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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Garnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Phillips had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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173 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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180 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Garnet!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips cracks Garnet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phillips fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garnet avoids it really well and circles away.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phillips misses with a straight right.
Garnet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garnet feints and as Phillips raises his hands in defense, Garnet changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garnet got a little sloppy there for a moment and Phillips has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garnet has managed to get both his arms back between Phillips's legs - danger averted.
Phillips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garnet throws a big right hand that misses.
Phillips is controlling Garnet's posture.
Garnet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garnet tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
Garnet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Garnet passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnet working away.
Garnet working the head with strikes.
Garnet scores with punches from side control.
Phillips taking punishment in the form of punches.
Phillips tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garnet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phillips tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Garnet presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Garnet lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnet lands with some strikes.
Phillips gets back to half guard.
Garnet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Phillips actively working from the bottom here.
Garnet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phillips keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phillips looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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!
Phillips is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Garnet jumps into side control!
Garnet working the body and head with strikes.
Garnet is chipping away with strikes.
Phillips tries to bench press Garnet off him but Garnet keeps the position.
Phillips is trying to control Garnet's posture but Garnet avoids it.
Phillips tries to bench press Garnet off him but Garnet keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnet is working Phillips over with some ground and pound from side control.
Phillips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garnet in side control lands a decent elbow.
Garnet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Phillips is trying to improve his position.
Garnet lands some shots froms side control.
Phillips sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garnet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phillips with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phillips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Phillips is looking to control Garnet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phillips avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Phillips is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garnet scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garnet trying to pass the guard but Phillips defending well.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Phillips is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garnet is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garnet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Garnet dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips slips a jab from Garnet.
Phillips avoids a kick to the body.
Phillips swinging wilding here.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Milo Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips shoots in and bounces Garnet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garnet keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnet is trying to control the position but Phillips postures up.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Josh Garnet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phillips stands up over Garnet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Phillips trying to control but Garnet is working from the bottom.
Garnet is pulling down on Phillips's head. It's preventing any offense from Phillips, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garnet is on top in guard.
Phillips looking for a sweep. Not yet Phillips, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phillips working for a triangle but Garnet defends it easily.
Garnet looking to pass the guard.
Garnet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phillips escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garnet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garnet postures up and lands a big shot to Phillips's brow.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
Garnet looking to pass the guard.
Garnet throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Phillips looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Phillips working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garnet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garnet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garnet drops back looking for a leg! Phillips is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phillips manages to kick Garnet off! Garnet jumps back into Phillips's guard.
Phillips has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Garnet should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Phillips has tightened it up now! Garnet should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Milo 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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