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CWC 298 - Stenberg vs Ottke 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 34 losses; Mike Schultz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 7 losses; Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Schultz stuffs the takedown.
Nickal scores with a takedown into Schultz's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Schultz (0) vs (2) Nickal
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Nickal stays in close to Schultz's body and controls the position.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schultz is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz is pulling down on Nickal's head. It's preventing any offense from Nickal, at least for the moment.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schultz 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.
Schultz is pulling down on Nickal's head. It's preventing any offense from Nickal, at least for the moment.
Schultz wants to hit a sweep here but Nickal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schultz there! Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (0) vs (5) Nickal
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz reaches up to try and control the position but Nickal seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Schultz rolls and tries to escape and now Nickal has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Schultz (0) vs (8) Nickal
Schultz tries to break free.
Schultz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You can see the frustration on Schultz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nickal is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal not allowing Schultz to control his hands.
Nickal keeps control of the position easily here as Schultz tries to buck him off.
Schultz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Schultz doesn't escape.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz turns into Nickal and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (2) vs (8) Nickal
Nickal being controlled here, momentarily.
Schultz content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Nickal has locked up a guillotine! Nickal's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Schultz is holding on here and Nickal must be using up a lot of energy. Schultz has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Nickal gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bo Nickal!
Our winner, Bo Nickal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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