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CFC CG 717 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 9 losses; Barkeep Quark! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 13 losses; Jack Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quark is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Quark circles away and we're back to standing.
Quark 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.
Quark stuffs the takedown.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Quark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barkeep Quark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Phillips.
Quark fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Phillips to the ground. Quark is now in Phillips's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Quark (2) vs (0) Phillips
Quark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phillips is keeping the position for now.
Quark is working hard here to advance position.
Quark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quark being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quark stays in close to Phillips's body and controls the position.
Quark advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Quark (5) vs (0) Phillips
Quark happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips prevents Quark from moving into mount.
Quark is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark taking a breather here.
Quark working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quark 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 Phillips's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
Phillips stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Phillips is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Quark taking a breather here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to buck Quark off but Quark is having none of it.
The referee asks Quark politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Quark prefers to stall for the moment though.
Quark tries for a kimura but Phillips is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Quark wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
Quark takes a little break here. Phillips wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Phillips tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Quark tries to advance to mount but Phillips denies him.
Phillips tries to improve position but can't.
Phillips wants to control but Quark postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to escape the position but Quark is controlling the position.
Phillips is trying to get back to half guard.
Quark 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 Phillips's shoulder. That is not cool.
Phillips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
Quark staying calm.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phillips prevents Quark from moving into mount.
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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Phillips's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Phillips is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Quark controls the position.
Quark's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to control but Quark postures up.
Quark 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 Phillips's shoulder. That is not cool.
Quark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Phillips for as long as he can get away with.
Quark advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Quark (7) vs (0) Phillips
Quark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phillips is looking to escape.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Quark content just to control the position here.
Quark has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Quark fails to take his opponent's back.
Quark tries to control but Phillips wriggling away.
Phillips tries to hold on but Quark pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phillips is in all sorts of trouble here.
Phillips regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quark takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
Barkeep Quark seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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