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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Phillips has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Phillips!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Phillips lunges at Hathaway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hathaway's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Jab by Phillips.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hathaway moves away.
Hathaway scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phillips in his tracks.
Hathaway shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Phillips eats them both and turns towards Hathaway to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
A head kick misses from Phillips.
Hathaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benny Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips swings for the body but Hathaway moves out of range.
Phillips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hathaway doesn't seem bothered though.
Hathaway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phillips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hathaway.
Phillips throws a combination. Hathaway tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Phillips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hathaway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway moves forwards but Phillips connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hathaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway scores with a three punch combo!
Hathaway looks to land a combination. Phillips sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phillips throws out a leg kick but Hathaway moves out of range and Phillips only half commits.
Phillips scores with a nice right hand.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Jab from Hathaway.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Phillips.
Hathaway throws a push kick but Phillips slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Hathaway moves away and avoids it.
Hathaway misses with an uppercut.
Phillips walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phillips's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hathaway under the eye.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Hathaway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hathaway slips a straight right by Phillips.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips slips a straight right by Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hathaway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phillips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hathaway scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Phillips throws a jab when Hathaway was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Hathaway cracks Phillips with an open hand slap.
Hathaway lands a jab to Phillips's midsection.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hathaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips connects with a jab.
Phillips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Phillips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Phillips.
Phillips pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Hathaway is breathing heavily.
Hathaway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phillips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hathaway misses with a head kick.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Hathaway.
Phillips smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hathaway moves out of range of the leg kick from Phillips.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hathaway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phillips momentarily.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillips misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips ducks right into an uppercut from Hathaway.
Phillips throws a low kick but Hathaway moves out of range easily.
Hathaway moves out of range of the leg kick from Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hathaway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Phillips with a jab.
Phillips digs a good body shot into Hathaway's ribs.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hathaway.
A nice combination there by Phillips.
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!
Hathaway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phillips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hathaway scrambles back to his feet.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hathaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Hathaway.
A jab from Phillips does it's job there.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hathaway.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Hathaway avoids them all with ease.
Phillips goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benny Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hathaway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips throws a head kick but Hathaway moves out of range.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hathaway counter with a right hand.
Hathaway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hathaway digs a good body shot into Phillips's ribs.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Hathaway moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Hathaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phillips dips to his left and cracks Hathaway with an uppercut!
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Phillips counters with a right hand to the body.
Hathaway misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Hathaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips jabs at Hathaway's body.
Phillips cracks Hathaway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Phillips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Phillips lands with a shot to the body.
Phillips throws a right and a left that Hathaway avoids nicely.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Phillips punishes Hathaway's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Phillips.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Hathaway.
Phillips throws a head kick but Hathaway moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hathaway at a distance.
Phillips scores with a jab. Hathaway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hathaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Hathaway.
Phillips looks to land a combination. Hathaway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hathaway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
Phillips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hathaway tests Phillips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Phillips scores with a four punch combination!
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Hathaway lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Hathaway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Phillips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phillips scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phillips misses with the combination.
Hathaway dips to his left and cracks Phillips with an uppercut!
Hathaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Hathaway works over Phillips's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway misses with a head kick.
Hathaway dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Hathaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hathaway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hathaway.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hathaway throws an off balance right hand
letting Phillips counter with a right hand.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hathaway.
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Hathaway misses with a body shot.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
Hathaway throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Phillips scores with a hook to the body. Hathaway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Hathaway avoids it well.
Phillips looks to land a body kick but Hathaway moved away.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Hathaway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Phillips.
Hathaway connects with a leg kick. Phillips looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hathaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phillips lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hathaway has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hathaway and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway slips a jab from Phillips.
Phillips with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips stuns Hathaway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hathaway shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Hathaway takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Phillips punishes Hathaway's body with a nice straight punch.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
Hathaway misses with a looping right.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Hathaway avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Phillips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Phillips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hathaway doesn't seem phased though.
Hathaway shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Phillips eats them both and turns towards Hathaway to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Phillips thuds a left hand into Hathaway's body.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Hathaway.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Hathaway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hathaway avoids the head kick by Phillips.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hathaway thuds a left hand into Phillips's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Phillips - just one landing.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Daniel Hathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benny Phillips is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Phillips.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hathaway at a distance.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Hathaway misses with a straight right.
Hathaway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phillips 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Phillips!
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energy
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hype
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