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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Phol (ranked 3014 p4p, 1816 weight class) and Jason Ebert (ranked 121 p4p, 41 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mfer Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Ebert!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol lands with a cross.
Ebert lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ebert tries to clinch there but Phol circles away.
Ebert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phol moves away.
Jab, jab by Phol - just one landing.
Ebert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ebert misses with a straight left.
Phol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ebert connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phol scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Phol coming out on top.
Phol looks to land a right hand but Ebert moved out of range.
Ebert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phol manages to avoid it.
Ebert closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phol lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jason Ebert has been cut.
Phol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phol drops Ebert onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ebert is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ebert is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ebert's efforts to push away.
Ebert is still on wobbly legs! Can Phol finish him?
Phol swings wildly with an uppercut but Ebert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebert seems to have recovered his senses.
Ebert is trying to push Phol away but Phol has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ebert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Phol's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Phol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phol throws a body shot but no joy.
Ebert blocks a jab.
Ebert unleashes a big counter combination but Phol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ebert defending well as Phol loads up on a big left hand.
Phol misses with a straight right.
Ebert throws a head kick that misses.
Ebert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phol makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert moves out of range of the strikes.
Ebert misses with an uppercut.
Phol gets a clinch.
Phol lands with a left to the head.
Phol is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Phol can't find room to land a body shot as Ebert controls the action.
Phol tries to work over Ebert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phol content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phol breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ebert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ebert loads up on a big right hand but Phol slips the punch.
Phol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ebert.
Phol appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Phol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ebert was well out of range. Poor timing from Phol.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot lands for Ebert.
Ebert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phol.
Jason Ebert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol walks into a stiff left hand from Ebert.
Ebert misses with a right hand
and Phol counters with a stiff right hand.
Phol swinging wildly here.
Phol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ebert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ebert lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phol moves into range and clinches up with Ebert.
Phol misses with the head strike.
Phol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phol throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Phol fails to land.
Phol swings wildly with an uppercut but Ebert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol taking a breather.
A short left from Phol.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mfer Phol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Ebert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab by Ebert.
Jason Ebert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ebert throws a body shot but no joy.
As Ebert tries to get set, Phol tries to push him back and clinch up but Ebert manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phol. Ebert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ebert looks to land a right hand but Phol moved out of range.
Ebert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Ebert.
Phol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phol rushes Ebert and presses him up against the cage.
Ebert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ebert breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebert throws a sloppy head kick and Phol moves out of range easily.
Phol clobbers Ebert with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ebert misses with a leg kick.
Ebert 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.
Phol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phol throws a nice looking combination but Ebert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phol throwing a counter right hand but Ebert manages to avoid it.
Ebert scores with a decent looking hook.
Phol fails to land with a series of punches.
Ebert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phol misses with a hook. Ebert ducked under it nicely.
Phol throws out a loose jab but Ebert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ebert throws a head kick that misses
and Phol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phol lands a shot to the body.
Ebert is breathing heavily.
Ebert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Phol fails to land.
Phol misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Phol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ebert is trying to break free.
Phol misses with a punch on the inside.
Phol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phol prevents Ebert from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phol.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebert manages to break the clinch.
Ebert misses with a wild combination.
Phol closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phol breaks from the clinch.
Phol tries to clinch there but Ebert circles away.
Phol connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Phol blocks the low kick.
Phol misses with a hook.
Ebert throws the left hand but Phol avoids the punch easily.
Phol is looking to counter the offense by Ebert and move into the clinch.
Ebert throws a hook to the side of Phol's head but Phol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol throws a hook to the side of Ebert's head but Ebert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol lands with an uppercut that bounces Ebert off the cage and back into range.
Phol misses with a wild body shot.
Phol throws out a loose jab but Ebert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ebert can do to turn this around?
Ebert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ebert throws a right and a left that Phol avoids nicely.
Ebert takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phol moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Phol tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebert lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ebert cracks Phol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ebert throws a shot from downtown. Phol moves away and avoids it.
Ebert scores with a shot to the body.
Phol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ebert.
Ebert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phol's head.
Jason Ebert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ebert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ebert moves away.
Ebert misses with the combination.
Ebert misses with a hook
and Phol counters with a straight right hand.
Phol fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Ebert does it's job there.
Ebert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ebert moves into range and clinches up with Phol.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mfer Phol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Ebert's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ebert throws a lazy head kick
and Phol counters by moving into the clinch.
Ebert tries to break free but Phol pushes him back against the cage.
Phol misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ebert.
Phol can't find room to land a body shot as Ebert controls the action.
Phol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phol misses with a punch on the inside.
Ebert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phol has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol tries a body shot but Ebert blocks it.
Phol lands a right hand.
Mfer Phol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ebert blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol avoiding damage.
Ebert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phol.
Ebert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ebert ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
Ebert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phol.
Ebert tries to counter with a clinch but Phol shakes him off and moves away.
Ebert 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.
Nice jab there from Ebert.
Ebert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ebert takes one to the chin there.
Ebert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jason Ebert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phol. Ebert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebert lands with a hook. Phol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phol misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ebert misses with a head kick.
Phol avoids the head kick by Ebert.
Ebert misses with an uppercut
and Phol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebert fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ebert misses with a straight left.
Phol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phol lands with a nice body punch.
Phol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phol cracks a nice hook into Ebert's ribs.
Phol takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebert.
A big left from Ebert misses.
Phol scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol misses the shot to the body.
Ebert is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ebert throws a lazy head kick
and Phol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ebert closes the distance but Phol moves to the side
and Phol counters with a left to the body.
Ebert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phol lands a two punch combo.
Ebert throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phol works Ebert's body with a nice hook.
Phol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ebert.
Phol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eberts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phol lands a nice shot to the body.
Phol slips a jab from Ebert.
Phol punishes Ebert's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ebert looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ebert wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phol avoids the head kick by Ebert.
Ebert throws a low kick but Phol moves out of range easily.
Ebert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mfer Phol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ebert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ebert throws a head kick that misses
and Phol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Phol.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phol.
Phol misses with a punch to the body.
Phol throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phol slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ebert.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mfer Phol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mfer Phol!
Mfer Phol thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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