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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Phol (ranked 327 p4p, 48 weight class) and Jack Blood (ranked 266 p4p, 41 weight class). Blood has chosen Raining Blood - Slayer as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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235 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mfer Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Blood!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Blood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blood.
Phol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Phol's guard.
Blood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phol is keeping the position for now.
Blood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blood passes Phol's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've been hearing good reports from Phol's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Blood is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood works his way into full mount!
Blood looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Blood there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blood thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blood throwing strikes here but Phol is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Phol's face.
It looks like Mfer Phol has been cut.
Blood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phol is looking to escape.
Phol tries to hold on but Blood pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood punching from mount but Phol doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Phol wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blood.
Phol blocking the ground and pound.
Blood throws some wild stikes that Phol manages to avoid easily.
Blood throwing strikes here but Phol is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The referee warns Phol that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mfer Phol's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood tries to control but Phol wriggling away.
Phol working to try and regain half guard.
Phol holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blood tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blood sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Blood tries to control but Phol wriggling away.
Blood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Phol haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blood throws some wild stikes that Phol manages to avoid easily.
Blood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mfer Phol's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blood thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blood misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phol is looking to escape.
Blood throwing strikes but Phol uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Blood is working for a submission of some sort.
Blood trying to pass the guard but Phol defending well.
Blood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blood slips a nice elbow through Phol's hands, connecting with Phol's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Blood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mfer Phol's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blood blocks a jab.
Phol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phol was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Phol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blood darts in trying to clinch
and Phol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood drives through with a takedown into Phol's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Phol pushes Blood off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood tries to clinch but Phol moves away
and Phol counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jeez, Mfer Phol's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Blood dives in for a single leg takedown but Phol sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blood lands a body shot.
Blood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blood or perhaps it was just good defense by Phol, which made it look bad.
Jab by Blood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Phol takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Phol's guard.
Phol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blood postures up in Phol's guard and throws a big left but Phol blocks it.
Phol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Phol keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Blood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jack Blood has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood being controlled here momentarily.
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Phol is retaining full guard.
Blood wants to control from the top but Phol keeps moving.
Blood advances position into side control!
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Phol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blood tries to score with some ground and pound. Phol controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phol wants to control but Blood postures up.
Blood is chipping away with strikes.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phol is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood trying to control the action but Phol is working from the bottom.
Blood fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Phol is looking to reverse the position.
Phol wants to control but Blood postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mfer Phol's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blood misses with a takedown attempt - Phol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blood tests Phol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phol was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Phol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blood shoots in looking for a takedown. Phol tries to sprawl out of it but Blood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blood.
Jack Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phol walks into a straight right hand from Blood.
Phol throws a body shot but no joy.
Blood fails with the takedown
and Phol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer Phol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Blood.
Blood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phol has time to react.
Blood takes a swing at Phol's ribcage but misses.
Jack Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol lands a glancing blow to the side of Blood's head.
Phol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Blood has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blood keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood trying to control the action but Phol is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Phol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phol displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blood.
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.
Phol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Phol.
Blood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phol momentarily.
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phol throws out the jab.
Blood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phol as he jumps to the side.
Phol throws a looping overhand right but Blood ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mfer Phol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blood shoots in for a double leg but Phol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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 Mfer Phol.
I think Blood 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Jack Blood!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jack Blood!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jack Blood!
Jack Blood wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Jack Blood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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