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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Grove will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Grove!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phillips gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phillips takes one to the chin there.
Grove moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Phillips goes down! Can Grove finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grove would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Phillips trying to control the position.
Grove would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Phillips looking for a sweep. Not yet Phillips, not yet.
Phillips is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Phillips holds on and takes a little breather.
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 is trying to keep Grove in close.
Grove wants to get up but he can't break Phillips's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grove throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Grove throws a combination. Phillips tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grove throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Grove looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grove misses with the combination.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grove.
Grove looks gassed!
Phillips takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grove connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grove throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Phillips.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Grove is letting Phillips control him for a moment.
Phillips looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grove pushes Phillips away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Phillips gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Phillips scoring with punches from side control.
Phillips tries to move to mount but Grove blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grove is pushing Phillips's head away, looking to escape. Phillips manages to hold on to the position though.
Grove is not content to let Phillips control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grove scores with a jab to the head.
Grove throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grove is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Grove circles away and we're back to standing.
Grove throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Phillips drives through and clinches with Grove against the cage.
Phillips tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Grove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grove wants to get back to his feet.
Phillips trying to pass the guard but Grove defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grove is just riding it out for now. Phillips eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Grove dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grove lands with a cross.
Phillips takes one on the button.
Grove fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grove throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
A punch combination from Grove misses.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grove as he jumps to the side.
Grove throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Grove scores with a four punch combination!
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Grove's head but Grove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grove is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Grove circles away and we're back to standing.
Phillips closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grove to the mat! Grove manages to get full guard.
Phillips prevents Grove from getting back to his feet.
Phillips showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Grove has wrist control.
Phillips gets to his feet. Grove looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grove throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips shoots in for a double leg but Grove sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Grove.
Alex Grove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grove.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Grove swinging wilding here.
Grove throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt - Grove sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grove throws a combination. Phillips tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
James Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips fails with the takedown.
Grove throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Phillips gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grove throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Phillips.
Grove is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Phillips asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Grove is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips staying calm.
Grove wants to get back to his feet.
Phillips advances nicely into full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grove can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phillips controlling from the full mount.
Phillips working for a guillotine from mount but Grove is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Grove will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grove throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grove throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Grove slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Alex Grove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown. Grove tries to sprawl out of it but Phillips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grove manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grove looks to land a combination but Phillips avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grove fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove swinging wilding here.
Alex Grove is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Grove shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grove throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters by moving into the clinch.
Phillips tries to pull guard but Grove holds him up against the cage and eventually Phillips drops back down to his feet.
Phillips is working for takedown but Grove is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grove has had enough of the clinch but Phillips keeps him there for the moment.
Phillips tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grove smiles and moves away.
Grove throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
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.
Grove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grove's guard.
Phillips stops Grove from standing up.
Phillips is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Phillips stops Grove from standing up.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Grove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grove 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.
Phillips thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control but Grove is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for Grove.
Grove's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grove duly obliges.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Phillips wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grove keeps working.
Grove is trying to stand up here but Phillips is controlling him well.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grove is defending against the submission attempts here by Phillips.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grove is looking to escape.
Phillips is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
James Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips stops Grove from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Phillips showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grove has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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