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CWC 281 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 13 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 28 losses; Mike Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Schultz slaps away a takedown attempt from Diesel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schultz feints the counter takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diesel darts in looking for a takedown but Schultz gets double underhooks and turns Diesel into the cage.
Diesel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schultz is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Diesel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel goes for a takedown attempt but Schultz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schultz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diesel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Schultz is in Diesel's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (0) vs (2) Schultz
Diesel keeping full guard, as Schultz tries to pass.
Diesel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schultz 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (2) Schultz
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel tries to free his leg and advance position but Schultz is retaining full guard.
Schultz is controlling Diesel's posture.
Schultz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diesel controls the pace.
Schultz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diesel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Schultz managing to control the position.
Diesel forces his way into half guard.
Schultz tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Diesel is stalling here. Schultz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Diesel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Schultz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Diesel (2) vs (6) Schultz
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diesel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diesel is trying to escape the position but Schultz is controlling the position.
Diesel tries to buck Schultz off but Schultz is having none of it.
Diesel is letting Schultz control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to buck Schultz off but Schultz is having none of it.
Diesel seems a little lost for a moment, as Schultz dominates the positioning.
Diesel wants to control but Schultz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schultz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diesel is looking for a sweep. Schultz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schultz trying to control the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking to control Schultz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diesel avoid being mounted?
Schultz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schultz prevents Diesel from improving his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schultz in particular looking to stall.
Diesel tries to get to full guard but Schultz has control of the leg.
Schultz controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Well, if Schultz 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.
Diesel trying to control here.
Diesel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schultz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diesel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schultz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schultz is looking to take a break and control but Diesel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diesel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to control.
Schultz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diesel has an active guard here but Schultz has managed to pass into half guard.
Diesel is looking for a sweep. Schultz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schultz stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Schultz 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.
Diesel is looking for a sweep. Schultz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schultz not doing much here.
Schultz is thwarting Diesel's attempts to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel moves into full guard.
Diesel seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Schultz 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.
Schultz looking to pass the guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Schultz trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Schultz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diesel trying to keep a closed guard but Schultz is proving a slippery customer.
Schultz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schultz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diesel tries to roll over but Schultz keeps him under control.
Diesel trying to control but Schultz postures up.
Diesel wants to improve his position but Schultz is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Schultz seems content to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking to improve his position.
Diesel is not content to let Schultz control the position.
Schultz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Schultz 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schultz wins on points by 6 to 2.
Mike Schultz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UnderGround Supplements, into his post fight interview. |
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