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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gavin Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karalis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Phillips's guard.
Phillips controls Karalis momentarily but Karalis frees himself.
Karalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karalis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phillips's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karalis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
Karalis landing with the ground and pound.
Phillips is trying to keep Karalis in close.
Karalis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karalis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis postures up.
Karalis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Karalis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karalis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Phillips looking for a sweep. Not yet Phillips, not yet.
Karalis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karalis working some strikes from top position.
Phillips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Karalis wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Phillips trying to keep a closed guard but Karalis is proving a slippery customer.
Phillips lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karalis!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis is trying desperately to improve position.
Karalis stops Phillips from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Karalis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karalis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Karalis tries to lock up and control but Phillips gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Phillips is looking to stand but Phillips has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Karalis tries to hold on but Phillips postures up.
Phillips tries to control but Karalis wriggling away.
Karalis is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Karalis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phillips's head.
Karalis wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Karalis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karalis with a nice head shot there.
Karalis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Phillips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karalis trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Karalis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Karalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karalis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Phillips is trying to defend but Karalis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karalis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phillips does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
Phillips tries to kick Karalis off in order to stand up. Karalis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Phillips striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Phillips is looking to regain half guard here but Karalis keeps moving and retains side control.
Phillips takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alysian Karalis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karalis scores a takedown into full mount!
Phillips is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karalis tries to control but Phillips wriggling away.
Phillips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karalis controlling the position easily from mount.
Karalis with good strikes from the mount here!
Karalis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karalis looking to control but Phillips is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karalis lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Karalis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Phillips can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Karalis trying to control but Phillips is having none of it.
Phillips gets back to half guard.
Karalis looks to land a strike but Phillips avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Karalis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karalis trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karalis passes Phillips's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Phillips wants to control but Karalis is keeping busy.
Karalis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Phillips blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karalis.
Phillips wants to control but Karalis is keeping busy.
Karalis is trying to work for a kimura but Phillips is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking for a sweep. Karalis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Karalis.
Phillips is trying to control but can't.
Karalis working the head and body with strikes.
Alysian Karalis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karalis trying to pass the guard but Phillips defending well.
Phillips tries to get to full guard but Karalis has control of the leg.
Karalis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karalis working Phillips over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karalis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karalis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phillips sees it coming and defends easily.
Karalis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Phillips wants to control but Karalis is having none of it.
Karalis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phillips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alysian Karalis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Karalis shoots in and bounces Phillips off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Phillips will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karalis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karalis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Phillips's guard.
Karalis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phillips defending well though.
Nice strikes from Karalis there.
Karalis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Phillips is just riding it out for now. Karalis eventually gives up the hold.
Phillips trying to hold on to Karalis's head to control him but Karalis postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis wants to take a breather but Phillips is having none of it.
Karalis is thwarting Phillips's attempts to control the position.
Karalis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karalis but Karalis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karalis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Phillips struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Karalis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis lands a few punches from side control.
Karalis misses with the ground and pound.
Karalis scoring with punches and elbows.
Karalis wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
Karalis cracks Phillips with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Phillips regains half guard.
Phillips tries to get to full guard but Karalis has control of the leg.
Karalis wants to free his trapped foot but Phillips is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Phillips is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis winds up and cracks Phillips with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Karalis lands with a punch from half guard.
Karalis is pressing down on Phillips's thigh, looking to free his foot. Phillips is holding on for now.
Karalis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karalis.
Horrible takedown by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by Karalis which made him look bad.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches up with Karalis, looking for a takedown. Phillips pushes Karalis against the cage but Karalis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karalis scores a takedown into full mount!
Phillips is in a horrible position here. Karalis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis landing strikes from the mount and Phillips is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Karalis.
Karalis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Karalis.
Phillips tries to hold on but Karalis pushes him away.
Phillips is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Karalis.
Karalis with good strikes from the mount here!
Phillips is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gavin Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alysian Karalis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alysian Karalis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karalis 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alysian Karalis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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