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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Phillips (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Phillips !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frazier can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frazier is nestled in close to Phillips , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Phillips is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Frazier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Frazier's back!
Frazier rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Phillips trying to control the action but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Phillips wants to pass the guard but Frazier is defending well.
Frazier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frazier connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Phillips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Frazier is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Phillips 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Phillips 's back!
Frazier is hanging on to Phillips 's back as he tries to escape.
Frazier is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Phillips . He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
It looks like Bruce Phillips has been cut.
Phillips rolls, trying to escape but Frazier keeps control of the position.
Frazier has Phillips flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier throwing damaging strikes from the back! Phillips could be in trouble here!
Phillips is rocked!
Phillips is covering up but some of the strikes from Frazier are getting through and doing damage.
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can Frazier finish him?
Frazier gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Phillips is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Frazier punishes Phillips with strikes from the back mount.
Frazier is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Frazier's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Frazier keeps control of the position as Phillips tries to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Phillips as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Frazier!
Phillips can't escape the position.
Frazier throwing damaging strikes from the back! Phillips could be in trouble here!
Phillips prevents Frazier from getting a body triangle.
Phillips is trapped and Frazier is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The has opened up Bruce Phillips 's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Phillips is looking for a way out.
Frazier is landing with strikes from the back.
Frazier scores with strikes from the back.
Good control from Frazier.
Phillips staying busy and making it hard for Frazier to control.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
Phillips rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Phillips wants to improve his position but Frazier is controlling well.
Frazier slows the pace down in half guard.
Frazier prevents Phillips from improving his position.
Phillips seems to have recovered his senses.
Frazier scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frazier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phillips shoots and misses
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Phillips lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frazier scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Frazier is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frazier moves into full mount!
Phillips is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that Phillips really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Frazier stands up from mount. Strange move.
Jimmy Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frazier.
Phillips takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier forces Phillips back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frazier is working for takedown but Phillips is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frazier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phillips has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Frazier is trying to keep an underhook but Phillips manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Phillips wants to control but Frazier is keeping him busy.
Frazier is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frazier trying to control from the bottom.
Phillips trying to control the action but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Phillips looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Frazier tries to roll over but Phillips keeps him under control.
Frazier wants to sweep but Phillips has passed to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips scores with a couple of short elbows.
It looks like Jimmy Frazier has been cut.
Frazier tries to improve position but can't.
Phillips tries to move to mount but Frazier blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Frazier dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Phillips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Phillips tries to clinch up
and Frazier counters with an outside leg kick.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frazier misses with a right hand
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frazier wants to clinch.
Frazier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frazier but Frazier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips circles away from the clinch attempt
and Phillips counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Frazier is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips winds up and cracks Frazier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Phillips wants to control but Frazier is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier tries to get to full guard but Phillips has control of the leg.
Frazier is pressing down on Phillips 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Frazier pushes Phillips off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Frazier is avoiding it.
Frazier throws a left and a right that both miss
so Phillips counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Phillips being controlled here momentarily.
Phillips postures up and lands a big shot to Frazier's brow.
Frazier looking for a guillotine here but Phillips defends easily.
Phillips wants to pass the guard but Frazier is keeping the position.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
Phillips trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a strike but Frazier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Frazier wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Frazier working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Phillips 's head.
Frazier won't allow Phillips to sweep him here.
Frazier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Frazier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillips , pushing him back against the cage.
Phillips tries to pull guard but Frazier won't allow it.
Jimmy Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Phillips .
Frazier breaks the clinch.
Frazier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frazier turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Frazier manages to end up in side control.
Phillips is trying to get back to half guard.
Phillips manages to get back to half guard.
Phillips tries to roll over but Frazier keeps him under control.
Phillips gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips striking off his back but it's not causing Frazier any problems.
Phillips is trying to keep Frazier in close.
Jimmy Frazier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Phillips .
Frazier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Phillips landing strikes from the mount and Frazier is in trouble!
Frazier wants to control but Phillips is having none of it.
Frazier slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Phillips connects with a nice short shot to Frazier's temple.
Phillips seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frazier does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phillips blocks the strikes from Frazier.
Phillips is thwarting Frazier's attempts to control the position.
Phillips is trying to control the action in half guard but Frazier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Frazier kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like Phillips is going to stand back up.
Phillips works his way into side control.
Frazier sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Phillips with the ground and pound but Frazier uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Frazier wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Frazier lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Phillips !
Phillips taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Frazier.
Phillips keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frazier controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Frazier's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Frazier duly obliges.
Frazier gets a takedown into half guard.
Phillips has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frazier is working away from the top position though.
Frazier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phillips 's head.
Phillips moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Frazier slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Phillips striking off his back but it's not causing Frazier any problems.
Frazier tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
Phillips has Frazier pulled in close to control his posture.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Frazier from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frazier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phillips is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier lands a couple of elbows.
Frazier trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Frazier closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Frazier lands a decent elbow from side control.
Frazier is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips misses with a strike from the bottom.
Phillips is trying to control Frazier's posture but Frazier avoids it.
Frazier in side control lands a decent elbow.
Phillips is not content to let Frazier control the position.
Phillips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Frazier has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Phillips sneaks back into half guard.
Frazier is keen to just control but Phillips is a slippery customer.
Phillips missing with punches from the bottom.
Phillips wants to improve his position but Frazier is controlling well.
Phillips tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Frazier prevents Phillips from standing back up.
Phillips manages to get to full guard.
Phillips pushes Frazier off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phillips being controlled here, momentarily.
Frazier won't allow Phillips to sweep him here.
Frazier trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Frazier preventing the sweep.
Frazier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Frazier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Phillips has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Frazier off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Frazier lands with a nice combination. Phillips backs away looking to recover.
The cut above Bruce Phillips 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Frazier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Frazier lands with a punch from half guard.
Phillips wants to improve his position but Frazier is controlling well.
Phillips is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Frazier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Frazier's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands strikes to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips scoring with big shots to the body. Frazier is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Frazier was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Phillips !
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