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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JF Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JF Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milo Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kennedy.
Phillips darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Phillips lands with a punch from half guard.
Kennedy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phillips is pressing down on Kennedy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kennedy is holding on for now.
Phillips throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Phillips missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kennedy is trying to control but can't.
Kennedy wants to improve his position but Phillips is controlling well.
Kennedy wants to control but Phillips is keeping busy.
Phillips working the head and body with strikes.
Phillips prevents Kennedy from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Phillips blocks a jab.
JF Kennedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Phillips.
Phillips lands with a nice body punch.
Kennedy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kennedy takes one on the button.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kennedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillips works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phillips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phillips fails to land the takedown.
Kennedy misses with a hook. Phillips ducked under it nicely.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phillips on the side of the head.
Kennedy misses with a hook.
Phillips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kennedy.
Phillips closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips prevents Kennedy from escaping the position.
Phillips working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kennedy is trying to control Phillips's posture but Phillips avoids it.
Kennedy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips working the head and body with strikes.
Phillips tries for a kimura but Kennedy is defending well.
Kennedy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kennedy is trying to improve his position.
Phillips scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kennedy to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is chipping away with strikes.
Phillips working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kennedy is trying to stand.
Kennedy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phillips on the ground.
Phillips wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is defending well.
Phillips sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kennedy defending well though.
Kennedy trying to control from the bottom.
Phillips is looking for a kimura but Kennedy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Phillips to get the leverage.
Phillips not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Phillips looks gassed!
Phillips looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kennedy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kennedy's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kennedy throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Kennedy throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.
Phillips tries to land a front kick but Kennedy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kennedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phillips missing with a left hand there. Kennedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A lazy body kick from Kennedy
and Phillips counters with a takedown into side control.
Kennedy can't do much from the bottom here.
Phillips landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Phillips cracks Kennedy with a big right hand but Kennedy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kennedy wants to get back to his feet but Phillips drags him back down.
Phillips working away.
Phillips is chipping away with strikes.
Phillips working the ground and pound.
Phillips scoring with punches from side control.
Phillips is working Kennedy over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips prevents Kennedy from escaping the position.
Phillips misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kennedy wants to get back to his feet.
Phillips lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Kennedy moved out of range nicely.
Kennedy throws a big shot that misses.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennedy throws out the jab.
Phillips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kennedy has time to react.
Phillips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kennedy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Phillips to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kennedy has momentary wrist control but Phillips slips an elbow through the middle.
Phillips throwing strikes but missing.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phillips throwing strikes but missing.
Phillips with a nice head shot there.
Kennedy trying to control the position.
Milo Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phillips landing with the ground and pound.
Phillips lands a couple of elbows.
Phillips working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kennedy's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Kennedy trying to control the position.
Kennedy pushes Phillips off and gets back to his feet.
Kennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phillips.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kennedy.
Phillips closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Phillips lands in his opponent's guard.
Kennedy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phillips is controlling him.
Phillips looking to pass the guard.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phillips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips won't allow Kennedy to get back to his feet.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Kennedy blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
JF Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kennedy but Kennedy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Kennedy does no damage.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Kennedy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
A swing and a miss from Phillips.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
JF Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
Kennedy misses with a jab to the body
and Phillips counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Phillips.
Kennedy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
Kennedy is looking for a sweep. Phillips is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kennedy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phillips is working away from the top position though.
Kennedy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Phillips is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Phillips prevents Kennedy from standing back up.
Kennedy wants to control but Phillips is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phillips scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Phillips connects with a nice short shot to Kennedy's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kennedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Phillips keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Phillips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phillips might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Phillips shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kennedy's guard.
Phillips landing some decent shots from guard.
Phillips working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kennedy's head.
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kennedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips throws a strike but Kennedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Phillips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennedy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Phillips throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Phillips throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Phillips is refusing to be controlled, as Kennedy sits in half guard.
Phillips misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kennedy wants to stand up but Phillips has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kennedy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phillips does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kennedy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phillips with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Phillips scores with a shot to the body.
Kennedy with a nice cross.
Kennedy tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips looks to throw the jab but Kennedy is out of range.
Kennedy tests Phillips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillips shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kennedy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Phillips is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Kennedy has wrist control.
Phillips lands a couple of digs.
Kennedy wants to get back to his feet but Phillips is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kennedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kennedy controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Phillips postures up in Kennedy's guard and throws a big left but Kennedy blocks it.
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kennedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kennedy throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
JF Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Kennedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kennedy takes one to the chin there.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Milo Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Phillips lands with a straight right. Kennedy didn't see that one coming.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kennedy throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Phillips lands a slapping body shot.
Phillips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kennedy momentarily.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Phillips perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Phillips is trying to control the action in half guard but Kennedy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kennedy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phillips has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Phillips!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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