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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tesla Philips (ranked 4507 p4p, 0 weight class) and Song Il Kim (ranked 4565 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tesla Philips!
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, Song Il Kim!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim throws a series of punches but Philips moves out of range.
Philips moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Philips counters with a leg kick.
Philips avoids the head kick by Kim.
Philips throws a big counter combination but Kim scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Philips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Philips swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips tried to counter with a leg kick but Kim avoided it.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim throws a combination. Philips tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Philips appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kim misses.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim looks winded!
Philips throws a head kick that misses.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philips swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Philips fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Philips connects with a solid leg kick.
Philips lands a nice looking body kick.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Philips counters with an inside leg kick.
Philips is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Philips avoids the head kick by Kim.
As Kim backs away, Philips returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips blocks a head kick by Kim.
Philips thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Philips moves out of range easily.
Philips avoids the head kick by Kim.
Philips blocks a head kick by Kim.
Philips's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Kim misses with the combination.
Philips fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kim just manages to avoid it.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Philips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Philips.
Philips swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kim. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by Philips there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Philips thumps Kim with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Philips.
Philips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Philips counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Philips lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim misses with a combination
and Philips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Philips to counter with a crisp jab.
Philips scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Philips scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Philips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Philips throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesla Philips 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.
Kim avoids the head kick by Philips.
Kim tries to counter with a clinch but Philips shakes him off and moves away.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim throws a series of punches but Philips moves out of range.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philips feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Philips misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Kim misses
and Philips counters with an inside leg kick.
Philips feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Song Il Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Philips counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kim's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Kim misses.
Philips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Philips blocks a head kick by Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips misses with a head kick.
Kim drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Philips defends it well.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Philips scores with a leg kick.
Philips blocks a head kick by Kim.
Philips connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Philips.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Philips looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Philips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Philips throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Philips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Philips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Philips. That's going to slow Kim down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPhilips.
Tesla Philips is winning the standup battle so far.
Philips tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Philips throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Philips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Philips moves out of range easily.
Philips throws a quick counter head kick but Kim was just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Philips.
A punch combination from Kim misses.
Philips lands with a thumping leg kick.
Song Il Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Philips fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
Kim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Philips plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Philips throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
Philips avoids the head kick by Kim.
Philips lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Philips is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Philips moves out of range easily.
Philips lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Philips can pounce on him.
Philips moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Philips buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Philips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.
Kim takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kim throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Philips scores with a kick to the body.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kim might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Philips has got the better of the exchanges.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Philips throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kim avoids it.
Kim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Philips.
Philips fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesla Philips dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Philips throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Philips counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Philips throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Philips counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Philips.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Philips counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Philips.
Philips misses with a head kick.
Kim 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.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Philips can pounce on him.
Kim misses with the combination.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Philips connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Kim misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips fakes the leg kick and cracks Kim in the body.
Philips stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Philips as he connects with a hook.
Philips avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Philips.
Kim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Philips is looking to counter with head kicks.
Philips fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Philips throws a head kick that misses.
Philips avoids the head kick by Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Philips lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Philips missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Philips is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Philips lunges at Kim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kim's hand.
Philips lands with a kick to the temple. Kim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Philips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Philips avoids the head kick by Kim.
Philips throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Philips lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kim's sensitive parts.
Philips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Philips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Philips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Philips dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips blocks a head kick by Kim.
It looked like Philips was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kim throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Philips looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Philips keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Philips turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Philips feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Philips lands a high kick!
Song Il Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tesla Philips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Philips throws a head kick that Kim semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tesla 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesla Philips!
Tesla 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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energy
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