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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ambitionz Az A Ridah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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241 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
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202 lbs
25 - 17 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phoenix connects with a high kick.
Phoenix goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phoenix tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phoenix with a body shot.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Hardy moves out of range as Phoenix throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
Phoenix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardy is looking to chop away at Phoenix's legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Phoenix misses its target.
Phoenix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardy's sensitive parts.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix scoring well with a low kick there.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Phoenix.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phoenix.
Phoenix clinches with his opponent.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Phoenix misses with an elbow strike.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body.
Phoenix goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Phoenix counters with a left to the body.
Hardy looks winded!
Phoenix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Phoenix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Phoenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phoenix with a body shot.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Phoenix misses with a kick to the body.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Phoenix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paul Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix clinches up against the cage.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy taking a breather.
Phoenix can't get the takedown.
Paul Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
Paul Phoenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Hardy feints a counter leg kick.
Phoenix wants to clinch.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix scores with a head kick.
Phoenix scores with a head kick. Hardy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phoenix with a body shot.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Phoenix throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Phoenix.
Phoenix is looking to wear down Hardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Hardy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Phoenix misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Phoenix throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Phoenix moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
Hardy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phoenix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Phoenix was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Phoenix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phoenix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Phoenix dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Phoenix darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phoenix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardy is rocked!
Phoenix lands a nice elbow.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
Phoenix creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hardy with a big uppercut! Hardy tries to clinch up but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hardy to the mat! Hardy covers up and Phoenix unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Phoenix!
A victorious Paul Phoenix thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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