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TWGC 42 (185lbs, D3): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1 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 0 wins and 0 losses; Xander Philips! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joseph Dzhugashvili!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Philips clinches with his opponent.
Philips jumps into guard, dragging Dzhugashvili to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dzhugashvili tries to free his leg and advance position but Philips is retaining full guard.
Dzhugashvili has gone for a leg lock! Philips slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dzhugashvili's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (2) vs (0) Dzhugashvili
Philips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dzhugashvili really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Philips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Philips wants to control from the top but Dzhugashvili keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzhugashvili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Philips doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Philips manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dzhugashvili has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Philips has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Philips (5) vs (0) Dzhugashvili
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Philips (7) vs (0) Dzhugashvili
Philips looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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.
Philips is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dzhugashvili has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Philips will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Philips moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dzhugashvili has worked his arm free - good work by Dzhugashvili!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Philips (9) vs (0) Dzhugashvili
Philips goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dzhugashvili is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (9) vs (2) Dzhugashvili
Dzhugashvili has gone for a leg lock! Philips slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dzhugashvili's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (11) vs (2) Dzhugashvili
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzhugashvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Philips is pushing down on Dzhugashvili's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dzhugashvili is fighting to maintain full guard but Philips has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dzhugashvili is defending against the submission attempts here by Philips.
Philips is looking for a kimura but Dzhugashvili is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Philips to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dzhugashvili has managed to free his arm - good work.
Philips tries to pass to full mount but Dzhugashvili defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Philips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dzhugashvili defends it well.
Philips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dzhugashvili defends it well.
Philips sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Philips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dzhugashvili defends it well.
Philips not doing much here.
Philips is working for a kimura here but Dzhugashvili manages to reverse the position and he's now in Philips's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (11) vs (4) Dzhugashvili
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili being controlled here momentarily.
Dzhugashvili drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Philips manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dzhugashvili has Philips in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (13) vs (4) Dzhugashvili
Philips forces his way into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Philips wants to work for an arm triangle but Dzhugashvili is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Philips wants to work for an arm triangle but Dzhugashvili is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Philips wants to pass to mount but Dzhugashvili is defending the position.
Philips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dzhugashvili has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Philips seems to be looking for submissions.
Philips looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Philips is working for a kimura but Dzhugashvili is defending it quite comfortably.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili is not content to let Philips control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Philips is working for a submission of some sort.
Philips moves into full mount! Dzhugashvili won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Philips (16) vs (4) Dzhugashvili
Philips can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dzhugashvili is looking to escape.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Philips is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dzhugashvili has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dzhugashvili! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (16) vs (6) Dzhugashvili
Philips pulls Dzhugashvili in close to prevent any damage.
Dzhugashvili has gone for a leg lock! Philips slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dzhugashvili's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (18) vs (6) Dzhugashvili
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Philips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dzhugashvili being controlled here, momentarily.
Philips wants to control from the top but Dzhugashvili keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Philips drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dzhugashvili dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (18) vs (8) Dzhugashvili
Dzhugashvili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philips is keeping the position for now.
Dzhugashvili has gone for a leg lock! Philips slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dzhugashvili's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (20) vs (8) Dzhugashvili
Dzhugashvili looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Philips drops back looking for a leg! Dzhugashvili is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dzhugashvili manages to kick Philips off! Philips jumps back into Dzhugashvili's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philips takes the fight on points by 20 to 8.
A very excited looking Xander Philips rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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