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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye misses with a series of wild punches.
Haye connects with a solid leg kick.
Haye lands a nice shot that snaps Phillips's head back.
It looks like Brett Phillips has been cut.
Phillips shoots in but Haye avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haye misses with a series of wild punches.
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haye counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haye.
Haye could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haye drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phillips working aggressively here.
Haye trying to land knees to the body.
Haye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips misses with a body shot.
Haye lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Haye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Phillips feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haye's calf.
Jab by Haye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a push kick but Haye slaps the foot to one side.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips wants to clinch but Haye slips to the side
and Haye counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Phillips is rocked!
Haye misses with a combination
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Haye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips tries to clinch but Haye moves away
and Haye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phillips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phillips takes one on the button.
Haye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haye is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haye is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Haye.
Phillips closes the distance but Haye moves to the side
and Haye counters with a straight right hand.
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can Haye finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Phillips seems to have recovered his senses.
Phillips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haye's waist but Haye gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phillips off to one side.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Haye has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phillips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phillips lands an elbow just above Haye 's eye.
Phillips is trying to break the clinch but Haye has him pressed against the cage.
Haye prevents Phillips from breaking the clinch.
Phillips wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haye has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Phillips is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haye.
Phillips tries to break the clinch but Haye is controlling the position.
Phillips tries to break the clinch but Haye is controlling the position.
Phillips wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phillips tries to break the clinch but Haye is controlling the position.
Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Haye keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Phillips.
Phillips wants to clinch but Haye slips to the side
enabling Haye to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Haye - just one landing.
Haye swinging wilding here.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Phillips darts in trying to clinch
and Haye counters with a two punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phillips.
Phillips wants to clinch
and Haye counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips looks to clinch
and Haye counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Phillips has Haye up against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips jumps guard and drags Haye to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Haye is looking to stand up but Phillips won't let him.
Phillips working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haye doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haye manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Phillips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Phillips's cut.
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 tries to clinch but Haye moves away
and Haye counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses
and Haye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Phillips.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Haye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips throws a sloppy head kick and Haye moves out of range easily.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haye counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haye misses the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillips tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
Haye lands an overhand right.
Phillips wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haye.
Phillips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haye moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Phillips throws a head kick that half lands.
Phillips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips wants to clinch but Haye slips to the side
and Haye counters with a two punch combo.
Phillips lands a high kick!
Haye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phillips on the side of the head.
Phillips misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Haye.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Haye moved out of range.
Phillips throws a lazy body kick
and Haye counters with a series of strikes. Phillips will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crunch! Phillips slams his shin into Haye's torso.
Phillips tries to clinch but Haye moves away
and Haye counters with a nice body kick.
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
David Haye is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips throws a series of strikes that have Haye backpedaling.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches.
Phillips is trying to break the clinch but Haye has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips can't break the clinch.
Phillips has a couple of punches blocked by Haye.
Phillips prevents Haye from breaking the clinch.
Haye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phillips has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips swings wildly with an uppercut but Haye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips wants to get back to striking at distance but Haye won't allow it.
Phillips wants to break free but Haye has control.
Haye trying to control the position but instead, Phillips has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haye into the cage.
Maybe Haye would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Phillips misses with the head strike.
Phillips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haye has him pressed against the cage.
Haye is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haye has had enough of the clinch but Phillips keeps him there for the moment.
Phillips tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Phillips tries to break the clinch but Haye is controlling the position.
Haye blocks an uppercut.
Haye wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phillips keeps control of Haye as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haye keeps control of Phillips as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phillips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phillips wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phillips tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haye just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phillips pulls guard successfully.
Haye stands up and waves to Phillips to follow him.
David Haye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haye attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Phillips's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Haye works over Phillips's head and body with a nice combination.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Haye saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David Haye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phillips looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haye throws a head kick that misses
and Phillips counters with a right hand to the body.
Haye gets a clinch.
Phillips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haye counters with a nice body shot.
Phillips closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haye counters by clinching up.
Phillips lands a damaging elbow.
Haye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haye blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haye blocks the elbow strike.
Phillips prevents Haye from breaking the clinch.
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Haye is blocking nicely.
Phillips wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Haye blocks with his arms.
Haye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phillips throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phillips.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haye.
Haye is trying to break free.
Haye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips darts in trying to clinch
and Haye counters with a series of strikes. Phillips will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two 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.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Haye circles away.
A head kick from Phillips lands but Haye takes it in his stride.
Haye lands a nice shot to the body.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haye counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haye.
Phillips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haye walks away with a smile on his face. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Phillips.
Haye clinches up with Phillips and pushes him back against the cage.
Haye leaning his opponent against the cage.
Phillips can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye swats away the attempt to clinch by Phillips.
Phillips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips tries to clinch but Haye moves away
and Haye counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haye is working the combinations to good effect here.
Phillips moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haye.
Phillips is trying to break free.
Phillips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haye has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips misses with the head strike.
Phillips is looking to break free of the clinch but Haye has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but Haye blocks it.
Knees to the body from Haye.
Haye breaks from the clinch.
Phillips tries to clinch up.
Haye throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a solid body kick.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haye was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Phillips takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phillips takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Haye to counter with a crisp jab.
Haye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Haye misses.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haye as he jumps to the side.
Haye stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Haye showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haye 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for David Haye!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for David Haye!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for David Haye!
David Haye wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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