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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 609 p4p, 615 weight class) and David King (ranked 94 p4p, 97 weight class). King has chosen Manchester United Chants George Best Song Spirit In The Sky as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 9 - 2 - 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David King!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King misses with a body shot
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws a lazy right hand but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
King lands a jab to Phoenix's midsection.
King throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix slips a straight right by King.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
Phoenix lands a jab to King's midsection.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a series of punches but Phoenix moves out of range.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
King throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Phoenix catches King right on the button with a cross.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Phoenix takes the fight into the clinch.
Phoenix has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King blocks an uppercut.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice body punch from King.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King wants to stall.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
King blocks an uppercut.
King tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
I was talking to Phoenix's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
King misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King lands a jab to Phoenix's midsection.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phoenix rather than just go for the knockout.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from King.
An attempted straight right counter from Phoenix misses the target.
Phoenix scores with a nice strike.
King misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Phoenix.
King misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phoenix is keeping busy.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blake Phoenix's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a body shot.
David King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phoenix.
Phoenix with a hook.
Phoenix lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King cracks Phoenix with an open hand slap.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for King.
Phoenix throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King cracks Phoenix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phoenix tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a hook but King blocks it.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from King misses.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Phoenix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phoenix to score with a decent uppercut.
Phoenix tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phoenix looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phoenix moves out of range as King strikes.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Phoenix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from King.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phoenix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix moves out of range as King strikes.
King cracks Phoenix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
Phoenix has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Jab from King.
Blake Phoenix's cut is getting worse.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King dips to his left and cracks Phoenix with an uppercut!
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from King.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blake Phoenix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blake Phoenix's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
King lands a nice hook to Phoenix's body. Phoenix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King blocks a jab.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from King.
King works over Phoenix's head and body with a nice combination.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Phoenix there.
King misses with a body shot.
Phoenix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phoenix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King ducks right into an uppercut from Phoenix.
King throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
King misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from King misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
King throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Phoenix misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
King gets tackled into the cage by Phoenix. Phoenix maintains the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Blake Phoenix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King lands a left hand.
King taking a breather.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
King misses with some punches.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phoenix jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Phoenix gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Phoenix.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a good cross that connects.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Phoenix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
As Phoenix backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Phoenix manages to avoid it all.
King throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Phoenix lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King misses with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix moves into the clinch.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blake Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
King tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from King.
Jeez, Blake Phoenix's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Phoenix no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Phoenix not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Phoenix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Phoenix's legs - danger averted.
Phoenix is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King advances to half guard.
King not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David King.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David King!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, David King made sure he mentioned CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Blake Phoenix was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF? You've got to be kidding me!'.
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