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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 160 p4p, 23 weight class) and Marky Mark (ranked 409 p4p, 62 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mark only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Mark throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Mark follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mark doesn't seem bothered though.
Mark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phoenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Mark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phoenix lands a nice shot that snaps Mark's head back.
Phoenix closes the distance and pushes Mark back into the cage.
Mark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good body shot from Mark.
A short right hand to the side of the head by 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!
Mark lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mark moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark throws a low kick but Phoenix avoids it.
Mark avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Mark scores with a nice body kick.
Phoenix swings for the body but Mark moves out of range.
A jab from Mark misses.
Phoenix is looking to wear down Mark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Phoenix misses the target.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Mark throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
Mark jabs Phoenix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Mark lands a high kick!
Mark lands a head kick. Phoenix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mark feints a jab promting Phoenix to slip. Mark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Phoenix slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Mark.
Mark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix scores with a decent looking hook.
Phoenix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mark lands an uppercut.
Mark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mark. Mark obviously looking to wear him down.
Mark cracks Phoenix with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Phoenix finds it's way through Mark's defenses.
Mark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mark throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Mark ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mark counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark scores with a jab. Phoenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Mark counters with a straight right hand.
Mark keeps the fight on the outside.
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
Mark is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phoenix with a body shot.
Mark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phoenix. That did some damage!
Mark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Phoenix blocks a head kick by Mark.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phoenix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blake Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mark 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Phoenix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Phoenix throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Phoenix connects with a jab.
Mark throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mark misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Mark throws a front kick that sends Phoenix stumbling back into the cage.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mark.
Mark tries to land a front kick but Phoenix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Phoenix connects with a body shot.
Phoenix pushes Mark up against the cage in a clinch.
Mark breaks the clinch.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Mark.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phoenix connects with a nice looking jab.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mark misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Mark wants to slow Phoenix down by chopping away at his legs.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the body
and Mark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marky Mark will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix moves out of range of the leg kick from Mark.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
Mark now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mark moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Mark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Mark moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
And Mark responds with a good body kick, but Phoenix manages to step out the way in time.
Mark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mark misses with a body shot.
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Mark is avoiding it.
Mark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mark doesn't seem bothered though.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Phoenix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phoenix drops his hands momentarily and Mark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix sizes up Mark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix jabs Mark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Mark counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix has Mark up against the cage in a clinch.
Mark manages to break the clinch.
Mark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Mark moves out of range of the strikes.
Mark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mark tries to move into range but Phoenix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phoenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a shot to the body.
Phoenix tries to bum rush Mark with a series of wild strikes but Mark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mark thinks about the counter body kick.
Mark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mark was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mark misses with an uppercut.
Mark lands a head kick!
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Phoenix checks a leg kick.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Mark misses.
Mark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mark tries to score with a low kick but Phoenix moves his leg out of the way.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phoenix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mark lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phoenix throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Phoenix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mark tries to work over Phoenix's front leg with a kick but Phoenix checks it.
Phoenix moves away from the strike by Mark.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mark lands a nice looking body kick.
Mark misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix dips to his left and cracks Mark with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Mark.
Mark moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Marky Mark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phoenix's calf.
Mark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Mark is out of range.
Mark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mark!
Phoenix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mark.
Mark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Phoenix misses with a looping left.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix blocks a low kick nicely.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mark throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blake Phoenix will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mark. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Mark is predictable there
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Mark appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Mark uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Mark's head but Mark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Mark throws an off balance right hand
and Phoenix counters with a right hand to the body.
Mark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mark.
Mark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Mark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark connects with a looping right hand.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix works Mark's body with a nice hook.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Mark throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Mark cracks the inside of Phoenix's front leg.
Mark throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix checks a low kick from Mark.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Mark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Phoenix.
Mark moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Mark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Mark keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mark at a distance.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mark doesn't seem bothered though.
Mark scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mark.
Phoenix throwing a counter right hand but Mark manages to avoid it.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Mark.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
Mark now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Mark.
Mark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Mark does it's job there.
Mark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phoenix. That did some damage!
Phoenix misses with a lunging right hand
and Mark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phoenix's knee momentarily.
Phoenix takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mark 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.
Phoenix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Mark throws a front kick that sends Phoenix stumbling back into the cage.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Mark.
Phoenix jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Phoenix throws a right hand that misses
and Mark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phoenix takes a swing at Mark's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Mark feints a counter leg kick.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Mark.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
Mark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark misses with an uppercut.
Mark is looking to land body kicks.
Mark looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mark counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mark throws out a leg kick but Phoenix moves out of range and Mark only half commits.
Phoenix punishes Mark's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mark connects with the punch.
Phoenix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Mark.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix scores with a jab.
Mark loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Mark blocks a jab.
Mark follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mark manages to avoid it.
Phoenix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mark throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mark was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Mark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Mark only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marky Mark.
I think Mark 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marky Mark!
Marky Mark tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Blake Phoenix was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a tough fight. I need a couple months off to train now.'.
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