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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Kwong (ranked 1311 p4p, 1965 weight class) and Trevor Philips (ranked 191 p4p, 278 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kwasi Kwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trevor Philips!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips swinging wildly here.
Philips lands a nice shot that snaps Kwong's head back.
It looks like Kwasi Kwong has been cut.
Kwong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Philips dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Philips has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kwong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philips is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kwong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwong misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong lands with a right to the head.
Kwong tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
Kwong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philips can't get the takedown.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kwong on the inside.
Kwong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong effectively controlling the action here.
Philips lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kwong.
Kwong stalling.
Kwong working aggressively here.
Kwong can't find room to land a body shot as Philips controls the action.
Philips stalling in the clinch but Kwong improves position.
Philips is trying to break the clinch but Kwong has him pressed against the cage.
Philips working aggressively here.
Kwong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kwong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kwong misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kwong tries for a takedown but Philips manages to get underhooks.
Kwong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwong has a couple of punches blocked by Philips.
Kwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Philips stalls.
Philips trying to control the position but instead, Kwong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Philips into the cage.
Kwong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kwong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong can't find room to land a body shot as Philips controls the action.
Philips stalling.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kwong can't find room to land a body shot as Philips controls the action.
The referee calls for Kwong to work.
Kwong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Philips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwong goes for a takedown attempt but Philips pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kwong rushes Philips and presses him up against the cage.
Kwong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kwong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwong misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Kwong to work.
Kwong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwasi Kwong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Philips takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kwong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwasi Kwong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwasi Kwong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Philips misses with a looping left.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Kwong cracks Philips with a good jab.
Kwong wants to clinch up but Philips keeps it at a distance.
Philips throws a hook but Kwong avoids it easily.
As Philips tries to get set, Kwong tries to push him back and clinch up but Philips manages to avoid the attempt.
Philips misses with a two punch combination.
Philips scores with a nice head shot.
Kwong slips a straight right by Philips.
Kwong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Kwong moves away and avoids it.
Kwong moves away from the strike by Philips.
Kwong connects with a single shot there.
Kwong cracks Philips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Philips lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.
Kwong throws a lazy right hand but Philips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philips throws a lazy right hand but Kwong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips stops a takedown attempt from Kwong.
A head punch on the inside from Kwong fails to land.
Kwong slows down the pace here.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwong misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kwong swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwong taking a breather.
Kwong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philips can do to turn this around?
The referee calls for Philips to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Philips stalling in the clinch but Kwong improves position.
Kwong misses with a body punch.
Kwong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwong lands a nice shot to the body.
Philips is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Philips receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Philips is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kwong is keeping busy.
Kwong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kwong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Philips is defending well.
Kwong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philips misses with a knee strike.
Philips blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
Philips is trying to force a seperation but Kwong has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kwong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Kwong.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kwong for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kwong struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
Kwong working aggressively here.
Kwong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Philips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kwong has him pressed against the cage.
Kwong lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kwong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philips's brow.
Kwong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Philips is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwasi Kwong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kwong.
Philips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kwong fails to land.
Philips blocking some punches.
Philips is trying to maintain a safe position but Kwong gets an underhook and turns Philips into the cage.
Philips is pressed up against the cage. Kwong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Philips down to the mat. Philips avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kwong scores with a hook to the body. Philips takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwong.
Philips defending well as Kwong loads up on a big left hand.
Philips looks to land a right hand but Kwong moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Philips.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwong darts in and clinches Philips up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kwong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Philips taking a breather.
Kwasi Kwong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kwong tries to work over Philips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwasi Kwong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kwasi Kwong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Philips misses with an uppercut.
Philips takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kwong misses with a jab to the body
and Philips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Philips blocks a body shot from Kwong.
Kwong is stalling here.
Kwong scores with a shoulder strike.
Kwong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Philips pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kwong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kwong instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kwong controlling the action here for a moment.
Philips looking to throw knees to the head but Kwong is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philips blocks a body shot from Kwong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwong.
Philips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kwong throws a head punch that misses.
Philips is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kwong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Philips slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Philips's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Philips is trying to drag Kwong to the mat but Kwong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trevor Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwasi Kwong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips is trying to stall.
Philips throws an elbow but it misses.
Kwong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Philips stalling in the clinch.
Kwong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Kwong.
Philips throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kwong scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong slows down the pace here.
Kwong goes for a takedown attempt but Philips pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwasi Kwong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kwong swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Kwong cracks Philips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trevor Philips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Philips misses its intended target.
Kwong darts in and clinches Philips up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kwong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Philips prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Philips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kwong can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kwong trying to stall but Philips improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Kwong fails to land.
Kwong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Philips.
Philips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kwong is defending well for now.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philips blocks an uppercut.
Kwong slows down the pace here.
Kwong misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwasi Kwong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kwong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwasi Kwong!
Kwasi Kwong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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