Plenty was on the line for John Phillips and Chris Fields on Saturday in their Cage Warriors 48 main event.
On the day of the fight, the two found out the winner would advance to the finals of the promotion’s middleweight tournament for the vacant 185-pound strap. And for entertainment value, they delivered appropriately for Cage Warriors’ 10-year anniversary card.
But after looking overmatched in the striking game halfway through the fight, Phillips surprised Fields with a guillotine choke, forcing him to tap and writing a ticket to a shot at a title.