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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Mendiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Mendiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mendiola as Phillips shoots in.
Mendiola shoots and misses
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendiola slips a straight right by Phillips.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Mendiola moved out of range nicely.
Mendiola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips shoots in for a double leg but Mendiola sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendiola takes one on the button.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips dips to his left and cracks Mendiola with an uppercut!
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Mendiola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miguel Mendiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Phillips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mendiola won't allow Phillips to pass to mount.
Mendiola makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mendiola.
Phillips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phillips trying to control but Mendiola is working from the bottom.
Mendiola looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendiola, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Mendiola blocks nicely.
Phillips pushing down on Mendiola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Phillips stalling away here and it's allowed Mendiola to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mendiola keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Mendiola keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendiola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Milo Phillips wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendiola which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola feints and as Phillips raises his hands in defense, Mendiola changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phillips working for a triangle but Mendiola defends it easily.
Mendiola works over Phillips with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendiola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendiola stopping the sweep attempt from Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Mendiola sprawls well.
Milo Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendiola moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendiola with a poor takedown
and Phillips counters with a shoot takedown. Mendiola fights it but they end up in guard.
Phillips passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Phillips in particular looking to stall.
Phillips is trying to control the action in half guard but Mendiola is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mendiola kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Phillips wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendiola is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Phillips looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mendiola trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Phillips throws some wild stikes that Mendiola manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola is squirming around, avoiding Phillips's attempts to control the action.
Milo Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phillips lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Phillips looking to finish with strikes here!
Phillips in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phillips cracks Mendiola with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mendiola is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Mendiola has been cut.
Phillips throws a strike there. Mendiola manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh Mendiola is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mendiola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendiola seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Phillips cracks Mendiola with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Phillips!
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FIGHT
RATING
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