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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes to the cage accompanied by Im Still Fly - Page ft. Drake. Noir has chosen Eels - The Mighty Boosh as his entrance music. Vince Noir has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Phoenix's chin.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Phoenix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Noir!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Noir saw that one coming.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noir jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Noir misses.
Phoenix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noir is looking to clinch.
Phoenix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noir's corner calls for a 1-2. Noir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Noir misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Noir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noir.
Phoenix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phoenix.
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!
Noir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Noir wants to stall.
Noir misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phoenix managing to block the knees to the body from Noir.
Noir tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Noir fails to land.
Noir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Noir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Noir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Noir looks gassed!
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Noir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Noir's gas tank.
Noir misses with an elbow strike.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vince Noir has been cut.
Phoenix breaks the clinch.
Phoenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcus Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but Noir moved out of range.
Phoenix lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix closes the distance looking to clinch
and Noir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phoenix swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
No joy there for Phoenix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phoenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noir throws out the jab.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Noir slips under a jab.
Noir misses the jab.
Phoenix misses with a looping left.
Noir tries to clinch up.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Noir moves out of range.
Noir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Noir takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Phoenix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Noir.
Noir misses with a few strikes there.
Noir lunges at Phoenix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phoenix's hand.
Noir misses with a combination
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Noir is avoiding it.
Phoenix lands with a cross.
Phoenix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Noir misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noir fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phoenix misses with a double jab
and Noir counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Noir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phoenix moves in looking to clinch but Noir pushes him off.
Phoenix takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
Noir throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phoenix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
Phoenix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phoenix tries to clinch there but Noir circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Noir misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
Noir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Noir misses its intended target.
Noir looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
Noir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noir.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
Noir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noir tries to clinch but Phoenix is having none of it.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Noir tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Noir looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
Noir misses with a double jab.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Noir connects with the punch.
A cross from Noir lands.
Noir swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Noir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcus Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a combination. Noir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Noir misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noir.
Phoenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Phoenix moves in looking to clinch but Noir pushes him off.
Noir throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Noir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noir takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noir throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Noir misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Phoenix walks into a straight right hand from Noir.
Phoenix throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Noir lands with a right hand.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Noir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phoenix takes the fight into the clinch.
Noir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phoenix's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
That has opened up Vince Noir's cut even more.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Noir as Phoenix tries to tie him up.
Noir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Noir is breathing heavily.
Noir throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
A short uppercut from Noir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Phoenix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vince Noir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Phoenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noir keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Noir lands with a straight right. Phoenix didn't see that one coming.
Phoenix waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Noir.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Noir throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Noir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noir throws a right hand that Phoenix ducks under and follows up with a left that Phoenix also avoids with ease.
Phoenix jabs Noir right on the nose. Noir blinks but takes it well.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Noir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phoenix lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Noir counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Noir moves away
and Noir counters with a straight right hand.
Noir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noir misses with a hook.
Phoenix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix tries to keep at a distance but Noir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phoenix blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noir just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phoenix's brow.
Noir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Noir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix rushes Noir and presses him up against the cage.
Phoenix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Noir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phoenix tries to stall but Noir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Noir throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Phoenix takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Noir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noir blocking some punches.
Phoenix trying to control the position but instead, Noir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phoenix into the cage.
Noir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcus Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Noir is stalling here.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Noir.
A short right from Noir on the inside.
Noir misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Noir.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Noir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Noir.
Noir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noir lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Noir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phoenix.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noir lands a body shot.
Noir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
A short left from Noir.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noir.
Noir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phoenix on the side of the head.
Noir catches Phoenix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phoenix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Noir misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Noir.
Phoenix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Noir really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Noir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noir cracks Phoenix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phoenix darts in trying to clinch
and Noir counters with a straight right hand.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Noir misses with a wild combination.
Phoenix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Noir.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Noir drives through and clinches with Phoenix against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Noir back against the cage.
Phoenix effectively controlling the action here.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noir swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix stalling in the clinch but Noir improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Noir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noir is pushing Phoenix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
A body shot lands from Noir.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Noir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Noir's gas tank.
Noir is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Noir is stalling here.
Noir working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noir is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Noir into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noir.
Noir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Phoenix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Noir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Noir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noir stalling in the clinch but Phoenix improves position.
Phoenix looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noir just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phoenix's brow.
Phoenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Noir keeps it at a distance.
Phoenix lands a head shot.
Phoenix takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phoenix tries to clinch there but Noir circles away.
Noir looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
Noir slips a straight right by Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noir counters by moving into the clinch.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noir lands with a right to the head.
Noir has Phoenix pressed against the cage, preventing Phoenix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Noir breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix lands a right hook to the body.
Phoenix connects with the punch.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Noir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix lands a head shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phoenix slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Noir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Noir loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix clinches with his opponent.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noir throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noir lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Phoenix had his way with Vince Noir in that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Noir's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Phoenix swinging wilding here.
Noir throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.
Phoenix throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
Noir keeps the fight on the outside.
Noir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phoenix's head backwards.
Noir tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.
Phoenix wants to get back to striking at distance but Noir won't allow it.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phoenix up against the cage.
Noir is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Noir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noir backwards.
Phoenix lands with a light punch inside.
Noir letting Phoenix take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noir.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Noir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Noir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Noir's gas tank.
Noir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noir misses with a punch on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noir. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noir.
Noir misses with the combination.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Noir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a series of wild punches.
Phoenix misses with a wild combination.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
A shot to de liver by Noir. Beautiful body shot.
Vince Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Noir misses with a wild body shot.
Noir takes one to the side of the head.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Noir moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Noir.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Noir throws a series of punches but Phoenix moves out of range.
Noir waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Phoenix.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noir swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix misses with a combination
and Noir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phoenix looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jab, jab by Noir - just one landing.
Noir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phoenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noir looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix slips a jab from Noir.
Marcus Phoenix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noir.
Phoenix lands a right hook to the body.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noir.
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 Marcus Phoenix.
Well Phoenix has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Phoenix!
Marcus Phoenix retains his light heavyweight title!
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