimura here.
Kulik trying to hold on to Yi's head to control him but Yi postures up.
Yi is working for a submission of some sort.
Yi wants to work for an arm triangle but Kulik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi seems to be working for a kimura but Kulik defends the submission attempt.
Yi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yi is looking for a kimura here.
Kulik moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kulik is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kulik has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (2) vs (2) Kulik
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kulik has picked Yi up and slammed him! Yi can't keep hold of the triangle and Kulik manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (2) vs (5) Kulik
Yi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kulik with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yi looking for submissions off his back.
Yi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kulik content to control rather than advance.
Yi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi looking for submissions off his back.
Yi is looking to get back to full guard here but Kulik has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (2) vs (8) Kulik
Yi prevents Kulik from moving into mount.
Yi tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kulik presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Yi (2) vs (10) Kulik
Kulik content just to control the position here.
Kulik tries to control but Yi wriggling away.
Yi prevents Kulik from taking his back.
Kulik controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yi regains half guard.
Kulik is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (2) vs (13) Kulik
Yi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kulik manages to capitalize on a mistake by Yi to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Yi (2) vs (16) Kulik
Yi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kulik tries to get the hooks in deep but Yi pushed the leg off.
Yi tries to escape the position.
What can Yi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Yi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yi rolls, trying to escape but Kulik keeps control of the position.
Yi is keeping busy.
Kulik is hanging on to Yi's back as he tries to escape.
Kulik is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yi is trying to break free.
Yi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to control but Yi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kulik is trying to control. Yi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yi looking for submissions off his back.
Yi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kulik in particular looking to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yi is trying to get back to full guard.
Kulik moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Yi. Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (2) vs (19) Kulik
Kulik wants to control but Yi is keeping him busy.
Yi is trying to improve his position.
Yi manages to get back to half guard.
Yi actively working from the bottom here.
Yi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kulik pulls his head out easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yi actively working from the bottom here.
Yi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yi is breathing heavily.
Yi looking for submissions off his back.
Kulik performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yi won't allow Kulik to pass to mount.
Kulik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to pass to full mount but Yi defends it.
Yi is looking for a sweep. Kulik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yi looking for submissions off his back.
Yi wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Kulik seems content to control.
Yi looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kulik pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (2) vs (22) Kulik
Kulik content just to control the position here.
Yi is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Yi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Yi looking for subs from the bottom but Kulik mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (2) vs (25) Kulik
Yi is trying desperately to improve position.
Kulik with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Yi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kulik's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kulik's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Yi (6) vs (25) Kulik
Yi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kulik defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Yi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yi is hanging on to Kulik's back as he tries to escape.
Yi is looking for a rear naked choke here but Kulik reverses the position brilliantly into Yi's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (6) vs (27) Kulik
Yi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kulik puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yi is in trouble now - Kulik has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (6) vs (30) Kulik
Kulik fails to move to back control.
Yi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Yi (6) vs (33) Kulik
Kulik keeps control of the position easily here as Yi tries to buck him off.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yi wants to escape the position.
Yi is working hard here to advance position.
Kulik trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Yi doesn't escape.
Yi tries to escape the position.
Good control from Kulik.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Yi breaks Kulik's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (8) vs (33) Kulik
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulik controls Yi momentarily but Yi frees himself.
Yi has gone for a leg lock! Kulik slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yi's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yi (8) vs (35) Kulik
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kulik is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yi. Score +3 for passing guard: Yi (8) vs (38) Kulik
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulik wins on points by 38 to 8.
Vasiliy Kulik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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