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Stepping Stone 46 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 London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 8 losses; Ryoko Imaeda! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Van Dyke Philbert!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Imaeda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philbert tries to keep at a distance but Imaeda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Imaeda can't get the takedown.
Imaeda is fighting off a takedown attempt but Philbert is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Imaeda to the mat. Imaeda regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Imaeda (0) vs (2) Philbert
Philbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Philbert passes into half guard.
Philbert tries to pass the half guard into mount. Imaeda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Philbert wants to work for an arm triangle but Imaeda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Imaeda is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imaeda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Philbert looking to pass the guard.
Imaeda looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Philbert puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imaeda gets back to full guard.
Philbert preventing the sweep.
Imaeda can't keep his opponent in guard - Philbert advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Imaeda is looking to improve his position.
Philbert trying to control the action but Imaeda is working from the bottom.
Imaeda tries to get to full guard but Philbert has control of the leg.
Imaeda is working hard here to advance position.
Imaeda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Imaeda seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Imaeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Philbert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Imaeda trying to control the position.
Philbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Philbert is still trying to improve position.
Imaeda is trying to keep Philbert in close.
Philbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Imaeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imaeda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philbert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Imaeda is keeping the position for now.
Philbert won't allow Imaeda to sweep him here.
Philbert is looking to pass into half guard but Imaeda pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Imaeda is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Imaeda (2) vs (2) Philbert
Imaeda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Philbert's guard.
Philbert is not content to let Imaeda control the position.
Philbert controlling the position for now.
Imaeda is looking to take a break and control but Philbert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Philbert trying to control here.
Philbert wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philbert trying to control but Imaeda postures up.
Imaeda trying to control from half guard but Philbert is working away.
Imaeda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Imaeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Philbert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Imaeda frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Imaeda (5) vs (2) Philbert
Imaeda tries to control but Philbert wriggling away.
Imaeda jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Philbert manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Imaeda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Philbert is looking to reverse the position.
Imaeda is looking to take a break and control but Philbert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Imaeda swings around for an armbar but Philbert sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Imaeda's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Imaeda (5) vs (4) Philbert
Philbert trying to move into half guard but instead Imaeda has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Imaeda (7) vs (4) Philbert
Imaeda stopping the sweep attempt from Philbert.
Philbert keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imaeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Imaeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Philbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Philbert keeping full guard, as Imaeda tries to pass.
Imaeda passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Imaeda (10) vs (4) Philbert
Imaeda working away.
Philbert is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Imaeda off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Imaeda (10) vs (8) Philbert
Imaeda turns into Philbert and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Imaeda (12) vs (8) Philbert
Imaeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Philbert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Philbert is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Imaeda wants to control from the top but Philbert keeps moving.
Philbert is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Imaeda (12) vs (10) Philbert
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Philbert seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Imaeda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Imaeda tries to get to full guard but Philbert has control of the leg.
Philbert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Imaeda sees it coming and defends easily.
Imaeda manages to get to full guard.
Philbert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Philbert wants to control from the top but Imaeda keeps moving.
Philbert stopping the sweep attempt from Imaeda.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Philbert tries to free his leg and advance position but Imaeda is retaining full guard.
Imaeda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Imaeda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Philbert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Philbert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Imaeda keeping full guard, as Philbert tries to pass.
Imaeda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Philbert defends it easily.
Philbert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Imaeda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Philbert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Imaeda controls Philbert momentarily but Philbert frees himself.
Philbert slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Imaeda (12) vs (13) Philbert
Philbert tries for a kimura but Imaeda is defending well.
Imaeda struggling a bit here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Imaeda is looking for a sweep.
Philbert is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Imaeda has escaped the position, nice work there.
Philbert is looking to take a break and control but Imaeda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Imaeda is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Philbert is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Imaeda (12) vs (15) Philbert
Imaeda tries to hold on but Philbert pushes him away.
Imaeda is trying desperately to improve position.
Philbert controlling from the full mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Philbert's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Imaeda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Philbert controlling his opponent.
Imaeda is trying desperately to improve position.
Philbert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Imaeda is looking to escape.
Philbert looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Imaeda is looking to get to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Philbert controlling his opponent.
Imaeda tries to reverse the position but Philbert maintains control.
Imaeda regains half guard.
Imaeda tries to roll over but Philbert keeps him under control.
Imaeda moves into full guard.
Philbert pushing down on Imaeda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Philbert moves into full mount! Imaeda won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Imaeda (12) vs (18) Philbert
Imaeda stops Philbert from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Philbert sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Imaeda working to try and regain half guard.
Imaeda sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Philbert trying to pass the guard but Imaeda defending well.
Philbert is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Imaeda trying to control from the bottom.
Philbert works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Imaeda (12) vs (21) Philbert
Imaeda prevents Philbert from taking his back.
Imaeda sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Imaeda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Philbert content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Philbert preventing the sweep.
Imaeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philbert wins on points by 21 to 12.
An out of breath Van Dyke Philbert thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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