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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kicklighter (ranked 847 p4p, 870 weight class) and Jack Phillips (ranked 119 p4p, 125 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicius Kicklighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Phillips!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicklighter throws a leg kick that misses.
Phillips fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kicklighter to the ground. Phillips is now in Kicklighter's guard.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Kicklighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips looking to sit in guard and control but Kicklighter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kicklighter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Phillips is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicklighter stands up from Phillips's guard - Kicklighter perhaps looking for a knockout.
Phillips is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kicklighter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phillips throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kicklighter was covering up waiting for the punch and Phillips finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kicklighter is adopting a defensive guard.
Kicklighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phillips throws a big right hand that misses.
Kicklighter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Phillips has his takedown stuffed
and Kicklighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Phillips defending well as Kicklighter loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Phillips on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Kicklighter. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.
Vinicius Kicklighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Phillips.
Kicklighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kicklighter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phillips closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Phillips lands in his opponent's guard.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Kicklighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phillips passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kicklighter regains half guard, as Phillips was trying to land strikes.
Kicklighter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Phillips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phillips controlling the action here.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to control. Kicklighter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phillips wants to advance to full mount but Kicklighter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Phillips passes into half guard.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phillips is keen to just control but Kicklighter is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phillips throwing shots but Kicklighter is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Phillips will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kicklighter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phillips somewhat.
Kicklighter thinks about countering with a body kick.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kicklighter swivels and escapes.
Kicklighter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kicklighter is defending against the submission attempts here by Phillips.
Phillips has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kicklighter manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kicklighter, under a barage of strikes from Phillips.
Kicklighter is defending against the submission attempts here by Phillips.
Jack Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phillips missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phillips is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kicklighter sees it coming and defends easily.
Phillips throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kicklighter to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control but Kicklighter is working from the bottom.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Kicklighter blocks nicely.
Phillips throws an elbow that misses. Kicklighter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phillips's guard. Nice move by Kicklighter!
Our spies down at at Cloud9 inform us that Phillips has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kicklighter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Phillips's guard.
Phillips working for a triangle but Kicklighter defends it easily.
Kicklighter stands up and waves to Phillips to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips with a poor takedown
and Kicklighter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinicius Kicklighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Phillips.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Kicklighter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kicklighter connects with a crisp jab.
Kicklighter stuffs the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Phillips blocks the leg kick.
Phillips closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kicklighter is looking to reverse the position.
Phillips throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kicklighter works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kicklighter is defending against the submission attempts here by Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control from half guard but Kicklighter is working away.
Kicklighter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phillips dives in and grabs Kicklighter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kicklighter pushes down on Phillips's head and hops out.
Kicklighter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phillips has a takedown stuffed.
Vinicius Kicklighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Phillips.
Phillips closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kicklighter to the mat! Kicklighter manages to get full guard.
Phillips looking to sit in guard and control but Kicklighter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicklighter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kicklighter takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown but Kicklighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Phillips's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phillips slips a straight right by Kicklighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter slaps away a takedown attempt from Phillips, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kicklighter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Phillips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kicklighter's waist but Kicklighter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phillips off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kicklighter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kicklighter.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kicklighter but Kicklighter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kicklighter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Phillips darts in looking for a takedown but Kicklighter gets double underhooks and turns Phillips into the cage.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Kicklighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kicklighter wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kicklighter.
Phillips shoots and misses
and Kicklighter counters with an inside leg kick.
Kicklighter is looking to slow Phillips down with leg kicks.
Phillips dives in and grabs Kicklighter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kicklighter pushes down on Phillips's head and hops out.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Kicklighter loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Kicklighter sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kicklighter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kicklighter circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phillips shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kicklighter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Kicklighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kicklighter seems keen to control Phillips's posture.
Phillips throws a strike but Kicklighter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kicklighter wants to stand and escape but instead Phillips has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phillips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phillips throws an elbow that misses. Kicklighter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phillips's guard. Nice move by Kicklighter!
Kicklighter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Phillips, up you get!
Phillips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicklighter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kicklighter.
Phillips has a takedown stuffed.
Kicklighter is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Kicklighter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phillips has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Phillips!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Phillips thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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