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Event:
HFA 21
Date: Oct 12, 2024 |
#R1#
Philips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross leaves Philips with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT#It looks like Xander Philips has been cut.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross moves in looking to clinch but Philips pushes him off.
Ross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick from Ross lands but Philips takes it in his stride.
Ross looks to land a combination but Philips avoids it well.
Ross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#CL#
Ross has managed to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Ross has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Philips lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards. #TD#
Ross lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Ross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Philips doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ross.
Well, if Ross is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T1#
Ross throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ross throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross throwing shots but Philips is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Philips looking for submissions off his back.
Philips won't allow Ross to pass to mount. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Philips's head.
Ross works his way into full mount!
Ross sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Philips is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Philips wants to hold on but Ross pushes him away.
Philips wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ross.
Ross scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T3#
Ross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Philips is looking to escape.
Ross throwing strikes here but Philips is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Philips wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ross.
Ross scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ross throws some wild stikes that Philips manages to avoid easily.
Ross looking to ground and pound but Philips is blocking nicely.
Ross throws some wild stikes that Philips manages to avoid easily.
Ross throws some wild stikes that Philips manages to avoid easily.
#T4#
Ross looking to finish with strikes here!
Ross throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ross throws some wild stikes that Philips manages to avoid easily.
Ross blocks Philips's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Philips is looking to escape.
Ross punching from mount but Philips doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross looking to finish with strikes here!
Philips is squirming around, avoiding Ross's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xander Philips's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A swing and a miss from Ross.
Philips lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Philips tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Philips throws a solid leg kick but Ross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Philips.#CL#
Ross clinches up with Philips and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Ross tightens his grip and picks Philips up, before dumping him to the ground. Philips manages to land in guard.
Ross throws an elbow that misses. Philips uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Philips!#REVB##ES#
Ross scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Philips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ross tries to avoid it but Philips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ross to the ground. Ross escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Philips throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ross has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Ross gets tackled into the cage by Philips. Philips maintains the clinch. #TD#
Ross gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Philips wants to get back to his feet but Ross is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Ross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Philips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ross advances to half guard.
Ross throwing shots but Philips is blocking nicely.
Philips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Philips keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Ross is looking for a kimura but Philips is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ross to get the leverage.
Philips blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ross.
Philips is breathing heavily.
Ross frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ross 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.
#T2#
Ross throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ross punching from mount but Philips doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ross throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ross throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ross controlling from the full mount.
Ross throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Philips because Ross loaded up on that one.
Philips avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ross.
Ross throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Philips because Ross loaded up on that one.
Philips blocking the ground and pound. #T3#
Ross working away from the top, dropping strikes.#CUT#That has opened up Xander Philips's cut even more.
Philips avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ross.
Ross throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Philips is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
#SUB#
Ross has hold of Philips's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Philips manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ross thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Philips wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ross.
Philips blocking the ground and pound. #T4#
Ross is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ross throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Ross there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ross thowing shots but they're missing.
Ross throwing strikes here but Philips is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Ross there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ross throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Philips because Ross loaded up on that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Ross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xander Philips's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Philips moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.#CL#
Ross instigates a clinch. #TD#
Ross has hold of one of Philips's legs. Philips is fighting the takedown attempt but Ross gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Ross drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Philips manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ross has Philips in his guard.#REVB##ES#
Ross has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Philips has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Ross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philips can do to turn this around?#TD#
Ross has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Philips is trying to keep an underhook but Ross manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philips is staying active underneath Ross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ross thows a huge punch but Philips dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Philips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross. #SUB#
Ross wants to work for an arm triangle but Philips is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Philips blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ross.
Ross not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ross throwing shots but Philips is blocking nicely.
Ross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ross throws a strike but Philips avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Philips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Philips is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ross is controlling him.
Ross with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Ross throwing strikes but missing.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross is looking to work some ground and pound but Philips has wrist control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by Philips.
Philips takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CUT#The cut above Xander Philips's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#CL#
Ross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Ross turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ross in the domination position with Philips hanging on.
Ross working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T3#
Ross working the strikes but Philips uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #SUB#
Ross seems to be working for a kimura but Philips defends the submission attempt.
Ross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philips defending well though.
Ross sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Philips's head.
Ross controlling the action here. #T4#
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.
Ross thows a huge punch but Philips dodges it nicely.
Ross is nestled in close to Philips, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ross trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom.
Ross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ross's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Ross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ross has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Ross!
Rey Ross took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Xander Philips was interviewed post fight and said 'Listen, listen... I tried my hardest and i was doing amazing. Then suddenly a couple shots and im here. Submission or tko. I keep fighting. I want the rematch asap'. |
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Event:
TWGC 42 (185lbs, D3): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 11, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Cedric Duran! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Xander Philips!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Philips rushes Duran and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Duran manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Philips is posturing up here but Duran has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Philips tries to roll out but it's too tight and Philips has to tap! Slick submission there by Duran!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cedric Duran!
After the big win, Cedric Duran made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Xander Philips stepped up to the mic, saying 'Listen, listen... I tried my hardest and i was doing amazing. Then suddenly a couple shots and im here. Submission or tko. I keep fighting. I want the rematch asap'. |
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Event:
TWGC 42 (185lbs, D3): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 10, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Xander Philips! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Joseph Dzhugashvili!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Philips clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Philips jumps into guard, dragging Dzhugashvili to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dzhugashvili tries to free his leg and advance position but Philips is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Dzhugashvili has gone for a leg lock! Philips slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dzhugashvili's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (2) vs (0) Dzhugashvili
Philips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dzhugashvili really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Philips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Philips wants to control from the top but Dzhugashvili keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Dzhugashvili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Philips doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Philips manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dzhugashvili has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Philips has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Philips (5) vs (0) Dzhugashvili
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Philips moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Philips (7) vs (0) Dzhugashvili#SUB#
Philips looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Philips is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dzhugashvili has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Philips will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Philips moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dzhugashvili has worked his arm free - good work by Dzhugashvili!
#T2#
Philips moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Philips (9) vs (0) Dzhugashvili#SUB#
Philips goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dzhugashvili is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (9) vs (2) Dzhugashvili#SUB2#
Dzhugashvili has gone for a leg lock! Philips slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dzhugashvili's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (11) vs (2) Dzhugashvili#T3#
Philips trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzhugashvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Philips is pushing down on Dzhugashvili's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dzhugashvili is fighting to maintain full guard but Philips has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Dzhugashvili is defending against the submission attempts here by Philips.
#SUB#
Philips is looking for a kimura but Dzhugashvili is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Philips to get the leverage. #T4##SUB#
Philips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dzhugashvili has managed to free his arm - good work.
Philips tries to pass to full mount but Dzhugashvili defends it. #T5##SUB#
Philips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dzhugashvili defends it well. #SUB#
Philips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dzhugashvili defends it well.
Philips sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T6##SUB#
Philips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dzhugashvili defends it well.
Philips not doing much here.
#SUB#
Philips is working for a kimura here but Dzhugashvili manages to reverse the position and he's now in Philips's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (11) vs (4) Dzhugashvili#T7#
Dzhugashvili being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2#
Dzhugashvili drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Philips manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dzhugashvili has Philips in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (13) vs (4) Dzhugashvili
Philips forces his way into half guard.#T8##SUB#
Philips wants to work for an arm triangle but Dzhugashvili is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Philips wants to work for an arm triangle but Dzhugashvili is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Philips wants to pass to mount but Dzhugashvili is defending the position. #SUB#
Philips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dzhugashvili has managed to free his arm - good work. #T9##SUB#
Philips seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Philips looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
Philips is working for a kimura but Dzhugashvili is defending it quite comfortably.
#T10#
Dzhugashvili is not content to let Philips control the position.#T11##SUB#
Philips is working for a submission of some sort.
Philips moves into full mount! Dzhugashvili won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Philips (16) vs (4) Dzhugashvili
Philips can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dzhugashvili is looking to escape. #T12##SUB#
Philips is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dzhugashvili has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dzhugashvili! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (16) vs (6) Dzhugashvili
Philips pulls Dzhugashvili in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Dzhugashvili has gone for a leg lock! Philips slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dzhugashvili's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (18) vs (6) Dzhugashvili#T13##SUB#
Philips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dzhugashvili being controlled here, momentarily.
Philips wants to control from the top but Dzhugashvili keeps moving. #T14##SUB#
Philips drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dzhugashvili dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (18) vs (8) Dzhugashvili
Dzhugashvili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philips is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Dzhugashvili has gone for a leg lock! Philips slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dzhugashvili's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Philips (20) vs (8) Dzhugashvili
Dzhugashvili looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Philips drops back looking for a leg! Dzhugashvili is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dzhugashvili manages to kick Philips off! Philips jumps back into Dzhugashvili's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philips takes the fight on points by 20 to 8.
A very excited looking Xander Philips rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
HFA 13
Date: Aug 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Bremner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Philips has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bremner.
Bremner lands a nice looking body kick.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bremner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Philips. #CL#
Bremner darts in and clinches Philips up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bremner lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Xander Philips has been cut.
Bremner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Bremner tries to throw a body punch but Philips avoids it by throwing Bremner back against the cage.
Bremner misses with a body punch.
Bremner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips blocks a body shot from Bremner.
Bremner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bremner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bremner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bremner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Bremner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philips's elbow.
Bremner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bremner is working Philips over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bremner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Philips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Bremner swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bremner lands a shoulder strike.
Bremner scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bremner.
Philips looks winded!
Philips is looking to control Bremner's arms but Bremner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Philips has his back to the cage.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Bremner controls the action.
#T2#
Bremner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bremner misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bremner.
Philips fails to pull guard.
Bremner misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Philips has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bremner uses from the top position.
Bremner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bremner continues to stall.
Philips is trying to control the position but Bremner postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bremner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Philips swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Philips keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully.
Bremner wants to pass the guard but Philips is keeping the position.
Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Philips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bremner with the inside leg kick.
Bremner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bremner scores with a leg kick.
Bremner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bremner avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T4#
Bremner thuds his shin into the meat of Philips's side.
Bremner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Philips doesn't manage to clinch there - Bremner circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bremner. Philips shrugs it off though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bremner fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Bremner.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bremner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bremner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Bremner.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bremner lands a shoulder strike.
Bremner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bremner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Bremner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Bremner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xander Philips's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Bremner throws a nice head kick!
Bremner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Philips tries to clinch but Bremner is having none of it.
Bremner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philips unleashes a big counter combination but Bremner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Philips misses.
Bremner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#TD2#
Philips shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bremner's guard.
Bremner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Philips is one step ahead there.
Bremner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Philips showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Philips won't allow Bremner to get back to his feet.
Bremner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Philips's guard. #REVR#
Bremner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Philips escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bremner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bremner's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bremner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bremner trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom. #T3#
Bremner taking a break here but Philips is having none of it and regains half guard.
Philips is pressing down on Bremner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bremner passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T4#
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 is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Philips is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bremner is trying to control. Philips wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bremner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Bremner rushes Philips and presses him up against the cage.
Bremner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philips can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Bremner scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Bremner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xander Philips's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Bremner thumps Philips with a low kick.
Bremner checks a leg kick nicely.
Bremner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bremner dodges the punch combination from Philips.
Philips will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#TD#
Bremner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Philips tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bremner is in Philips's guard.
Philips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bremner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Bremner wants to control from the top but Philips keeps moving.
Philips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Philips keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Philips throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jax Bremner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bremner throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Philips takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Philips swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bremner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Philips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bremner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Philips. That did some damage!
Bremner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bremner with the inside leg kick.
Bremner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Philips fails to land the takedown.
Philips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bremner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bremner scores with a push kick.
Bremner with a nice cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bremner!
Bremner connects with the punch.#CL2#
Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bremner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Philips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bremner misses with the head strike.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.
Philips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bremner.
Nice body punch from Bremner - that landed with a thud.
Bremner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bremner lands a nice uppercut.
Bremner scores with a shoulder strike.
Jax Bremner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Bremner.
Bremner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bremner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philips backwards. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bremner.
Philips jumps guard but Bremner stands there with Philips around his waist. Philips gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bremner can't find room to land a body shot as Philips controls the action.
A short left from Bremner.
Xander Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philips has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bremner.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Bremner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bremner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Bremner!
Xander Philips was interviewed post fight and said 'Listen, listen... I tried my hardest and i was doing amazing. Then suddenly a couple shots and im here. Submission or tko. I keep fighting. I want the rematch asap'. |
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Date: Jul 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Philips scores with a body shot.
Philips shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robertson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Philips shoots for a double leg takedown but Robertson sprawls well. He's pushed Philips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Xander Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson shoots in for a double leg but Philips sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Philips shoots in and drives through. Robertson sprawls well.
Robertson shoots in but Philips avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Philips shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robertson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Philips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Philips tries to clinch there but Robertson circles away.
Philips dives in for a single leg takedown but Robertson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD#
Philips drags the fight down to the ground.
Robertson stops Philips from standing up. #T1##SU2#
Robertson stands up and waves to Philips to follow him.
Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philips throws a leg kick but Robertson checks it.
Robertson swats away the attempt to clinch by Philips.
Philips is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robertson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Philips misses with a takedown attempt - Robertson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Robertson darts in trying to clinch
and Philips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robertson moves in looking to clinch but Philips pushes him off.#T2#
Philips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Philips throws a right hand that Robertson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robertson also avoids with ease.
Philips is breathing heavily.
Philips will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Philips tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robertson defends well and Philips ends up having to push Robertson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Philips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Robertson looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD2#
Robertson lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SU2#
Robertson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Robertson tries to clinch up but Philips circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Philips gets caught napping as Robertson dives in and scores a takedown. Philips manages to retain guard.#T3#
Robertson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philips is keeping the position for now.
Robertson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Philips keeping moving, preventing Robertson from controlling successfully.
Robertson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Robertson wants to control but Philips is keeping him busy.
Robertson slows the pace down in half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SU2#
Robertson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Robertson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Philips sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robertson somewhat.
Robertson goes for a double leg but Philips avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Philips continues to drive forward.
Robertson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Philips.
Robertson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#TD2#
Robertson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Philips is trying to defend but Robertson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Philips kicks off Robertson and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Robertson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Philips lands a two punch combo.
Robertson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Philips moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Philips lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robertson backs up against the cage.
#CL#
Philips clinches up with Robertson and pushes him back against the cage.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Philips has him pressed against the cage.
Robertson jumps guard but Philips turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Philips prevents a takedown attempt there.
Xander Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Robertson.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Philips smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Philips. #T1#
Philips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Robertson darts in trying to clinch
and Philips counters with a three punch combo that has Robertson backing up. Robertson nods at Philips to acknowledge the strikes.
Robertson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philips pinned against the cage. Philips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Philips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robertson can do to turn this around?
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Robertson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Philips circles away.
Philips throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No luck for Philips with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Robertson scores with a takedown into Philips's guard.#T2#
Robertson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Robertson wants to control but Philips is keeping him busy.
Philips controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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!
Philips is trying to get back to full guard.#T3##SU2#
Robertson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Robertson tries to clinch but Philips moves away
and Philips counters with a two punch combo.
Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robertson feints a counter leg kick.
No luck for Philips with that takedown attempt.
Philips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philips tries to clinch there but Robertson circles away.
#T4##TD2#
Robertson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Philips to the ground. Robertson is now in Philips's guard.
Robertson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Robertson advances to half guard.
Philips blocking the ground and pound attempt from Robertson.
Robertson is trying to control. Philips wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robertson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robertson stops Philips from getting back to his feet.
Robertson trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Philips gets caught flat footed, as Robertson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Philips dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Philips avoids the body shot from Robertson.
#TD2#
Robertson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Philips makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philips moves away.
Robertson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Philips shoots in for a double leg but Robertson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xander Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Philips with that takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Philips scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Philips misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Robertson with a poor takedown
and Philips counters with a three punch combo that has Robertson backing up. Robertson nods at Philips to acknowledge the strikes.
Philips throws a combination. Robertson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Philips. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Robertson feints and as Philips raises his hands in defense, Robertson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Philips is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Robertson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Philips manages to pull guard.
Philips is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robertson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nate Robertson has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Robertson passes Philips's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Robertson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Philips does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Robertson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Philips has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Robertson is on him like a limpet, forcing Philips back against the cage.#TD#
Philips has hold of one of Robertson's legs. Robertson is fighting the takedown attempt but Philips gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#T4#
Robertson is trying to control the position but Philips postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robertson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Robertson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Philips manages to pass to side control.
Robertson wants to control but Philips is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Robertson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Robertson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Philips is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Philips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Philips has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Philips!
Xander Philips was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Philips slips a jab and a cross from Gatherer.
Gatherer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a one-two to the body.
Philips throws a good cross that connects.
#CUT2#It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Philips.
Gatherer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Philips darts in looking for a takedown but Gatherer gets double underhooks and turns Philips into the cage.
Gatherer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#TD#
Gatherer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gatherer lands in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Philips throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Philips keeping moving, preventing Gatherer from controlling successfully. #T1#
Gatherer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Philips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gatherer stands and throws Philips's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Gatherer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Philips has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Gatherer has an Americana. Philips didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gatherer is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gatherer hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hunter Gatherer!
In defeat, Xander Philips stepped up to the mic, saying 'Listen, listen... I tried my hardest and i was doing amazing. Then suddenly a couple shots and im here. Submission or tko. I keep fighting. I want the rematch asap'. |
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