| John Phillips | |
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| Born | June 9, 1985 Swansea, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | Swansea, Wales |
| Team | Team Predator |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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John Phillips (born June 9, 1985) is a Welsh mixed martial artist, who fights at middleweight. He is a veteran of British MMA, having fought in Cage Rage and BAMMA.
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Phillips had a distinguished amateur boxing career and was a member of the Welsh Commonwealth boxing team[1] before making the transition into mixed martial arts in 2005. In his first six fights, he won five by knockout with his only loss coming to the experienced Jim Wallhead in only his second bout.
After defeating Mihaly Dobrai via knockout,[2] Phillips made his debut in the Cage Rage promotion in the Cage Rage Contenders series facing Christos Petroutsos. Phillips won via TKO in the first round.
He returned against Jake Bostwick at Cage Rage 25: Bring it On. After an early scare, Phillips battered Bostwick with a series of ground-and-pound attacks to claim the win.[3] However, soon after, Phillips tested positively for a banned substance under Cage Rage's new drug testing scheme (becoming the first ever Cage Rage fighter to fall foul of the tests).[4] This changed the result of the bout to a "no contest" and Phillips was suspended from competition in England for four months.[4]
Following this, Phillips returned at Cage Rage 27: Step Up to face Tom Watson. Watson was able to best Phillips via unanimous decision.[5]
Phillips' last Cage Rage appearance was at Cage Rage 28: VIP, the last ever Cage Rage event,[6] where he rematched Jake Bostwick. Midway through the second round, Phillips was able to force his opponent to submit to strikes.[7]
After the death of Cage Rage, Phillips became somewhat of a journeyman, appearing for six different organisations in his next six fights. His record during this stage was 5–1. Most notably during that period was an appearance in the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, at BAMMA 1: The Fighting Premiership.
Phillips was then scheduled to fight Paul Cahoon at OMMAC 5, but the bout never transpired.[8]
Phillips then faced James Zikic at BAMMA 4: Reid vs. Watson in a bout to determine the #1 contender for BAMMA Middleweight Championship.[9] Phillips weighed in at 187 lbs, which technically made it a catchweight bout, and continued his streak of TKO victories, defeating Zikic in 1:34 of the first round.[10]
Phillips was set to face Michael Kuiper at BAMMA 5.[11] However due to snowstorms in the UK the event was cancelled.
At BAMMA 6 on 21st May 2011 he faced UFC veteran Frank Trigg, in what was touted as a classic match up between a striker and a grappler. He was taken down early by the wrestler, and stopped after 2:41 in the first round by the doctor, due to large cuts on his forehead, caused by Trigg's elbows. [12]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 19 matches | 14 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 2 |
| By submission | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 14–4 (1) | Matt Ewin | TKO (injury) | KUMMA 8 - Eclipse | October 29, 2011 | 1 | 0:56 | London, England | |
| Loss | 13–4 (1) | Frank Trigg | TKO (cuts) | BAMMA 6 | May 21, 2011 | 1 | 2:41 | Hull, England | |
| Win | 13–3 (1) | James Zikic | KO (punches) | BAMMA 4 | September 25, 2010 | 1 | 1:34 | Birmingham, England | Catchweight bout as Phillips weighed in at 187lbs. |
| Win | 12–3 (1) | Johnny Gillan | TKO (punches) | Fight Force 1 | May 2, 2010 | 1 | 1:37 | Leicester, England | |
| Win | 11–3 (1) | Marius Liaukevicius | TKO (punches) | Celtic Fight Night 3 | March 6, 2010 | 1 | 0:15 | Brecon, Wales | |
| Win | 10–3 (1) | Danny Welsh | TKO (body punch) | Trojan MMA: Trojan Warfare | February 27, 2010 | 1 | 0:36 | Exeter, England | |
| Win | 9–3 (1) | Matt Thorpe | TKO (punches) | Knuckle Up MMA: Origins | February 20, 2010 | 1 | 0:50 | Cheltenham, England | Won the KUMMA Middleweight Championship. |
| Loss | 8–3 (1) | Denniston Sutherland | Submission (injury) | BAMMA 1 | June 27, 2009 | 1 | 3:22 | London, England | |
| Win | 8–2 (1) | Bohumil Lungrik | TKO (punches) | World Free Fight Challenge 8: D-Day | April 18, 2009 | 1 | 3:15 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| Win | 7–2 (1) | Jake Bostwick | Submission (punches) | Cage Rage 28 | September 20, 2008 | 2 | 2:46 | London, England | |
| Loss | 6–2 (1) | Tom Watson | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Rage 27 | July 12, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| NC | 6–1 (1) | Jake Bostwick | No Contest | Cage Rage 25 | March 8, 2008 | 1 | 4:10 | London, England | Originally, Phillips won via TKO (Punches); overturned after Phillips tested positive for a banned substance. |
| Win | 6–1 | Christos Petroutsos | TKO | Cage Rage Championships | November 18, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Swansea, Wales | |
| Win | 5–1 | Mihaly Dobrai | KO | Anno Domini 2 | June 9, 2007 | N/A | N/A | Pula, Croatia | |
| Win | 4–1 | Mario Valentic | TKO | Anno Domini: Fight Night 1 | January 27, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Pula, Croatia | |
| Win | 3–1 | Edgaras Pilvinis | TKO (referee stoppage) | Cage Gladiators 3 | December 3, 2006 | 1 | 0:34 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 2–1 | Gary Savage | TKO (punches) | House of Pain 7: Cage Fever | November 26, 2006 | 1 | 1:23 | Swansea, Wales | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jim Wallhead | TKO (elbows) | House of Pain: Fight Night 5 | April 9, 2006 | 1 | 1:41 | Swansea, Wales | |
| Win | 1–0 | Nigel Whitear | KO | House of Pain: Next Generation | July 24, 2005 | 1 | 0:57 | Swansea, Wales |