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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 2183 p4p, 285 weight class) and Anti Kristus (ranked 3125 p4p, 403 weight class). Anti Kristus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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212 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anti Kristus!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristus misses with a body shot
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Kristus connects with a single shot there.
Kristus throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.
Kristus lands with a straight right. Phoenix didn't see that one coming.
Kristus misses with a two punch combination.
Phoenix lands with a good body shot.
Kristus misses with a wild body shot.
Blake Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Kristus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Phoenix catches Kristus right on the button with a cross.
Phoenix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristus.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Kristus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Kristus backwards.
Kristus stalling the fight.
Kristus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kristus receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Phoenix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kristus tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristus misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Kristus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristus.
Kristus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kristus is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Kristus into the cage.
Kristus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Kristus working aggressively here.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Phoenix - that landed with a thud.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Kristus.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phoenix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kristus backwards.
Phoenix keeps control of Kristus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Kristus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kristus backwards.
Phoenix gets through Kristus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kristus blocking some punches.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Kristus avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristus.
Phoenix tries to work over Kristus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Kristus.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Kristus swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kristus blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phoenix.
A shot in the inside from Kristus.
Kristus lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kristus is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Kristus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kristus can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Kristus working hard to break the clinch.
Kristus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Kristus misses with the head strike.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Phoenix works on Kristus's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristus.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kristus backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristus swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Kristus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Kristus backwards.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kristus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
Kristus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Kristus looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kristus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Phoenix dominated that round.
That's time! Phoenix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phoenix defending well as Kristus loads up on a big left hand.
Phoenix lands a jab to the nose.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Kristus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kristus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kristus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kristus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kristus ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Kristus lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kristus backwards.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kristuss head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body.
Kristus lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kristus throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kristus.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Kristus backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kristus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristus can do to turn this around?
Phoenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
Kristus lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Phoenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kristus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kristus blocking some punches.
Blake Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kristus is looking to control Phoenix's arms but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kristus has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Kristus is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Kristus into the cage.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.
Kristus is breathing heavily.
A short left from Phoenix.
Kristus tries to stall but Phoenix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Kristus lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phoenix gets through Kristus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kristus is rocked!
Kristus misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kristus is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
Kristus looking to slow down the pace here.
Kristus looking to stall.
Kristus seems to have recovered his senses.
Phoenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phoenix digs a right hand underneath Kristus's ribcage. Kristus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kristus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix digs a right hand underneath Kristus's ribcage. Kristus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristus.
Kristus is leaning against Phoenix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phoenix works on Kristus's body with a couple of short punches.
Kristus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Kristus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kristus's efforts to push away.
Phoenix pushes Kristus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Kristus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kristus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kristus lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kristus can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Kristus misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Kristus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Kristus swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Phoenix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kristus.
Phoenix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix drops Kristus onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kristus is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Phoenix creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kristus with a big uppercut! Kristus tries to clinch up but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kristus to the mat! Kristus covers up and Phoenix unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Blake Phoenix!
Our winner, Blake Phoenix, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Anti Kristus was interviewed post fight and said 'WHERE'S THE BOOZE, GODDAMMIT!?!'.
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energy
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