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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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165 cm
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159 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ham looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Ham misses with a hook. Phillips ducked under it nicely.
Phillips jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ham swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
Ham throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.
Ham missing with a left hand there. Phillips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phillips misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ham ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Ham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Phillips will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Ham counters with a body kick.
Ham moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Ham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phillips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phillips changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ham looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ham is holding Phillips down, trying to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Phillips creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips working the head with strikes.
Ham is trying to control Phillips's posture but Phillips avoids it.
Ham sneaks back into half guard.
Phillips is thwarting Ham's attempts to control the position.
Ham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ham works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ham looking to control.
Ham wants to sweep but no luck.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ham is keeping the position for now.
Ham looking for a sweep. Not yet Ham, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ham wants to sweep here but Phillips controlling him for the moment.
Phillips drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phillips jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips cracks Ham with a solid left hand.
Ham keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Ham wants to sweep but no luck.
Phillips postures up.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phillips postures up in Ham's guard and throws a big left but Ham blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips postures up in Ham's guard and throws a big left but Ham blocks it.
Phillips being controlled here momentarily.
Ham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ham wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Phillips lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips won't allow Ham to sweep him here.
Ham looks gassed!
Ham keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Phillips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Phillips!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips can't escape the position.
Phillips regains half guard.
Phillips has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Phillips is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ham pulls his head out easily.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.
Phillips punching from the bottom.
Phillips slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ham tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
Phillips wants to sweep but no luck.
Ham looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ian Phillips will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phillips's head.
Ham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips checks a leg kick nicely.
Ham throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Ham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Phillips has his takedown stuffed
and Ham counters with an inside leg kick.
Ham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham tries to score with a low kick but Phillips moves his leg out of the way.
Ham is looking to land body kicks.
Phillips misses with a takedown
and Ham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phillips thinking.
Ham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ham scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Ham. Beautiful body shot.
Ham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ian Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Phillips!
Phillips shoots and misses
and Ham counters with a thumping low kick.
A cross from Phillips lands.
Ham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phillips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ham. Ham obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ham.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ham slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ham to the mat! Ham manages to get full guard.
Ham controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Phillips throws and elbow that misses. Ham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Phillips's guard. Nice move by Ham!
Phillips escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Phillips can't keep his opponent in guard - Ham advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Phillips gets full guard.
Phillips has his foot on Ham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ham works his way back into a safe position though.
Phillips keeping full guard, as Ham tries to pass.
Ham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham scoring with some ground and pound.
Ham trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Phillips working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ham passes into side control.
Ham working away.
Phillips throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Phillips is not content to let Ham control the position.
That's four 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.
Phillips is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
Ham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phillips defending well though.
Phillips looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Phillips strikes from the bottom but Ham passes into mount!
The referee warns Phillips that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Phillips doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ham counters with a right hand to the body.
Phillips tries to bum rush Ham with a series of wild strikes but Ham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips blocks a low kick nicely.
Ham looks to land a body kick but Phillips moved away.
Ham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ham fails to land with a series of punches.
Ham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Ham.
Ham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips misses with a takedown
and Ham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ham scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ham throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips misses with a takedown
and Ham counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham throws a leg kick that misses.
Phillips has his takedown stuffed
and Ham counters with a low kick, right behind Phillips 's knee.
Ham just misses with a punch to the body.
Ham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phillips's calf.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ham connects with a single shot there.
Ham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Phillips moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phillips closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ham did well to prevent Phillips getting side control.
Phillips is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ian Phillips overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phillips is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ham is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ham has escaped and now he's on top!
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Ham from controlling successfully.
Phillips wants to sweep here but Ham controlling him for the moment.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ham controls the pace.
Ham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Phillips has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ham has managed to get both his arms back between Phillips's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Ham from controlling successfully.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ham wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Ham looking to pass the guard.
Ham postures up.
Ham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ham wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Ham passes into half guard.
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.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
Ham is trying to control. Phillips wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ham working the head and body with strikes.
Ham moves into full mount! Phillips won't be happy about that!
Phillips flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Phillips working to try and regain half guard.
Phillips takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bro Ham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ham 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bro Ham!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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