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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jupiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Wicked game. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Jupiter!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jupiter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jupiter lands in his opponent's guard.
Jupiter trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips looking for a guillotine here but Jupiter defends easily.
Phillips is trying to control the position but Jupiter postures up.
Jupiter advances to half guard.
Jupiter slips a nice elbow through Phillips's hands, connecting with Phillips's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips manages to get to full guard.
Jupiter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jupiter controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jupiter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips wants to improve his position but instead Jupiter has moved into half guard.
Phillips wants to control but Jupiter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phillips tries to roll over but Jupiter keeps him under control.
Jupiter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jupiter 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.
Phillips works his way to full guard. Good work.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Jupiter from controlling successfully.
Phillips utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jupiter wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Phillips looking for subs off his back but Jupiter has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jupiter controlling the action here.
Jupiter drops an elbow to the side of Phillips's head.
Jupiter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jupiter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Still in half guard, Jupiter seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jupiter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is looking for a sweep. Jupiter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jupiter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jupiter blocks the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Jupiter is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jupiter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Phillips on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jupiter controlling the pace.
Jupiter is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jupiter is looking for a kimura here.
Jupiter passes to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jupiter trying to control the action but Phillips is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jupiter 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.
Jupiter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Phillips to the mat! Phillips manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jupiter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jupiter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Phillips's head.
Jupiter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jupiter throwing strikes but missing.
Jupiter looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jupiter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Phillips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jupiter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Phillips passes into half guard.
Phillips missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phillips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jupiter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Jupiter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jupiter looking for submissions off his back.
Jupiter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Phillips sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jupiter defending well though.
Jupiter missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jupiter is positioning himself well to prevent Phillips advancing to mount.
Jupiter actively working from the bottom here.
Phillips is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jupiter!
Phillips landing punches.
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!
Jupiter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Phillips looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jupiter tries to hold on but Phillips pushes him away.
Jupiter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Phillips lands a heavy elbow.
Jupiter avoids a series of strikes thrown by Phillips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jupiter tries to hold on but Phillips postures up.
Phillips punching from mount but Jupiter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jupiter is looking to improve his position but Phillips isn't that keen on the idea.
Jupiter tries to lock up and control but Phillips gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Phillips unloading with bombs!
Phillips has control of Jupiter's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jupiter regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jupiter is working to get back to half guard.
Phillips avoids the attempt from Jupiter to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jupiter is trying desperately to improve position.
Jupiter tries to hold on but Phillips postures up.
Jupiter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jupiter wants to hold on but Phillips pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jupiter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jupiter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Phillips is keen to just control but Jupiter is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Phillips will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jupiter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jupiter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Phillips knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jupiter staying calm.
Phillips is not content to let Jupiter control the position.
Jupiter is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Phillips will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jupiter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jupiter wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jupiter lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Jupiter crashes against the mat.
Jupiter is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Phillips's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jupiter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jupiter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jupiter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking for a sweep.
Jupiter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Phillips has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jupiter but great work by Phillips.
Jupiter throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by Phillips.
Phillips cracks Jupiter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Jupiter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jupiter gets back to half guard.
Jupiter trying to control but Phillips postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jupiter is looking for a sweep. Phillips is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Phillips wants to free his trapped foot but Jupiter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jupiter's head.
Phillips landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Phillips is thwarting Jupiter's attempts to control the position.
Jupiter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jupiter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jupiter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jupiter wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jim Jupiter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jupiter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
Phillips has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jupiter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jupiter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jupiter trying to control here.
Jupiter is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips wants to pass to mount but Jupiter is defending the position.
Jupiter regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jupiter really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jupiter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Phillips napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jupiter working the ground and pound from side control.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Phillips is trying to control. Jupiter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phillips wants to free his trapped foot but Jupiter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Phillips trying to control the action but Jupiter is working from the bottom.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phillips uses his free foot to push down on Jupiter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jupiter.
Jupiter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jupiter moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jupiter is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jupiter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Phillips got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jupiter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Phillips has managed to get both his arms back between Jupiter's legs - danger averted.
Phillips trying to control but Jupiter is working from the bottom.
Phillips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Jupiter has wrist control.
Jupiter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jupiter is looking for a triangle but Phillips pushes his legs off easily.
Jupiter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phillips gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jupiter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jupiter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Phillips passes into side control.
Phillips tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jupiter's legs.
Jupiter is not content to let Phillips control the position.
Jupiter wants to control but Phillips postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Phillips.
Jupiter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jupiter wants to improve his position but Phillips is controlling well.
Jupiter has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Phillips. Oh but Jupiter has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Phillips goes limp - he's gone! Jupiter jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jim Jupiter!
Jim Jupiter is the new lightweight champion!
Jim Jupiter decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
The defeated Mark Phillips had this to say: 'Thanks to Elite Fight League Rio for the opportunity to fight for the title. I will come back better and stronger and I will get that title around my waist! I know I deserve it.'.
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