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CFC Tokyo 7 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 16 losses; Jack Phillips! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 14 losses; Jin Yi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Yi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Phillips to the mat! Phillips manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Phillips (0) vs (2) Yi
Yi tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
Phillips trying to control the position.
Phillips wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yi is now in half guard.
Well, if Yi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Yi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to get to full guard but Yi has control of the leg.
Phillips controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yi tries to pass to full mount but Phillips defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is controlling Yi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yi controlling the action here.
Yi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips controlling the position well.
Yi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Phillips knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yi controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yi in particular looking to stall.
Phillips wants to improve his position but Yi is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yi controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to maintain the position but Yi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Phillips wants to control but Yi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to pass to full mount but Phillips defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Yi 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.
Phillips is positioning himself well to prevent Yi advancing to mount.
Yi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yi works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Phillips (0) vs (5) Yi
Phillips tries to control Yi's body but Yi pushes him off. Phillips squirms to his side and now Yi has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Phillips (0) vs (8) Yi
Phillips is really stuck here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yi controlling the positon.
Yi is continuing to stall.
Phillips tries to break free.
I would not like to be Phillips right now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control the hands but Yi breaks the grip.
Yi biding his time, looking for the opening.
More stalling from Yi.
Phillips tries to escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Phillips right now.
Yi is hanging on to Phillips's back as he tries to escape.
Yi gets his hands free as Phillips looks to control.
Yi is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yi gets his hands free as Phillips looks to control.
Phillips is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Yi.
I really don't envy Phillips right now.
Yi controls the position.
Yi has the hooks in. Phillips is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Yi biding his time, looking for the opening.
Yi is hanging on to Phillips's back as he tries to escape.
Yi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Phillips's body.
Phillips rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Yi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yi is looking to advance position but Phillips won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Yi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yi wins on points by 8 to 0.
After winning the bout, Jin Yi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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