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NSC ADCC TRIALS 1 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mike Schultz (ranked 19207 p4p, 550 weight class) and Franky Yip (ranked 2094 p4p, 254 weight class). Franky Yip told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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 16 wins and 10 losses; Mike Schultz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Franky Yip!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yip instigates a clinch.
Schultz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schultz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Yip regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Schultz (2) vs (0) Yip
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 preventing the sweep.
Yip trying to control the position.
Yip looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yip has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Schultz 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 Yip. Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (5) vs (0) Yip
Yip is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz wants to control but Yip is keeping him busy.
Yip is trying to control Schultz's posture but Schultz avoids it.
Yip tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schultz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip is trying to control Schultz's posture but Schultz avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yip wants to control but Schultz postures up.
Schultz is looking to take a break and control but Yip is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz happy to just control the position for now.
Schultz working away.
Schultz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Yip's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schultz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yip has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yip is trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yip has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yip tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schultz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yip can't do much from the bottom here.
Yip looks to move to half guard but instead Schultz has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Schultz (7) vs (0) Yip
Yip bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (7) vs (2) Yip
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yip tries to free his leg and advance position but Schultz is retaining full guard.
Schultz controls Yip momentarily but Yip frees himself.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Yip from controlling successfully.
Yip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schultz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schultz is adopting a defensive guard.
Yip trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schultz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yip trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
Yip postures up.
Yip tries to free his leg and advance position but Schultz is retaining full guard.
Yip passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (7) vs (5) Yip
Yip advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Schultz (7) vs (7) Yip
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yip moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Schultz has worked his arm free - good work by Schultz!
Schultz can't do much from the bottom here.
Schultz stops Yip from passing to mount.
Yip swings around for an armbar but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yip's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (9) vs (7) Yip
Schultz looking to sit in guard and control but Yip gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (9) vs (9) Yip
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yip slips nicely into half guard.
Yip works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (9) vs (12) Yip
Schultz is trying desperately to improve position.
Yip goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Schultz turns into him and now he's in Yip's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schultz (11) vs (12) Yip
Yip keeping moving, preventing Schultz from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Schultz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yip has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schultz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schultz tries to free his leg and advance position but Yip is retaining full guard.
Yip is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yip looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schultz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Schultz is working for a kimura but Yip is defending it quite comfortably.
Schultz tries to pass to full mount but Yip defends it.
Schultz moves into full mount! Yip won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Schultz (14) vs (12) Yip
Yip is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schultz avoids the attempt from Yip to control.
Schultz wants to control the pace but Yip is squirming around nicely.
Schultz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Yip is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Yip and Schultz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yip is not content to let Schultz control the position.
Yip is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Schultz takes the fight on points by 14 to 12.
Mike Schultz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UnderGround Supplements, into his post fight interview. |
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