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CFC CG Tokyo 4 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 13 losses; Radu Dracul! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 89 wins and 65 losses; Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kulik is trying to drag Dracul to the mat but Dracul just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dracul pulls guard.
Kulik tries to free his leg and advance position but Dracul is retaining full guard.
Dracul looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kulik passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dracul (0) vs (3) Kulik
You can see the frustration on Dracul's face as Kulik controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kulik gets to mount! Dracul was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Dracul (0) vs (5) Kulik
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik controlling from mount.
Dracul really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dracul manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kulik moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Dracul (0) vs (8) Kulik
Dracul is looking to regain half guard here but Kulik keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Dracul (0) vs (10) Kulik
Dracul is trying to reverse the position but instead Kulik has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Dracul (0) vs (13) Kulik
Kulik is not going to allow Dracul to sit and survive in this position.
Dracul tries to escape the position.
Kulik has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dracul's body.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul trying to control but not successfully.
Dracul rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dracul is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ZuccoTraining Ground, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dracul is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul is looking to get back to full guard here but Kulik has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Dracul (0) vs (16) Kulik
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Dracul gets back to half guard.
Kulik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dracul is looking to improve his position.
Kulik is controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dracul knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dracul controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulik stalling away here and it's allowed Dracul to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kulik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dracul swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dracul working a defensive guard but Kulik passes into half guard.
Kulik looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dracul trying to hold on to Kulik's head to control him but Kulik postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kulik in particular looking to stall.
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.
Dracul is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kulik jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Dracul (0) vs (19) Kulik
Kulik wants to control but Dracul is keeping him busy.
Dracul looks to move to half guard but instead Kulik has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Dracul (0) vs (21) Kulik
Kulik controlling from mount.
Dracul is trying to escape the mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dracul reaches up to try and control the position but Kulik seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Dracul rolls and tries to escape and now Kulik has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Dracul (0) vs (24) Kulik
Kulik is riding his opponent, not letting Dracul buck him off.
Let's hope that Kulik 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.
I really don't envy Dracul right now.
Kulik tries to get the hooks in deep but Dracul pushed the leg off.
Dracul trying to control the hands but Kulik breaks the grip.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to control but Dracul is keeping busy.
Dracul trying to control the hands but Kulik won't let him.
You can see the frustration on Dracul's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dracul wants to control his opponent's hands but Kulik gets his hands free.
Kulik has the hooks in. Dracul is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kulik controlling the position well here. Dracul rolled but Kulik kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Dracul right now.
Kulik biding his time, looking for the opening.
Dracul is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Dracul right now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is hanging on to Dracul's back as he tries to escape.
Kulik trying to control momentarily.
Dracul is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kulik.
Kulik is hanging on to Dracul's back as he tries to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is working hard here to advance position.
Dracul turns into Kulik and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dracul (2) vs (24) Kulik
Kulik pulls Dracul in close to his closed guard and prevents Dracul from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dracul stays in close to Kulik's body and controls the position.
Dracul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dracul wants to control from the top but Kulik keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik pulls Dracul in to control the position.
Dracul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dracul trying to move into half guard but instead Kulik has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dracul (2) vs (26) Kulik
Dracul has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kulik has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dracul (2) vs (29) Kulik
Kulik advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Dracul (2) vs (31) Kulik
Kulik controlling from the full mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kulik fails to take his opponent's back.
Dracul tries to hold on but Kulik pushes him away.
Kulik controlling from mount.
Kulik moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Dracul (2) vs (34) Kulik
You can see the frustration on Dracul's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik keeps control of the position easily here as Dracul tries to buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulik wins on points by 34 to 2.
An out of breath Vasiliy Kulik 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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