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CWC 297 - Lemieux vs Kakuto 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 33 losses; Mike Schultz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 13 losses; Eduardo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Vieira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vieira lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Schultz (0) vs (2) Vieira
Vieira wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Schultz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vieira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vieira looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira is still trying to improve position.
Schultz has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schultz trying to control the position.
Vieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Schultz is retaining full guard.
Schultz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (2) vs (2) Vieira
Vieira trying to control from the bottom.
Schultz is controlling the pace.
Vieira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira wants to improve his position but Schultz is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vieira tries to roll over but Schultz keeps him under control.
Schultz stalling.
Vieira wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vieira wants to hit a sweep here but Schultz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vieira there! Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (5) vs (2) Vieira
Schultz wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Schultz wants to control the pace but Vieira is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz controlling from mount.
Vieira working to try and regain half guard.
Vieira gets back to half guard.
Vieira gets back to full guard.
Our spies down at at The Jungle Room inform us that Vieira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Schultz from controlling successfully.
Vieira is trying to keep Schultz in close.
Vieira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (5) vs (4) Vieira
Vieira trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schultz pulls Vieira in to control the position.
Vieira pushes down on Schultz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schultz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vieira wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Vieira 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vieira advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (5) vs (7) Vieira
You can see the frustration on Schultz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vieira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schultz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vieira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is looking to reverse the position.
Schultz is working hard here to advance position.
Schultz regains half guard.
Vieira trying to control from half guard but Schultz is working away.
Schultz wants to control but Vieira is keeping busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking for a kimura but Schultz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vieira to get the leverage.
Schultz wants to improve his position but Vieira is controlling well.
Vieira slows the pace down in half guard.
Vieira wants to control but Schultz is keeping him busy.
Schultz is trying to get back to full guard.
Vieira wants to take a breather but Schultz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Schultz trying to control here.
Schultz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Vieira is working for a kimura but Schultz is defending it quite comfortably.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Vieira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vieira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schultz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schultz trying to control but Vieira postures up.
Schultz tries to get to full guard but Vieira has control of the leg.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is taking a breather. Schultz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vieira moves into full mount! Schultz won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (5) vs (10) Vieira
Vieira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schultz can't escape the position.
Schultz is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Vieira has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Schultz (5) vs (13) Vieira
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Schultz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vieira's guard. Nice work there by Schultz.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (7) vs (13) Vieira
Schultz postures up.
Vieira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schultz controls the pace.
Vieira keeping full guard, as Schultz tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vieira wins on points by 13 to 7.
A very excited looking Eduardo Vieira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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