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Stepping Stone 58 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; Van Dyke Philbert! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Gabe Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Philbert counters with a takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Philbert (4) vs (0) Garcia
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Philbert wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Philbert's best efforts.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Philbert trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Philbert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia keeps trying to improve his position.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Philbert passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philbert trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
Philbert with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Philbert is working away from the top position though.
Garcia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Philbert (7) vs (0) Garcia
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Philbert gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philbert controlling from mount.
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcia tries to hold on but Philbert pushes him away.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garcia regains half guard.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is controlling Philbert's trapped leg to prevent Philbert from advancing to side control.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Philbert is controlling well.
Garcia trying to control here.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia is adopting a defensive guard.
Philbert trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Philbert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has Philbert pulled in close to control his posture.
Philbert won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Philbert's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philbert (7) vs (2) Garcia
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philbert has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Philbert's guard.
Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but Philbert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcia to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Philbert is having none of it.
Garcia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Philbert (7) vs (5) Garcia
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philbert keeps working.
Garcia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Philbert's shoulder. That is not cool.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philbert keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Philbert tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia tries to move to mount but Philbert blocks the move with his legs.
Philbert tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Score +2 for reaching mount: Philbert (7) vs (7) Garcia
Garcia goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Philbert turns into him and now he's in Garcia's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philbert (9) vs (7) Garcia
Philbert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philbert (9) vs (9) Garcia
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philbert is keeping the position for now.
Garcia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Philbert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Philbert (9) vs (12) Garcia
Philbert prevents Garcia from improving position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Philbert is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Philbert is being controlled here.
Garcia goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Philbert rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Garcia's guard! Nice work there by Philbert! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philbert (11) vs (12) Garcia
Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Philbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia wants to improve his position but instead Philbert has moved into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Philbert is working away from the top position though.
Philbert wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Let's hope that Garcia 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.
Philbert wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Philbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Philbert is controlling well.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Philbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Garcia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garcia managing to control the position.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Philbert's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philbert (11) vs (14) Garcia
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia content to stall in guard here.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Philbert.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philbert is keeping the position for now.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Philbert keeps moving.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Philbert is retaining full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Philbert keeps moving.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Philbert dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philbert (13) vs (14) Garcia
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Philbert is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garcia wins on points by 14 to 13. |
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