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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fox Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Terminator T-800 Song. Phoenix has chosen Phoenix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
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250 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fox Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lao misses.
Lao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phoenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Phoenix.
It looks like Paul Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lao keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lao is working hard here to advance position.
Lao holds on to Phoenix around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Phoenix gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lao throws a lazy head kick
and Phoenix counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lao!
Phoenix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lao is looking to improve his position but Phoenix isn't that keen on the idea.
Phoenix controlling the position easily from mount.
Phoenix scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao is trying to reverse the position but instead Phoenix has taken his back - oops!
Lao is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Phoenix scores with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Lao as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Phoenix!
Phoenix gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Phoenix lands strikes to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Phoenix controlling the positon.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Phoenix.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Phoenix has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Phoenix lands punches and elbows.
Phoenix connects with a big shot to the side of Lao's head.
Phoenix trying to control.
What can Lao do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Phoenix wants to control but Lao is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Phoenix trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lao doesn't escape.
Phoenix is hanging on to Lao's back as he tries to escape.
Lao is breathing heavily.
Lao trying to control the hands but Phoenix won't let him.
Phoenix keeps control of the position as Lao tries to break free.
Phoenix biding his time, controlling Lao.
Phoenix lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix controlling well, preventing Lao from escaping the position.
Phoenix working for the choke.
Phoenix trying to control momentarily.
Phoenix scores with punches to the body.
Phoenix controlling from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Phoenix connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lao to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Can Lao hold on?! Phoenix is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lao grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Lao is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Phoenix's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phoenix.
Phoenix closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Phoenix is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lao will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Phoenix wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phoenix trying to control the action but Lao is working from the bottom.
Phoenix lands a decent elbow from side control.
Phoenix working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phoenix controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao is working to avoid the ground and pound but Phoenix connects with a decent elbow.
Phoenix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Phoenix is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lao will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Phoenix stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Phoenix throws a right and a left that Lao avoids nicely.
Lao looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Phoenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix stands up and waves to Lao to follow him.
Phoenix clinches with his opponent.
Phoenix pulls Lao into guard.
Lao stops Phoenix from standing up.
Phoenix is trying to keep Lao in close.
Phoenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phoenix controls Lao momentarily but Lao frees himself.
Phoenix is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Phoenix is nestled in close to Lao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Phoenix decides to return to a standing position.
Phoenix fails with a takedown attempt.
Lao gets tackled into the cage by Phoenix. Phoenix maintains the clinch.
Phoenix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lao or not.
Lao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Phoenix.
Fox Lao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Phoenix.
Phoenix pulls guard effortlessly.
Phoenix seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Phoenix lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lao!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to control but Lao wriggling away.
Phoenix raining down hammerfists from mount.
Phoenix scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix landing strikes from the mount and Lao is in trouble!
Phoenix lands a big elbow.
Phoenix trying to control but Lao is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phoenix looking to finish Lao with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lao!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Phoenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Phoenix's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Phoenix closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lao circles away.
Lao misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Lao as Phoenix shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phoenix.
Fox Lao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Phoenix.
Phoenix closes the distance and clinches up with Lao, looking for a takedown. Phoenix pushes Lao against the cage but Lao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phoenix shoots in but no luck this time.
Fox Lao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix shoots in looking for a takedown but Lao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Phoenix's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lao.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Lao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lao tries to bum rush Phoenix with a series of wild strikes but Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phoenix scores with a takedown into Lao's guard.
Lao looking for a sweep. Not yet Lao, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phoenix jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Phoenix controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phoenix's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Phoenix can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phoenix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lao defends it easily.
Lao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phoenix is controlling Lao's posture.
Phoenix lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lao!
Lao is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lao is looking to escape.
Lao is looking to improve his position but Phoenix isn't that keen on the idea.
Phoenix cracks Lao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Phoenix looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Phoenix controlling from mount.
Phoenix scoring with strikes but Lao is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lao tries to reverse the position but Phoenix maintains control.
Phoenix has hold of Lao's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lao manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Phoenix controlling his opponent.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fox Lao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lao tries to hold on but Phoenix pushes him away.
Phoenix working for a guillotine from mount but Lao is in no mood to give up.
Phoenix controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao is looking to improve his position but Phoenix isn't that keen on the idea.
Phoenix with good strikes from the mount here!
Lao is squirming around, avoiding Phoenix's attempts to control the action.
Lao is trying to escape the mount.
Phoenix looking to finish Lao with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lao!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lao taking shots to the head.
Phoenix sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paul Phoenix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phoenix winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Phoenix!
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