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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Moder (ranked 2815 p4p, 2509 weight class) and Mfer Phol (ranked 74 p4p, 97 weight class). Jan Moder had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Moder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mfer Phol!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Mfer Phol has been cut.
Moder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phol.
Phol tries to counter with a clinch but Moder shakes him off and moves away.
Moder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moder throws a head kick but Phol moves out of range.
Moder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moder scores with a nice head shot.
Phol misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Moder misses the target.
Moder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phol wants to counter with a clinch but Moder pushes him away.
Phol scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moder doesn't seem bothered though.
Moder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moder has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Moder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moder connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phol throws a body punch but Moder moves out of range.
Moder throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phol! But no joy.
Phol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Moder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moder throws a hook to the side of Phol's head but Phol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol misses with a straight right.
Phol rushes Moder and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phol lands with a right to the head.
Phol misses with a punch on the inside.
Moder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moder lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Phol prevents a body shot from Moder.
Moder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phol's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phol.
Moder throws a punch but it's blocked by Phol.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Phol.
Moder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moder lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phol misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Moder.
Moder digs a right hand underneath Phol's ribcage. Phol let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moder has had enough of the clinch but Phol keeps him there for the moment.
Phol swings wildly with an uppercut but Moder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol misses with some punches.
Phol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moder misses with a punch on the inside.
Phol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phol has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Moder seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Phol can turn it around.
Phol lands with a right to the head.
Phol slowing the pace effectively.
Moder misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phol.
Phol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Phol.
Moder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Phol.
Phol misses with some punches.
Phol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phol on the side of the head.
Moder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phol.
Moder fires out a quick counter leg kick but Phol just manages to avoid it.
Phol slips under a jab from Moder.
Moder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phol. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phol checks a leg kick.
Moder throws a lazy uppercut
letting Phol counter with a right hand.
Moder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moder on the side of the head.
Phol slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moder throws a hook to the side of Phol's head but Phol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phol avoids the head kick by Moder.
Phol takes a swing at Moder's ribcage but misses.
Moder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phol misses with a body shot.
Moder misses with an uppercut.
Phol goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Phol swings for the body but Moder moves out of range.
Moder loads up on a big right hand but Phol slips the punch.
Moder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Phol is able to avoid easily.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moder.
Phol is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moder with a body shot.
Moder slips a straight right by Phol.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moder.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jan Moder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mfer Phol's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phol slips under a jab.
Phol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phol scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moder doesn't seem bothered though.
Moder lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moder's corner calls for a 1-2. Moder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moder scores with a punch to the head.
Phol swings for the body but Moder moves out of range.
Phol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moder.
Phol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Moder misses.
Moder tries to clinch up but Phol circles away and keeps his distance.
Moder sets himself, and Phol steps forward looking for the clinch! Moder avoids it this time.
Moder throws a jab but it's blocked by Phol.
Phol takes a swing at Moder's ribcage but misses.
Moder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phol tries to counter with a clinch but Moder shakes him off and moves away.
Moder moves out of range as Phol strikes.
Phol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moder.
Jan Moder is winning the standup battle so far.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moder.
Phol is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moder.
Jab by Moder.
Moder lands with a shot to the body.
Phol lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moder backs up against the cage.
Phol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Moder misses its target.
Moder throws a sloppy head kick and Phol moves out of range easily.
Moder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moder.
Nice defenses there by Phol.
Moder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phol let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moder throws a head kick that misses.
Phol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moder. Moder obviously looking to wear him down.
Moder throws a jab but it's blocked by Phol.
Moder throws an overhand right that lands on Phol's shoulder, as Phol tries to avoid the shot.
Phol let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moder moves away.
Moder looks to score with a jab to the body but Phol is just out of range.
Moder throws a body shot but no joy.
Moder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moder slips a jab from Phol.
Phol throws an overhand right that lands on Moder's shoulder, as Moder tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Moder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moder misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phol moves into the clinch.
Moder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moder prevents a body shot from Phol.
Moder lands with a light punch inside.
Phol lands an uppercut.
Moder misses with a body punch.
Moder wants to get back to striking at distance but Phol won't allow it.
The referee calls for Phol to work.
Moder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moder trying to stall but Phol improves his position.
Phol digs a right hand underneath Moder's ribcage. Moder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moder lands with a light punch inside.
Phol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moder can't find room to land a body shot as Phol controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phol drops his hands momentarily and Moder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phol misses with a wild body shot.
Moder looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Moder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phol.
Moder moves out of range of the strikes.
Moder just misses with a punch to the body.
Moder misses with a straight right.
Phol unleashes a big counter combination but Moder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moder throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moder throws a body shot but no joy.
Phol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moder.
Phol closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moder swings for the body but Phol moves out of range.
Moder looks to land a right hand but Phol moved out of range.
Phol steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Moder.
A punch combination from Moder misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Moder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mfer Phol's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moder misses with a straight right.
Moder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phol takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phol to score with a decent uppercut.
Phol misses with a body shot.
Moder thinks about countering with a body kick.
Moder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Moder counters with a quick kick to the body but Phol blocks it.
Moder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phol.
Moder ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol throws a looping overhand right but Moder ducks down to avoid it.
Moder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Moder.
Moder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phol thuds a left hand into Moder's body.
Moder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol scores with the left hand. Moder knows he should have avoided that one.
Moder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phol lands a right hook to the body.
Moder misses with a hook. Phol ducked under it nicely.
Phol wants to counter the offense by Moder and move into the clinch position.
Moder misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Phol releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moder throws a jab but it's blocked by Phol.
Moder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jan Moder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Phol misses.
Phol is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moder rather than just go for the knockout.
Moder throws a leg kick which misses Phol's front leg but catches the back leg as Phol tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Moder coming out on top.
Moder throws a series of punches but Phol avoids them all with ease.
Phol works Moder's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Phol misses.
Phol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phol looks to throw the jab but Moder is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Moder tries to clinch but Phol is having none of it.
Phol connects with a body shot that sends Moder's belly button to the back.
Phol looks to score with a jab to the body but Moder is just out of range.
Phol throws a body punch but Moder moves out of range.
Jab by Moder.
Moder staying out of range there.
Phol looks to score with a jab to the body but Moder is just out of range.
Moder throws a hook to the side of Phol's head but Phol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol cracks Moder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phol lands a jab to Moder's midsection.
Moder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phol.
Phol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moder.
Moder keeps Phol at a distance using the push kick.
Moder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jan Moder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol throws out a loose jab but Moder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol looks to score with a jab to the body but Moder is just out of range.
A left lands for Moder.
Moder lands an overhand right.
Phol moves away from the strike by Moder.
Moder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer Phol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phol throws a body shot but no joy.
Phol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Moder does it's job there.
Moder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phol misses the jab.
Moder looks to score with a jab to the body but Phol is just out of range.
Phol appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moder lands a nice looking body kick.
Moder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol misses with a wild combination.
Moder throws a lazy right hand but Phol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Moder.
Phol drives through and clinches with Moder against the cage.
Moder misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Phol fails to land.
Phol can't find room to land a body shot as Moder controls the action.
Phol misses with a body punch.
Moder lands a shoulder strike.
Moder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phol misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Jan Moder.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jan Moder!
After winning the bout, Jan Moder 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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