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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 1149 p4p, 1500 weight class) and Mfer Phol (ranked 62 p4p, 76 weight class). Mfer Phol will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 cm 37 222 16 - 9 - 0 |
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210 cm 26 300 16 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Decent elbows Very quick |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Don! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mfer Phol! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Donk. Don catches Phol right on the button with a cross. Phol tries to clinch there but Don circles away.
Nice shot by Don. Mfer Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Phol throws a jab when Don was well out of range. Phol lands with a hook. Don tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Phol clinches with his opponent.
Don wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Don looking to stall.
Don misses with a body punch.
Phol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Don or not. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Phol struggles to land a body shot inside as Don controls his hands.
Phol gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Don.
Don is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Don scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Phol. Phol prevents Don from breaking the clinch. Phol stalling in the clinch.
Don is working for takedown but Phol is calmly controlling the position for now. Phol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Don backwards. Don misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Phol as the two fighters clinch.
Phol lands an uppercut. Don misses with a punch to the body.
Phol lands a hook to the side of the head. Don has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Phol is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Don. That's going to take a lot out of him. Phol gets through Don's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Don trying to control the position but instead, Phol has worked for underhooks and has pushed Don into the cage. A body shot lands from Phol.
Don is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Don breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Phol.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Phol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Don manages to avoid it. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phol. Phol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Phol takes the fight into the clinch. Phol slows down the pace here.
Phol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Phol lands a nice uppercut. Don struggles to land a body shot inside as Phol controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Phol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Phol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Phol scores with a hook to the body. A short uppercut from Phol. Phol lands a hook to the side of the head. Phol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Don backwards. Phol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Don is rocked! Nice body punch from Phol. Phol lands with a light punch inside. Phol lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Don takes a shot to the head. Oh Don is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Phol lands a big right hand that drops Don! The killer instinct kicks in and Phol finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Phol!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mfer Phol! Mfer Phol is the new super heavyweight champion! Mfer Phol seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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