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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Frazier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HBO Boxing Theme. Joe Frazier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Phoenix's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Frazier misses.
Phoenix takes the fight into the clinch.
Frazier just leaning against Phoenix, taking a breather.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frazier throws a right hand that Phoenix ducks under and follows up with a left that Phoenix also avoids with ease.
Phoenix shoots in but Frazier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frazier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frazier throws a series of strikes that have Phoenix backpedaling.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frazier stalling the fight.
Phoenix holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier is trying to force a seperation but Phoenix has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier wants to get back to striking at distance but Phoenix won't allow it.
Phoenix jumps guard but Frazier stands there with Phoenix around his waist. Phoenix gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Frazier. No joy for Phoenix on that attempt.
Joe Frazier 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 presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frazier managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
A short right from Frazier.
Frazier is looking to break free of the clinch but Phoenix has double underhooks.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Frazier backwards.
It looks like Joe Frazier has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phoenix jumps guard but Frazier stands there with Phoenix around his waist. Phoenix gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frazier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Frazier blocking some punches.
Frazier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Frazier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frazier tries to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling the position.
Frazier wants to get back to striking at distance but Phoenix won't allow it.
Phoenix fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phoenix fails to pull guard.
Frazier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frazier misses with a series of wild punches.
Frazier scores with a nice right hand.
Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frazier stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Frazier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phoenix tries to stall but Frazier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frazier lands a nice uppercut.
Frazier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frazier works on Phoenix's body with a couple of short punches.
Frazier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix is trying to stall.
Phoenix is trying to pull guard but Frazier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Frazier is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Phoenix asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Phoenix wants to control for a moment but Frazier uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix thows a huge punch but Frazier dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Frazier's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frazier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frazier throws a right hand that misses
and Phoenix counters with an inside leg kick.
Phoenix changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frazier tries to avoid it but Phoenix manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frazier to the ground. Frazier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A left lands for Frazier.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Frazier throws a right and a left that Phoenix avoids nicely.
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Phoenix.
Phoenix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phoenix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Phoenix.
Phoenix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frazier sprawls well. Frazier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phoenix gets slowly back to his feet.
Phoenix fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix slips a jab and a cross from Frazier.
Phoenix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Phoenix shoots in and bounces Frazier off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Phoenix looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Phoenix throwing strikes from guard but Frazier blocks nicely.
Phoenix sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Frazier wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frazier!
Frazier throws a right hand that Phoenix ducks under and follows up with a left that Phoenix also avoids with ease.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frazier tries to avoid it but Phoenix manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frazier to the ground. Frazier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phoenix throws a lazy uppercut
and Frazier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phoenix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joe Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phoenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phoenix closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frazier circles away.
Phoenix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
Frazier blocks a leg kick.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier digs a good body shot into Phoenix's ribs.
Frazier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix dives in and grabs Frazier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frazier pushes down on Phoenix's head and hops out.
Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frazier misses with a double jab.
Frazier throws a right and a left that Phoenix avoids nicely.
Frazier checks a low kick from Phoenix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Frazier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Frazier.
Frazier lands an overhand right.
Phoenix pushes Frazier up against the cage in a clinch.
Phoenix is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Frazier is defending well.
Phoenix manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix slips a jab and a cross from Frazier.
Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phoenix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Phoenix.
Phoenix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frazier counters with a left to the body.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frazier.
Frazier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frazier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Frazier as Phoenix shoots in.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Phoenix.
Phoenix dives in and grabs Frazier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frazier pushes down on Phoenix's head and hops out.
Phoenix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phoenix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but Frazier holds him up against the cage and eventually Phoenix drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Frazier.
Frazier tries to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling the position.
Frazier wants to get back to striking at distance but Phoenix won't allow it.
Frazier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frazier prevents Phoenix from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is trying to maintain a safe position but Frazier gets an underhook and turns Phoenix into the cage.
Phoenix has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Frazier clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier holding both Phoenix 's hands and preventing any damage.
Phoenix is looking to control Frazier but Frazier is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix controls the position.
Frazier is keeping busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Phoenix is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Frazier knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Frazier for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix working for a choke but Frazier is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Will Phoenix go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Frazier.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frazier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Frazier!
A determined Joe Frazier didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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