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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paduwan has chosen Bitch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
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146 lbs
21 - 11 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Paduwan !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paduwan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ian Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paduwan throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paduwan circles away.
Phillips stuns Paduwan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paduwan cracks Phillips with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paduwan throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Phillips lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Paduwan misses.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paduwan moves away.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phillips slips a jab from Paduwan .
Phillips feints a jab promting Paduwan to slip. Phillips then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paduwan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips throws a body punch but Paduwan moves out of range.
Paduwan tries to clinch there but Phillips circles away.
Phillips takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Paduwan moves away and avoids it.
Paduwan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darth Paduwan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paduwan avoids it really well and circles away.
Phillips cracks Paduwan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Phillips defending well as Paduwan loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phillips lands with a straight right. Paduwan didn't see that one coming.
Paduwan misses with a looping left.
Paduwan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Phillips tries to keep at a distance but Paduwan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phillips lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paduwan after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paduwan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paduwan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phillips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Paduwan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paduwan clinches with his opponent.
Phillips throws a punch but it's blocked by Paduwan .
Phillips looking for a takedown.
Phillips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paduwan 's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phillips as Paduwan tries to tie him up.
Phillips is trying to break free.
Phillips drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paduwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phillips avoids it.
Phillips has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paduwan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paduwan missing with knees to the body.
Phillips blocks the elbow strike.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paduwan backwards.
Paduwan misses with a knee to the head.
Paduwan blocking some punches.
Paduwan tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips throws a punch but it's blocked by Paduwan .
Paduwan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paduwan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phillips drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paduwan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Paduwan is avoiding it.
Paduwan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paduwan .
It looks like Phillips has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Paduwan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Phillips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paduwan doesn't seem phased though.
Decent striking displayed by Paduwan there.
Phillips will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a low kick but Paduwan avoids it.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paduwan throws out the jab.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paduwan swats away the attempt to clinch by Phillips.
Paduwan misses with an uppercut.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Paduwan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phillips shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paduwan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips trying to control but Paduwan is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips stays in close to Paduwan 's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Paduwan .
Phillips blocks a jab.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Paduwan ducks right into an uppercut from Phillips.
Paduwan scores with a nice strike.
Phillips wants to clinch.
Donk. Phillips catches Paduwan right on the button with a cross.
Phillips fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paduwan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paduwan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paduwan is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Paduwan circles away and we're back to standing.
Paduwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Phillips slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Phillips.
Phillips connects with a single shot there.
Paduwan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Paduwan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Paduwan .
It looks like Ian Phillips has been cut.
Phillips connects with an inside leg kick.
Phillips moves out of range as Paduwan strikes.
Phillips sizes up Paduwan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Phillips does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phillips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paduwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phillips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paduwan , right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Paduwan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
Phillips trying to pass the guard but Paduwan defending well.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Paduwan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paduwan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips trying to control the action but Paduwan is working from the bottom.
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 Paduwan 's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phillips slips a nice elbow through Paduwan 's hands, connecting with Paduwan 's forehead.
Paduwan tries to get to full guard but Phillips has control of the leg.
Phillips not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Phillips lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Phillips seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips seems to be working for a kimura but Paduwan defends the submission attempt.
Phillips is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paduwan pushes Phillips off looking to stand but Phillips dives back in and keeps control.
Phillips is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ian Phillips's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paduwan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Paduwan .
Paduwan throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Paduwan slips under a jab.
Paduwan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paduwan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phillips avoiding damage as Paduwan throws knees to the body.
Paduwan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips has a couple of punches blocked by Paduwan .
Paduwan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phillips misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with the head strike.
Phillips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paduwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phillips avoids it.
Phillips can't get the takedown.
Phillips 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 Ian Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Phillips scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phillips changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paduwan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paduwan throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Paduwan moved out of range.
Phillips connects with a leg kick. Paduwan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Phillips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paduwan needs to keep his hands up - Phillips had a free shot at his head there.
Paduwan looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Phillips scores with a nice right hand.
Paduwan dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Darth Paduwan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paduwan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paduwan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phillips makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paduwan throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paduwan swats away the attempt to clinch by Phillips.
Phillips lands a leg kick that knocks Paduwan off balance momentarily.
Paduwan fails to land with a series of punches.
Paduwan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paduwan gets a clinch.
Paduwan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paduwan tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan lands a damaging elbow.
Paduwan stops a takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips is working for takedown but Paduwan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips throws a head punch that misses.
Paduwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paduwan throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Paduwan slips a jab from Phillips.
Paduwan lands an overhand right.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Phillips connects with an inside leg kick.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Paduwan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paduwan feints and then cracks Phillips's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phillips down.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Paduwan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paduwan wants to land a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paduwan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
Paduwan forces Phillips back against the cage and clinches.
Paduwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paduwan throws out a powerful jab.
Paduwan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ian Phillips is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips has managed to clinch.
Paduwan lands a good knee to the midsection. Phillips won't want to take too many of those.
Phillips on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paduwan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phillips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phillips misses with the head strike.
Phillips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paduwan pushes Phillips back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darth Paduwan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phillips goes for a takedown attempt but Paduwan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paduwan looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Paduwan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phillips has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Phillips!
Ian Phillips made sure to mention his sponsor, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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