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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chip Pringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Pringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Phillips!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pringle throws a good cross that connects.
Nice sprawl there from Phillips as Pringle shoots in.
Pringle connects with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Phillips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pringle misses with a looping left.
Pringle tries to sprawl but Phillips drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pringle wants to control but Phillips is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phillips controlling the action here.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pringle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pringle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Phillips is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Phillips must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pringle is trying to keep Phillips in close.
Phillips throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pringle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pringle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phillips in his tracks.
Pringle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pringle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maxwell Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Phillips was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands a few punches from side control.
Phillips works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Phillips content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ground and pound from Phillips seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pringle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pringle can't do much from the bottom here.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pringle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pringle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips landing strikes.
Pringle can't do much from the bottom here.
Phillips trying to control the action but Pringle is working from the bottom.
Pringle is trying to improve his position.
Phillips in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Phillips working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phillips working the body and head with strikes.
Pringle is trying to control Phillips's posture but Phillips avoids it.
Pringle is trying to improve his position.
Pringle struggling a bit here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pringle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pringle's legs.
Pringle seems a little lost for a moment, as Phillips dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Phillips dominated that round.
That's time! Pringle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phillips closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pringle to the mat! Pringle manages to get full guard.
Pringle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Pringle keeps moving.
Pringle trying to keep a closed guard but Phillips is proving a slippery customer.
Phillips slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pringle wants to sweep here but Phillips controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips controlling from the top position.
Phillips's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pringle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pringle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Phillips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pringle trying to control the position.
Phillips with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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 doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pringle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pringle looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Phillips. Those never looked like landing.
Phillips takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phillips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phillips is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phillips gets a takedown into half guard.
Pringle is looking to improve his position.
Phillips throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips winds up and cracks Pringle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pringle gets full guard.
Pringle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phillips landing some decent shots from guard.
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pringle is keeping the position for now.
Phillips scoring with some ground and pound.
Pringle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Phillips controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pringle trying to keep a closed guard but Phillips is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Phillips throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
Phillips gets a takedown into half guard.
Phillips takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pringle gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pringle throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pringle tries to avoid it but Phillips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pringle to the ground. Pringle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phillips fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pringle to the ground. Phillips is now in Pringle's guard.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pringle is keeping the position for now.
Pringle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pringle trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pringle wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Phillips controlling Pringle's posture.
Pringle throwing strikes but missing.
Pringle throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phillips controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pringle is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Phillips gets a double leg takedown into Pringle's guard.
Phillips looking to pass the guard.
Pringle trying to control the position.
Phillips postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pringle controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Pringle is retaining full guard.
Phillips pushes down on Pringle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Phillips is looking to advance position but Pringle won't allow it.
Pringle is looking to control Phillips's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pringle avoid being mounted?
Pringle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pringle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pringle misses with an uppercut.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pringle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phillips.
It looked like Pringle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Phillips closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pringle to the mat! Pringle manages to get full guard.
Pringle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Phillips is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pringle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chip Pringle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phillips winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Phillips!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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