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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes into the arena with Phoenix blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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181 cm
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Wagner moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix is looking to score with low kicks.
Wagner slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Phoenix feints and then cracks Wagner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wagner down.
Phoenix is looking to chop away at Wagner's legs.
Despite the aggression on Wagner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wagner 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.
Wagner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phoenix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagner checks a leg kick nicely.
Wagner swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Wagner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wagner.
Phoenix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wagner connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner.
A big left from Wagner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Wagner misses with a leg kick.
Wagner takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Phoenix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phoenix slips under a jab from Wagner.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Wagner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wagner tries to bum rush Phoenix with a series of wild strikes but Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Phoenix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Wagner.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Wagner. Beautiful body shot.
Wagner moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phoenix scores with a head kick. Wagner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Wagner throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
Wagner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wagner misses with the combination.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wagner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wagner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Simon Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner.
Phoenix swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a nice body kick.
Wagner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Wagner moves out of range.
Phoenix backing away here, and Wagner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Phoenix lands a nice shot that snaps Wagner's head back.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Phoenix blocks the low kick.
Wagner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix is looking to counter with head kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phoenix.
Phoenix works Wagner's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wagner checks it well.
Phoenix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Phoenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phoenix misses with a leg kick
and Wagner counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wagner counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix swings widly with a right hand
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Wagner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Phoenix had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wagner slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Phoenix digs a good hook to Wagner's body.
Phoenix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wagner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Phoenix does no damage.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phoenix lunges at Wagner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wagner's hand.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
Phoenix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Wagner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Wagner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Wagner lands with a good body shot.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
Wagner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phoenix throws a counter high kick but Wagner was just alert enough to avoid it.
Phoenix swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phoenix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
A head kick misses from Phoenix.
Wagner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phoenix. That's going to slow Wagner down.
Wagner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phoenix has time to react.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Wagner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Wagner connects with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Phoenix might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Wagner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
Phoenix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phoenix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Wagner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wagner avoids a kick to the body.
Wagner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wagner connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wagner. Wagner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wagner clobbers Phoenix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wagner blocks a head kick by Phoenix.
Wagner swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wagner checks a leg kick.
Phoenix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wagner to score with a decent uppercut.
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Wagner. That snapped Phoenix's head back.
Phoenix is rocked!
Wagner lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Phoenix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phoenix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phoenix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phoenix throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wagner scores with a counter punch that sends Phoenix to the canvas! Wagner smells blood - he's punishing Phoenix with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Phoenix has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Wagner!
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energy
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hype
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