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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KB Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead-King of Kings. Diamond Phillips has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 cm
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diamond Phillips! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, KB Blair! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair. Phillips throws a big shot that misses. Phillips lands a left and a right that send Blair crashing to the mat, dazed. Phillips thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively. Blair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Blair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips. Blair throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease. Blair lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blair swats him away and circles back towards the center. Phillips misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a two punch combo. Phillips throws a right hand that Blair ducks under and follows up with a left that Blair also avoids with ease. Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing. Phillips throws a combination that misses and Blair counters with a three punch combo that has Phillips backing up. Phillips nods at Blair to acknowledge the strikes. Phillips tries to clinch but Blair moves out of range. Phillips lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Phillips tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phillips throws a combination that misses and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips. Phillips misses with a wild body shot. Phillips throws a series of punches but Blair avoids them all with ease. Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a straight right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips. Phillips's corner calls for a 1-2. Phillips obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Phillips takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses. Phillips throws a series of punches but Blair moves out of range. Blair circles away from the clinch attempt and Blair counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Phillips throws a combination that misses and Blair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Blair pushes him off. Diamond Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blair throws a low kick, looking for Phillips's leg but Phillips calmly moves out of range. Phillips misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab. Blair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair counters with a three punch combo that has Phillips backing up. Phillips nods at Blair to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Phillips throws a series of punches but Blair moves out of range. Blair throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range. Phillips scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Blair scores with the left hand. Phillips knows he should have avoided that one. Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. This has been an exciting period of action! Blair ducks under a wild hook from Phillips. No luck for Blair with that takedown attempt. Blair throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Phillips looks to land a right hand but Blair moved out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KB Blair dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Blair counter with a right hand. Blair fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Blair fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phillips looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Phillips scores with a nice head shot. KB Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup. Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Blair slips the punch. Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it. Phillips stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phillips tries to clinch up and Blair counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phillips's knee momentarily. Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss. A punch combination from Phillips misses. Blair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair counters with a stiff right hand. Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phillips misses the jab. Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch. Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively. Phillips lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Blair throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease. No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair is looking to chop away at Phillips's legs. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blair is defended easily by Phillips. Diamond Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KB Blair. Phillips lands a two punch combo.
Diamond Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a shoot takedown. Phillips fights it but they end up in guard. Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blair is looking to improve his position but Phillips isn't that keen on the idea. Phillips controlling his opponent. Blair is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Phillips content just to control the position here. Blair tries to lock up and control but Phillips gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Blair working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diamond Phillips will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Phillips stuns Blair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing. A punch combination from Phillips misses. Phillips tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Blair circles away from the clinch attempt and Blair counters with a stiff right hand. Phillips misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips. Blair misses with a combination
and Phillips counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Phillips moves out of range as Blair throws a body kick.
Blair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Phillips misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a nice uppercut. Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Phillips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phillips lands a two punch combo.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Phillips throws a combination that misses and Blair counters with a good low kick that Phillips was not able to check. Phillips throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blair is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blair bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Phillips comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Blair falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Blair was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diamond Phillips! Diamond Phillips retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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