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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 518 p4p, 1202 weight class) and Ivan Kalcevski (ranked 83 p4p, 174 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Blake Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Kalcevski!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalcevski misses with a right hand
and Phoenix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalcevski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Kalcevski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Kalcevski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalcevski.
Kalcevski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix clobbers Kalcevski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kalcevski takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalcevski blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Kalcevski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kalcevski throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalcevski throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalcevski throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalcevskis head.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalcevski working aggressively here.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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.
Kalcevski wanted to stand there but Phoenix had control of the position.
Phoenix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Phoenix managing to control the position.
Kalcevski wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phoenix working for a triangle but Kalcevski defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalcevski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Phoenix's guard.
Phoenix looking for a guillotine here but Kalcevski defends easily.
Phoenix looking to control.
Kalcevski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Phoenix is proving hard to escape from.
Phoenix is pulling down on Kalcevski's head to control his posture.
Phoenix looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalcevski wanted to stand there but Phoenix had control of the position.
Phoenix is trying to control the position but Kalcevski postures up.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Kalcevski from controlling successfully.
Phoenix has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kalcevski doesn't defend quickly enough and Phoenix has managed to lock this one up! Can Kalcevski escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Phoenix on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Blake Phoenix!
Blake Phoenix retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Blake Phoenix thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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RATING
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