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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benson Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Florijan Jagatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jagatic has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF3D2oiy6YA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Benson Phillips looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Florijan Jagatic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagatic closes the distance and pushes Phillips back into the cage.
Phillips lands a takedown into guard.
Jagatic pushes Phillips off and gets back to his feet.
Jagatic connects with a solid leg kick.
Jagatic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Phillips was covering up waiting for the punch and Jagatic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jagatic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jagatic looks gassed!
Jagatic 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips trying to keep a closed guard but Jagatic is proving a slippery customer.
Jagatic trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Florijan Jagatic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jagatic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Phillips did well to prevent Jagatic getting side control.
Phillips wants to get back to full guard.
Jagatic 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.
Jagatic moves nicely into side control.
Jagatic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is not content to let Jagatic control the position.
Phillips is pushing Jagatic's head away, looking to escape. Jagatic manages to hold on to the position though.
Jagatic trying to control the action but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Phillips throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Phillips actively working from the bottom here.
Phillips pushes Jagatic off looking to stand but Jagatic dives back in and keeps control.
Jagatic controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is pressing down on Jagatic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four 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 keeping moving, preventing Jagatic from controlling successfully.
Phillips trying to keep a closed guard but Jagatic is proving a slippery customer.
Phillips doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jagatic looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jagatic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Florijan Jagatic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phillips misses with the combination.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Jagatic slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Phillips changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jagatic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jagatic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jagatic tries to advance to mount but Phillips denies him.
Phillips tries to buck Jagatic off but Jagatic is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom here.
Phillips is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jagatic is trying to control. Phillips wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phillips actively working from the bottom here.
Phillips is not content to let Jagatic control the position.
Jagatic is looking to stall here but Phillips recovers full guard.
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.
Jagatic is looking to advance position but Phillips has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Phillips is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jagatic is surviving well by controlling Phillips's body position as best he can.
Phillips thowing shots but they're missing.
Phillips is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jagatic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a head shot.
Phillips looking to control but Jagatic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jagatic wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jagatic is really stuck here.
Phillips tries to get the hooks in deep but Jagatic pushed the leg off.
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 throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Phillips doesn't have the hooks in and Jagatic manages to turn into his guard.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Jagatic isn't so interested in that idea.
Phillips looking to control.
Phillips wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jagatic manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Phillips dominated that second round.
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!
Jagatic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Phillips is looking to regain half guard here but Jagatic keeps moving and retains side control.
Jagatic is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips regains half guard.
Phillips wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jagatic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Phillips knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips trying to hold on to Jagatic's head to control him but Jagatic postures up.
Jagatic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Phillips has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jagatic is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Phillips is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jagatic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jagatic's back!
Phillips throwing sloppy strikes.
Phillips will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Phillips is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jagatic knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jagatic for a finish.
Phillips somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jagatic tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with punches from the back.
Phillips working for a choke but Jagatic is defending well.
Phillips trying to control.
Phillips has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Phillips looking for the RNC.
Florijan Jagatic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jagatic trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jagatic rolls, trying to escape but Phillips keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Florijan Jagatic.
Well Jagatic 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Florijan Jagatic!
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