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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Phoenix (ranked 954 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Max House (ranked 127 p4p, 198 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying House's choice of entrance music: HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
House has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phoenix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Gerald Phoenix has been cut.
House lands a body shot.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from House.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix jabs House right on the nose. House blinks but takes it well.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix lunges at House with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by House's hand.
It looks like Max House has been cut.
House misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
House tries to bum rush Phoenix with a series of wild strikes but Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
House swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
House ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
House looks like he wants to counter punch here.
House gets tackled into the cage by Phoenix. Phoenix maintains the clinch.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
Phoenix misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
House is looking to break free of the clinch but Phoenix has double underhooks.
Phoenix has House pressed against the cage, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phoenix tries a body shot but House blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phoenix is leaning against House and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
House takes a shot to the head.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
House is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from House.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
House has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
House tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix unloads a knee to the mid-section. House lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix pushes House back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
House blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
House breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix swings and misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
House throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phoenix.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but House avoids the damage to the body.
House blocks an elbow strike.
House is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix pushes House back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
House slowing the pace effectively.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houses head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix has House pressed against the cage, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by House.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for House to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phoenix prevents House from breaking the clinch.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
House blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix has House pressed against the cage, preventing House from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
House can't break the clinch.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
House blocks an uppercut.
A short left from House.
Phoenix lands a damaging elbow.
House blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House tries to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling the position.
Phoenix crunches a lovely knee into House's ribcage.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of House backwards.
That has opened up Max House's cut even more.
A frustrated look appears on House's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
House misses with the head strike.
House tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix keeps control of House as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Phoenix dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Phoenix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phoenix tries to land a body kick
and House counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
House swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
House misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
As House tries to get set, Phoenix tries to push him back and clinch up but House manages to avoid the attempt.
Phoenix's jab looks to have found its range, popping House under the eye.
House misses with a double jab
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Max House seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by House as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
House defending well as Phoenix loads up on a big left hand.
House swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
House throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix is looking to counter with head kicks.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
Phoenix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
House tries to keep at a distance but Phoenix has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix pushes House back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
House misses with a body punch.
House misses with a body punch.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but House blocks with his arms.
Phoenix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
House misses with a body punch.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House can't break the clinch.
Gerald Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
House is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix misses with an elbow over the top.
House is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix working House over with knees to the body.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
House managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phoenix just misses with a elbow thrown towards House's brow.
House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phoenix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phoenix.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix lands a good knee to the midsection. House won't want to take too many of those.
House is breathing heavily.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
House tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Nice body punch from Phoenix - that landed with a thud.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
Phoenix lands a knee to the body.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by House.
Phoenix creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through House's defenses.
The cut above Max House's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by House.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and House avoids it.
House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
House lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phoenix at a distance.
House walks forward, straight into a front kick from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Max House's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A big right from House misses.
Phoenix misses with a hook
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phoenix lands a lovely overhand right.
House connects with a jab.
House throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping House at a distance.
Phoenix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to counter by moving into the clinch but House manages to circle out of the way.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix throws a right hand that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
A left lands for House.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
House slips a straight right by Phoenix.
House throws a combination that misses
and Phoenix moves into the clinch.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
House prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phoenix misses with a knee strike.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Phoenix dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
House missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from House! But no joy.
House dodges the punch combination from Phoenix.
A punch combination from House misses.
Phoenix throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from House on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House circles away from the clinch attempt
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phoenix circles away quickly and effectively.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from House.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Phoenix throws a poor cross that misses
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phoenix thinking.
Phoenix takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling him.
Phoenix lands a knee to the body.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a right to the head.
Phoenix tries a body shot but House blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
House is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix gets through House's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max House's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gerald Phoenix!
An out of breath Gerald Phoenix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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