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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Yates (ranked 2170 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Daniel Daniel Philips (ranked 162 p4p, 232 weight class). Terrell Yates has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Daniel Philips!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates throws a body kick that misses.
Daniel Philips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daniel Philips momentarily.
Daniel Philips looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daniel Philips gets a clinch.
Yates slowing the pace effectively.
Daniel Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Philips lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel Philips lands a body shot.
Daniel Daniel Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates tries to keep at a distance but Daniel Philips has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniel Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Philips misses the shot to the body.
Daniel Philips takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel Philips.
Yates seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Daniel Philips moves into the clinch.
Daniel Philips breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Daniel Philips moves away and avoids it.
Daniel Philips moves into the clinch.
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yates pushes Daniel Philips back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates lands with a left to the head.
Daniel Philips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daniel Philips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Daniel Philips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniel Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yates just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daniel Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniel Philips moves in looking to clinch but Yates pushes him off.
Yates thumps Daniel Philips with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates looks for the body kick but Daniel Philips saw that one coming.
Daniel Philips clinches up against the cage.
Yates looking to slow down the pace here.
Yates wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniel Philips won't allow it.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but Yates holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniel Philips drops back down to his feet.
Daniel Philips manages to break the clinch.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Daniel Philips is looking to clinch.
Yates keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniel Philips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yates, pushing him back against the cage.
Daniel Philips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yates walks away with a smile on his face. Daniel Philips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terrell Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates is looking to counter punch.
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniel Philips on the side of the head.
Daniel Philips takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates looks for the body kick but Daniel Philips saw that one coming.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch
and Daniel Philips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniel Philips instigates a clinch.
Daniel Philips breaks from the clinch.
Daniel Philips checks a leg kick.
Daniel Philips wants to clinch up but Yates keeps it at a distance.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Daniel Philips blocks a head kick by Yates.
Yates cracks Daniel Philips with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Daniel Philips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yates walks away with a smile on his face. Daniel Philips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
Yates connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch up.
Daniel Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel Philips takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniel Philips drags the fight down to the ground.
Yates wants to stand but Daniel Philips has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daniel Philips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yates defends well.
Daniel Philips seems keen to control Yates's posture.
Yates wanted to stand there but Daniel Philips had control of the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yates doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yates manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniel Philips has a closed guard, preventing Yates from standing up.
Yates avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yates has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daniel Philips is proving hard to escape from.
Yates stands up and waves to Daniel Philips to follow him.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel Philips moves away.
Daniel Philips moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniel Philips breaks the clinch.
Daniel Philips is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yates rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniel Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniel Philips moves to clinch but Yates breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yates.
Daniel Philips breaks the clinch.
Daniel Philips swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yates counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Daniel Philips.
Yates connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Yates misses.
Yates throws a hook but Daniel Philips blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch up but Yates circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniel Philips jabs Yates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniel Philips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Yates thumps Daniel Philips with a low kick.
Daniel Philips darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Daniel Philips successfully pulls guard.
Yates decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Daniel Philips, up you get!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
And Yates counters with a quick kick to the body but Daniel Philips blocks it.
Jab from Yates.
Daniel Philips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniel Philips.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates avoids the body shot from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips gets a clinch.
Daniel Philips breaks from the clinch.
Yates dips to his left and cracks Daniel Philips with an uppercut!
Daniel Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Daniel Philips is out of range.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yates tries to circle away but Daniel Philips has him pinned against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Yates pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Philips rushes Yates and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel Philips manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Philips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daniel Philips forces Yates back against the cage and clinches.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but Yates won't allow it.
Daniel Philips tries to break the clinch but Yates is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daniel Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yates throws a head kick but Daniel Philips moves out of range.
Daniel Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daniel Philips manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Daniel Philips wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yates has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daniel Philips is proving hard to escape from.
Daniel Philips working for a triangle but Yates defends it easily.
Yates wanted to stand there but Daniel Philips had control of the position.
Daniel Philips is pulling down on Yates's head to control his posture.
Yates has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yates would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terrell Yates will probably get the nod.
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.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Daniel Philips is out of range.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel Philips moves away.
Daniel Philips drops his hands momentarily and Yates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniel Philips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniel Philips darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniel Philips as Yates tries to tie him up.
Yates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel Philips.
Yates is looking to counter punch.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Daniel Philips ducks down to avoid it.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Daniel Philips's head but Daniel Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Yates cracks Daniel Philips with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daniel Philips misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel Philips moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Daniel Philips fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates keeps the fight on the outside.
Yates lands with a good body shot.
Yates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniel Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniel Philips moves into the clinch.
Daniel Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yates lands with a shot to the body.
Daniel Philips scores with a jab to the body.
Yates lands a jab to Daniel Philips's midsection.
Daniel Philips moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniel Philips manages to pull guard.
Daniel Philips has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yates gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates digs a good body shot into Daniel Philips's ribs.
Daniel Philips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yates lands a glancing blow to the side of Daniel Philips's head.
Daniel Philips ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Daniel Philips dodges the punch combination from Yates.
Yates throws a leg kick but Daniel Philips moved away.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniel Philips is just out of range.
Daniel Philips has Yates up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniel Philips tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but Yates holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniel Philips drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Daniel Daniel Philips seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Terrell Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Yates there.
Daniel Philips has Yates up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniel Philips is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yates to keep the fight standing.
Terrell Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yates to keep the fight standing.
Daniel Philips fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yates breaks the clinch.
Daniel Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniel Philips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daniel Philips scores with a jab to the body.
Daniel Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Yates misses the target.
Yates tests Daniel Philips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniel Philips is looking to clinch.
Daniel Philips blocks a jab.
Daniel Philips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yates with a body shot.
Daniel Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yates is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Daniel Philips.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniel Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Philips moves into the clinch.
Daniel Philips tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Daniel Philips no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yates wants to get up but he can't break Daniel Philips's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Daniel Philips is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yates wants to stand but Daniel Philips is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daniel Philips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daniel Philips has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Yates doesn't defend quickly enough and Daniel Philips has managed to lock this one up! Can Yates escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Daniel Philips on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Daniel Philips!
A very excited looking Daniel Daniel Philips 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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energy
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hype
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