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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes to the cage accompanied by Phoenix. Jeremy Ring is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ring!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses
and Ring counters by clinching up.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phoenix wants to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phoenix.
Ring avoids the elbow strike from Phoenix, against the cage.
Ring looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ring.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ring avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Phoenix misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ring's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ring lands a head kick!
Some wild striking there from Ring.
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phoenix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ring has closed the distance and engaged Phoenix in a clinch.
Phoenix scores a nice knee to the body.
Ring told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
Phoenix missing with knees to the body.
Ring using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phoenix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ring is defending well for now.
Ring managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix misses with an elbow strike.
Ring drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phoenix gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Phoenix unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ring lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ring is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Phoenix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ring 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Simon Phoenix has been cut.
Ring jumps into guard, dragging Phoenix to the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ring trying to control the position.
Phoenix stopping the sweep attempt from Ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ring is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ring is looking for a triangle but Phoenix pushes his legs off easily.
Ring wants to stand but Phoenix is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Phoenix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ring swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ring looking to control.
Ring is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ring keeping full guard, as Phoenix tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Ring was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ring tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Phoenix defends well and Ring ends up having to push Phoenix into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Simon Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ring lands a damaging elbow.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ring wants a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ring.
Ring is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ring blocks an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ring.
Ring avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Phoenix lands a nice knee to the body.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phoenix wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Ring dodges an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Ring has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phoenix avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Ring will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good work by Ring as he checks the leg kick.
Phoenix misses with a looping left.
Ring fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phoenix avoids the head kick by Ring.
Phoenix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ring fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phoenix throws a front kick aimed at Ring's knee but Ring avoids it well.
Phoenix scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phoenix clinches.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ring using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ring missing with knees to the body.
Ring with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ring as Phoenix tries to tie him up.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ring lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phoenix landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow.
Ring avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Ring lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ring missing with knees to the body.
Ring misses with a knee to the head.
Ring taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ring is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ring breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ring tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ring shoots in and drives through. Phoenix sprawls well.
Phoenix doesn't manage to clinch there - Ring circles away.
A head kick misses from Ring.
Phoenix lands with a kick to the temple. Ring shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ring.
Simon Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Ring.
Ring is breathing heavily.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ring swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ring moves forwards but Phoenix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ring tries to clinch up.
Simon Phoenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phoenix wants to clinch but Ring slips to the side
and Ring finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ring lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ring.
Phoenix stuffs the takedown attempt from Ring. Ring gets slowly back to his feet.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
Ring uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ring moves away.
Phoenix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ring closes the distance and clinches.
Ring comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ring fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phoenix lands a damaging elbow.
Ring blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phoenix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ring's brow.
Simon Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with an elbow strike.
Phoenix blocks an elbow strike.
Phoenix missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ring avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Phoenix lands a body punch.
Ring avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Ring trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ring in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Phoenix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ring landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Phoenix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Ring.
Ring fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Ring takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ring looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ring lands a good knee to the midsection. Phoenix won't want to take too many of those.
Ring lands a damaging elbow.
Ring drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phoenix gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Phoenix scores a nice knee to the body.
Ring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ring is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phoenix pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phoenix is defending well for now.
Phoenix wants to break free but Ring has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ring throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ring tries to land knees in the clinch but Phoenix avoids the damage to the body.
Phoenix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ring is defending well for now.
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but Ring avoids the damage to the body.
Phoenix blocks an elbow strike.
Phoenix can't get the takedown.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix working Ring over with knees to the body.
Phoenix lands an elbow that stopped Ring in his tracks for a moment.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Ring gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ring throws an elbow but misses.
Ring tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phoenix smiles and moves away.
Simon Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Ring.
Ring steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phoenix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Ring swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Ring is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Phoenix. That snapped Ring's head back.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Ring.
Ring throws a lazy head kick
and Phoenix counters with a left to the body.
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Ring.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring moves into the clinch.
Ring tries to pull guard but Phoenix won't allow it.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but Ring is blocking nicely.
Ring is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phoenix pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ring has picked Phoenix up - he's going for a ride! Ring dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Phoenix trying to control from the bottom.
Ring is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phoenix sees it coming and defends easily.
Phoenix wants to get back to full guard.
Phoenix has one foot on Ring's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ring's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phoenix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ring scrambles back to his feet.
Ring circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Ring, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ring throws a head kick that misses.
Jeremy Ring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Phoenix lands but Ring takes it in his stride.
Ring tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Phoenix defends well and Ring ends up having to push Phoenix into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ring tries to pull guard but Phoenix holds him up against the cage and eventually Ring drops back down to his feet.
Phoenix is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phoenix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phoenix pushes off an throws an elbow but Ring leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but Ring blocks with his arms.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phoenix is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix is trying to force a seperation but Ring has the dominant position.
Ring is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but Ring avoids the damage to the body.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Phoenix clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ring is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ring moves into the clinch.
Ring lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
Ring connects with a knee to the head.
Ring leaning against his opponent.
Phoenix comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ring avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Ring misses with a knee strike.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Ring is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phoenix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring landing knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ring has hold of one of Phoenix's legs. Phoenix is fighting the takedown attempt but Ring gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ring stands and steps away. Phoenix gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ring looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ring shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Phoenix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phoenix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phoenix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ring fakes the leg kick and cracks Phoenix in the body.
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ring moves to clinch but Phoenix breaks away
and Phoenix counters with a head kick. That will keep Ring thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ring misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Ring moves out of range of the body kick.
Jeremy Ring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ring throws a head kick that misses
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Ring is having none of it.
Ring tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phoenix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ring throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring throws a right and a left that Phoenix avoids nicely.
Simon Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Phoenix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ring moves into the clinch.
Phoenix missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix looking to stall.
Ring managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
Ring lands a good knee to the midsection. Phoenix won't want to take too many of those.
Ring looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ring breaks the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phoenix checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Phoenix. No joy for Ring on that attempt.
Simon Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Ring.
Ring misses with a series of wild punches.
Ring moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a body kick.
Phoenix scores with a head kick. Ring tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ring drives through and clinches with Phoenix against the cage.
Ring connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phoenix's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ring is trying to pull guard but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Ring takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ring drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phoenix pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ring misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Ring ducks down to avoid it.
Ring clinches up with Phoenix and pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jeremy Ring will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix'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 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ring.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phoenix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Phoenix. No joy for Ring on that attempt.
Ring misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phoenix counters with a good, hard body kick but Ring shrugs it off.
Phoenix cracks Ring with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ring moves to clinch but Phoenix breaks away
and Phoenix counters with a nice body shot.
Phoenix scores with a jab.
Phoenix throws a front kick that sends Ring stumbling back into the cage.
Ring throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
Ring takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ring is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ring dodges the punch combination from Phoenix.
Ring pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ring successfully pulls guard.
Ring wants to get back to his feet but Phoenix is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ring pulls Phoenix in close to prevent any damage.
Ring wants to sweep here but Phoenix controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to free his leg and advance position but Ring is retaining full guard.
Ring wants to control but Phoenix passes easily into half guard.
Ring moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ring is trying to keep Phoenix in close.
Ring looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Phoenix puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring trying to control but Phoenix postures up.
Ring gets full guard.
Ring is trying to control the position but Phoenix postures up.
Ring is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Phoenix presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ring lands a damaging elbow.
Phoenix avoids the elbow strike from Ring, against the cage.
Ring can't get the takedown.
Ring tightens his grip and picks Phoenix up, before dumping him to the ground. Phoenix manages to land in guard.
Ring stopping the sweep attempt from Phoenix.
Ring throws a strike but Phoenix rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phoenix trying to control but Ring is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix stands and throws Ring's legs to the side, diving into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ring throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Ring is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Ring.
I think Ring has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Simon Phoenix!
Simon Phoenix retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Simon Phoenix thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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