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CFC CG 42 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 London, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 16 losses; Van Dyke Philbert! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 7 losses; Android Sixty Five!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sixty Five shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Philbert as he jumps to the side.
Sixty Five changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Philbert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Philbert (0) vs (4) Sixty Five
Philbert is looking to regain half guard here but Sixty Five keeps moving and retains side control.
Philbert is not content to let Sixty Five control the position.
Philbert prevents Sixty Five from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixty Five is staying tight to Philbert's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sixty Five wants to control but Philbert is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Philbert's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Philbert is letting Sixty Five control him for a moment.
Philbert tries to improve position but can't.
Philbert is working hard here to advance position.
Sixty Five working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philbert is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sixty Five taking a breather here.
Philbert is not content to let Sixty Five control the position.
Sixty Five wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Philbert, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philbert tries to improve position but can't.
Sixty Five tries to advance position but instead Philbert slips a leg back in to half guard.
Sixty Five is trying to control the action in half guard but Philbert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sixty Five works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Philbert (0) vs (7) Sixty Five
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sixty Five tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philbert tries to hold on but Sixty Five pushes him away.
Sixty Five content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Philbert working to try and regain half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sixty Five working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sixty Five avoids the attempt from Philbert to control.
Sixty Five tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Philbert looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Philbert (0) vs (10) Sixty Five
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five working for the choke.
Sixty Five slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Let's hope that Sixty Five 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 trying to control the action but Sixty Five just sinks the hooks in.
Philbert tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Philbert is trying desperately to improve position.
Sixty Five tries to control but Philbert wriggling away.
Philbert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sixty Five trying to control but Philbert is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sixty Five controlling from the full mount.
Sixty Five is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Philbert has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Philbert! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philbert (2) vs (10) Sixty Five
Sixty Five keeping moving, preventing Philbert from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Philbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sixty Five seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Philbert controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sixty Five is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Philbert has his hands clasped together but Sixty Five extends and breaks Philbert's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sixty Five.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Android Sixty Five!
A very excited looking Android Sixty Five 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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