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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes to the cage accompanied by The Good, Bad and the Ugly. Simon Phoenix has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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165 cm
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Phoenix is looking for a triangle but Lloyd pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phoenix is on top in guard.
Phoenix forces his way into half guard.
Phoenix throwing shots but Lloyd is blocking nicely.
Lloyd tries to get to full guard but Phoenix has control of the leg.
Lloyd actively working from the bottom here.
Phoenix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lloyd's head.
Phoenix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phoenix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lloyd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Phoenix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lloyd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Phoenix won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix is looking to reverse the position.
Phoenix defending against the ground and pound.
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Phoenix avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lloyd.
Lloyd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phoenix is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Phoenix is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lloyd off and has taken his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Phoenix. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Lloyd tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lloyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lloyd looks gassed!
Phoenix unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Phoenix has a good base and remains in mount.
Phoenix working for a guillotine from mount but Lloyd is in no mood to give up.
Phoenix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Phoenix lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lloyd hang on?
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd looking for submissions off his back.
Phoenix is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Phoenix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phoenix looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Phoenix trying to mount his opponent but Lloyd defends it.
Lloyd trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is defending against the submission attempts here by Phoenix.
Lloyd wants to control but Phoenix is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lloyd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lloyd lands in his opponent's guard.
Phoenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phoenix is working hard here to advance position.
Lloyd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phoenix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Lloyd stopping the sweep attempt from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lloyd escapes and throws Phoenix's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lloyd is looking to take a break and control but Phoenix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phoenix is looking to regain half guard here but Lloyd keeps moving and retains side control.
Lloyd decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lloyd 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.
Lloyd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Phoenix's guard.
Lloyd connects with a couple of short punches.
Phoenix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phoenix throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Phoenix is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lloyd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Phoenix looking for a sweep. Not yet Phoenix, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lloyd tries to free his leg and advance position but Phoenix is retaining full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lloyd has eaten all the pies!
Lloyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lloyd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to roll over but Lloyd keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Lloyd there.
Phoenix is looking to improve his position.
Lloyd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phoenix sees it coming and defends easily.
Phoenix wants to improve his position but Lloyd is controlling well.
Lloyd is working for a kimura but Phoenix is defending it quite comfortably.
Lloyd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Phoenix defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phoenix won't allow Lloyd to pass to mount.
Lloyd wants to work for an arm triangle but Phoenix is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Phoenix slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lloyd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lloyd stopping the sweep attempt from Phoenix.
Lloyd wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
Phoenix looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lloyd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Phoenix is looking to sweep but instead, Lloyd has passed into half guard.
Phoenix is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lloyd is working for a kimura but Phoenix is defending it quite comfortably.
Lloyd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phoenix keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lloyd prevents Phoenix from improving his position.
Lloyd is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Phoenix!
John Lloyd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lloyd get's back to his feet.
Phoenix tries for a takedown but Lloyd circles away easily
and Lloyd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lloyd.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Lloyd controlling from the top position.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Lloyd from controlling successfully.
Lloyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lloyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Phoenix was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phoenix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lloyd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lloyd is wriggling around trying to escape.
Phoenix working for a submission but Lloyd is keeping him at bay.
Lloyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Phoenix has a good base and remains in mount.
Phoenix misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lloyd sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lloyd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lloyd.
Phoenix pushing down on Lloyd's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd is looking for a sweep. Phoenix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lloyd wants to control but Phoenix is keeping busy.
Lloyd is looking to improve his position.
Phoenix is looking to advance position but Lloyd won't allow it.
Phoenix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phoenix is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lloyd trying to hold on to Phoenix's head to control him but Phoenix postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phoenix throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lloyd passes into half guard.
Phoenix gets full guard.
Phoenix throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Phoenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lloyd slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lloyd trying to control but Phoenix is working from the bottom.
Lloyd won't allow Phoenix to sweep him here.
Lloyd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd stopping the sweep attempt from Phoenix.
Phoenix is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
John Lloyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lloyd trying to control but Phoenix postures up.
Lloyd wants to improve his position but Phoenix is controlling well.
Lloyd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phoenix is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phoenix is working for a submission of some sort.
Simon Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Phoenix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lloyd pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Lloyd is pressed up against the cage. Phoenix has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lloyd down to the mat. Lloyd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lloyd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Phoenix to the mat! Phoenix manages to get full guard.
Phoenix wants to sweep here but Lloyd controlling him for the moment.
Phoenix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Lloyd.
Well Lloyd 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lloyd!
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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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