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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rermes Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen "Shoot to Thrill" by AC/DC as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
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152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rermes Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie is working for takedown but Phillips is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Phillips obliges.
Phillips gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Phillips sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Phillips is working for a submission of some sort.
Phillips wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
Phillips controlling the pace.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phillips tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
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.
Phillips works a leg free and moves into half guard.
It looks like Phillips is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Phillips works his way into full mount!
Phillips scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Phillips wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Phillips working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gracie looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Phillips! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruce Phillips!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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