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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Monkey Business (ranked 3512 p4p, 3331 weight class) and Phill Lips (ranked 136 p4p, 131 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Monkey Business has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Monkey Business seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid Muay Thai
Big heart
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Excellent MT
Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monkey Business!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phill Lips!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Business.
Lips clinches up against the cage.
Lips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Lips to work.
Business really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Business, pushing him back against the cage.
Business stalling.
Lips prevents Business from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Business prevents Lips from breaking the clinch.
Lips breaks from the clinch.
Lips tries to move into range but Business moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Business swats away the attempt to clinch by Lips.
It looked like Business was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Business has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lips breaks from the clinch.
Business gets a clinch.
Lips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Businesss head.
Lips manages to break the clinch.
Business keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lips is looking to clinch but Business is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Business looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Business tries to close the distance and clinch but Lips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lips lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Business goes down! The ref sends Lips to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Business is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Business.
Lips wants to clinch.
Lips swats away the attempt to clinch by Business.
Lips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Business can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Phill Lips should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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.
Lips moves into the clinch successfully.
Lips manages to break the clinch.
Lips cracks a nice hook into Business's ribs.
Business misses the shot to the body.
Lips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Business. Business obviously looking to wear him down.
Business forces Lips back against the cage and clinches.
Business is trying to push Lips away but Lips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Lips.
Lips stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lips clinches up with Business and pushes him back against the cage.
Business tries a body shot but Lips blocks it.
Business displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lips up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lips putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Business in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Business breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Business moves into range and clinches up with Lips.
Lips breaks from the clinch.
Lips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lips lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Business misses with a hook to the body
and Lips counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Business manages to avoid it.
Lips tries to clinch there but Business circles away.
Lips closes the distance and clinches.
Lips lands a shot to the body.
Lips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Business blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Business tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Business tries to clinch but Lips is having none of it.
Lips wants to counter with a clinch but Business pushes him away.
Business uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lips.
Business tries to clinch but Lips is having none of it.
Lips moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Lips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Business moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lips drives through and clinches with Business against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lips obliges.
Lips breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phill Lips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lips rushes Business and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Business is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Business scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Business blocks a head kick by Lips.
Business takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Business closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lips breaks the clinch.
Lips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Business lands with a nice body kick.
Lips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lips throws a head kick but Business moves out of range.
Lips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lips checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Business throws a head kick that Lips semi-blocks.
Business connects with the punch.
Business misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Business wants to slow Lips down by chopping away at his legs.
Lips is looking for the big counter here.
Business throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lips.
Phill Lips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Business gets tackled into the cage by Lips. Lips maintains the clinch.
Business avoiding damage as Lips throws knees to the body.
Business letting Lips take a breather here.
Business breaks from the clinch.
Business closes the distance but Lips moves to the side
enabling Lips to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Business moves into range and clinches up with Lips.
Business is stalling here.
Lips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monkey Business is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Business tries to clinch up but Lips circles away and keeps his distance.
Lips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Business clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Business.
Lips breaks the clinch.
Monkey Business has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phill Lips is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lips instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Monkey Business.
Well Lips 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phill Lips!
A very excited looking Phill Lips made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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