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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pony Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin has chosen Redbone- Come And Get Your Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 cm
27
184 lbs
17 - 4 - 1 |
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183 cm
30
184 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Murhaa tries to work over Mclovin's front leg with a kick but Mclovin checks it. Mclovin only half commits to the counter leg kick. Mclovin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Mclovin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards. A punch combination from Mclovin misses. We've been informed that Mclovin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Mclovin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Murhaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Murhaa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Strikers in the buildup to the fight. Mclovin throws a front kick aimed at Murhaa's knee but Murhaa avoids it well. Phol Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mclovin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclovin.
Mclovin feints and then cracks Murhaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhaa down. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good exchange - Murhaa coming out on top. Murhaa throws a leg kick but Mclovin sees it coming and moves out of range. Mclovin is trying to counter with his kicks. Murhaa lands with a hook. Mclovin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Murhaa swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mclovin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Murhaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Murhaa lands a jab to the head.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Mclovin ducked under it nicely. Murhaa thows a leg kick but Mclovin checks it and Mclovin counters with a leg kick. Mclovin jabbing away but nothing is landing. Murhaa tries to score with a low kick but Mclovin moves his leg out of the way. Mclovin feints a counter leg kick. Murhaa misses with a hook. Mclovin ducked under it nicely. Mclovin throws a combination. Murhaa tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. It seemed like Mclovin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy. Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Mclovin moves away and avoids it. Mclovin lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mclovin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Mclovin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Murhaa throws a body kick that misses. Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Mclovin's head but Mclovin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Murhaa ducks right into an uppercut from Mclovin. Murhaa thows a leg kick but Mclovin checks it and Mclovin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mclovin delivers a nice body kick. Mclovin throws a body kick that misses. Mclovin connects with a leg kick. Murhaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Murhaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Mclovin looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Mclovin. Mclovin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa. A slow jab from Mclovin misses its intended target. Mclovin defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand. Mclovin misses with a hook. Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mclovin's sensitive parts. Murhaa throws a series of punches but Mclovin avoids them all with ease. Mclovin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A kick lands to the mid section there for Murhaa. Mclovin checks a leg kick. Murhaa catches Mclovin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Murhaa misses with a straight right. Mclovin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Murhaa cracks Mclovin with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mclovin doesn't seem bothered though. Murhaa throws a head kick that misses. Murhaa misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mclovin throws a one two combo.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Mclovin. Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Mclovin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Mclovin. Mclovin misses with a kick to the body and Murhaa counters by clinching up. Mclovin blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head. Mclovin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murhaa's efforts to push away. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Murhaa gets through Mclovin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Murhaa avoiding damage as Mclovin throws knees to the body.
Mclovin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murhaa walks away with a smile on his face. Mclovin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pony Mclovin will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murhaa swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin looks like he wants to counter punch here. Pony Mclovin seems to be getting the better of the standup. Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mclovin moves away. Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclovin manages to avoid it. Mclovin checks a low kick from Murhaa. Murhaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mclovin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mclovin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murhaa lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mclovin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Murhaa misses with a hook
and Mclovin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murhaa really felt that one! Murhaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Murhaa moves away from the strike by Mclovin. Murhaa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mclovin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murhaa slips a jab and a cross from Mclovin.
Murhaa misses with a left hand and Mclovin counters with a stiff right hand. Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Mclovin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but Murhaa checks it. That kick from Murhaa tenderised Mclovin's leg. Mclovin is trying to keep his angry face on. Murhaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A telegraphed right hand from Mclovin misses the target. Mclovin throws a sloppy head kick and Murhaa moves out of range easily. Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Mclovin ducks down to avoid it. A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mclovin checks a leg kick. Mclovin throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily. Murhaa is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Murhaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mclovin's sensitive parts. Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Murhaa throws a right hand that Mclovin ducks under and follows up with a left that Mclovin also avoids with ease. Murhaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Mclovin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Mclovin walks into a jab. Murhaa lands a jab to the head.
Mclovin throws a leg kick and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mclovin looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming. A big left from Murhaa misses. The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Murhaa throws a jab when Mclovin was well out of range. Murhaa jabs at Mclovin's body. Murhaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Mclovin counters with a nice kick to the body. Mclovin throws a front kick aimed at Murhaa's knee but Murhaa avoids it well. Mclovin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. And Mclovin responds with a good body kick, but Murhaa manages to step out the way in time. Mclovin takes a shot right to the bread basket. Murhaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mclovin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mclovin's corner calls for a 1-2. Mclovin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Mclovin takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mclovin slips a straight right by Murhaa. Murhaa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMclovin. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mclovin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murhaa - the referee stops the clock and Mclovin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murhaa. Mclovin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mclovin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it. Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Mclovin manages to avoid it. Mclovin scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Murhaa throws a leg kick and Mclovin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. A swing and a miss from Murhaa. Mclovin moves away from the strike by Murhaa. Mclovin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Mclovin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murhaa. Mclovin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Mclovin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. As Mclovin backs away, Murhaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Murhaa throws a leg kick but Mclovin moved away. Despite the aggression on Mclovin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Mclovin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Murhaa lands a nice hook to Mclovin's body. Mclovin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Murhaa tests Mclovin's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mclovin misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely. Mclovin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Mclovin's head back.
Murhaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Mclovin lands a jab to the head.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mclovin. Murhaa lands the left hand. Murhaa throws a leg kick but Mclovin sees it coming and moves out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Murhaa throws a leg kick and Mclovin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A combination from Mclovin does no damage. Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick. Mclovin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mclovin slips a jab from Murhaa. Mclovin throws a counter combo. Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks. Murhaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Mclovin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Mclovin. Murhaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mclovin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but Mclovin breaks away and moves out of range. Murhaa works Mclovin's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Mclovin. Mclovin tries a quick counter leg kick but Murhaa is wise to it. Mclovin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Mclovin is looking to land body kicks. Mclovin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murhaa. Mclovin scores with a punch to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mclovin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Murhaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mclovin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Mclovin thumps Murhaa with a low kick. Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin counters with a lovely shot to the body. Mclovin takes a shot right to the bread basket. Mclovin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range. Murhaa misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murhaa misses with a body punch
letting Mclovin counter with a right hand. Mclovin ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa. Murhaa throws a hook but Mclovin blocks it. Murhaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Mclovin lands a head kick!
Mclovin throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily. Mclovin throws a head kick that misses. A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Mclovin works Murhaa's body with a nice hook. Mclovin avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Mclovin blocks the leg kick.
Mclovin misses with the combination.
Murhaa is looking to counter the offense by Mclovin and move into the clinch. Mclovin wants to slow Murhaa down by chopping away at his legs. A solid leg kick lands there for Mclovin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Murhaa cracks Mclovin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Murhaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mclovin.
Murhaa throws out a powerful jab. Mclovin is looking to land body kicks. Murhaa throws a lazy head kick and Mclovin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 Phol Murhaa. Well Murhaa 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa! After the big win, Phol Murhaa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Lion Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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