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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harley King (ranked 213 p4p, 197 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 38 p4p, 37 weight class). Blake Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King closes the distance but Phoenix moves to the side
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
King throws a sloppy head kick
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
King walks into a left hand.
Phoenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phoenix doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King slips under a jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a good cross that connects.
King misses with a hook.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
King rushes Phoenix and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from King.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with some punches.
Phoenix breaks the clinch.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
King tries to bum rush Phoenix with a series of wild strikes but Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phoenix connects with a body shot.
King clobbers Phoenix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Phoenix finds it's way through King's defenses.
Phoenix has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix slips under a jab.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Phoenix.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phoenix's hands.
King with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from King.
Phoenix throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King wants to clinch up but Phoenix keeps it at a distance.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phoenix lands with an overhand left.
Phoenix misses with a series of wild punches.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phoenix. Phoenix circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King connects with the punch.
Phoenix lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
King scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phoenix misses with a hook
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Phoenix slips a straight right by King.
Phoenix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King misses with a body shot.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phoenix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
King tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Phoenix misses.
King moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
King throws a big counter combination but Phoenix scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the head.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phoenix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Phoenix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix.
King is rocked!
Phoenix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phoenix jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phoenix cracks King with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! King falls to his knees and Phoenix doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Phoenix!
Blake Phoenix thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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