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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arloski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go Into The Water. Andrei Arloski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Philips's chin.
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Arloski!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Arloski lands but Philips takes it in his stride.
Philips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philips throws a series of punches but Arloski avoids them all with ease.
Arloski darts in and clinches Philips up against the cage.
Arloski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Philips fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Philips lands a head shot.
It looks like Andrei Arloski has been cut.
Arloski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arloski circles away quickly and effectively.
Arloski shoots in looking for a takedown. Philips tries to sprawl out of it but Arloski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Philips manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Philips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arloski tries to clinch but Philips is having none of it.
Arloski throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arloski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arloski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philips throws a leg kick but Arloski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arloski motions for Philips to come forward. Arloski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Arloski.
Philips is breathing heavily.
Philips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arloski can pounce on him.
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!
Arloski tries to clinch but Philips moves out of range.
Philips walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arloski.
Arloski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ray Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arloski.
Arloski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Philips but Philips pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arloski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arloski tries to clinch but Philips is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arloski!
It looks like Ray Philips has been cut.
Arloski tries to clinch but Philips is having none of it.
Ray Philips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arloski tries to clinch there but Philips circles away.
Philips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arloski throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Arloski shoots in and drives through. Philips sprawls well.
Arloski jabs Philips right on the nose. Philips blinks but takes it well.
Arloski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arloski breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands a two punch combo.
Arloski slips a jab and a cross from Philips.
Philips fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arloski tries to close the distance and clinch but Philips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Philips moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arloski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Philips to the mat! Philips manages to get full guard.
Philips wants to stand and escape but Arloski is having none of it.
Philips knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arloski on the ground.
Philips kicks Arloski off and gets to his feet.
Philips gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Arloski counters with a left and a right that stings Philips.
Philips thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arloski.
Arloski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Philips moves into range and connects with a jab.
Philips misses with the combination.
Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arloski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arloski tries for a takedown but Philips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Philips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philips scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arloski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arloski wants to clinch.
Philips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Philips.
Arloski throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Arloski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Philips, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Philips.
Arloski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Philips.
Philips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arloski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philips comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Philips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arloski doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Philips.
Philips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Philips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Philips gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arloski.
Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philips scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arloski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Philips pulls his leg out and moves away.
Philips misses with a double jab
and Arloski counters with a two punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arloski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Philips - the referee stops the clock and Arloski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Philips. Arloski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Philips is trying to break free.
Arloski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Philips 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 Arloski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arloski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arloski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philips pinned against the cage. Philips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ray Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arloski.
Arloski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philips avoids the head kick by Arloski.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Philips slips a jab and a cross from Arloski.
Philips darts in and clinches Arloski up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Philips breaks the clinch.
Philips rushes Arloski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arloski wants a takedown.
Philips can't break the clinch.
Arloski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philips tries to clinch there but Arloski circles away.
Philips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arloski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ray Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arloski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Andrei Arloski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arloski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arloski wants to clinch.
Philips throws a series of punches but Arloski moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Philips dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Arloski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philips is looking to score with low kicks.
Philips throws a right and a left that Arloski avoids nicely.
Arloski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arloski shoots in looking for a takedown. Philips tries to sprawl out of it but Arloski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Philips manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Philips does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arloski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arloski showed some decent athleticism there.
Philips landing rabbit punches to the side of Arloski's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Arloski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Arloski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arloski throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips misses with the combination.
Philips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Philips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arloski counters with a low kick, right behind Philips 's knee.
Arloski looks to land a combination but Philips avoids it well.
Philips throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Arloski with that takedown attempt.
Ray Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arloski.
Philips closes the distance but Arloski moves to the side
and Arloski counters with a body kick.
Arloski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arloski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philips pinned against the cage. Philips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Philips stuns Arloski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philips tries to bum rush Arloski with a series of wild strikes but Arloski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arloski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philips tries to clinch up.
Philips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arloski counters with a takedown into side control.
Philips tries to buck Arloski off but Arloski is having none of it.
Philips is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Arloski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Danga de danga de dang - Philips scores with a four punch combination!
Philips is looking to clinch but Arloski is avoiding it.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arloski misses with a takedown attempt - Philips sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Philips swinging wilding here.
Philips closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Arloski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arloski 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Arloski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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