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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Hughes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Phol's head coaches at Elite Strikers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phol scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phol. Hughes shrugs it off though.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Phol, which made it look bad.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Phol shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Phol is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hughes throws a body punch but Phol moves out of range.
Phol feints a jab promting Hughes to slip. Phol then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phol getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Phol.
Hughes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phol on the side of the head.
It looks like King Phol has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Phol avoids nicely.
Phol punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Phol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a jab to the head.
Phol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hughes with a nice cross.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Phol misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Phol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King Phol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hughes.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phol.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Phol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hughes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phol scores with a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Phol.
Phol avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Hughes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phol punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phol tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phol to the ground. Phol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hughes looks winded!
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phol moves away.
Phol throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phol fakes the leg kick and cracks Hughes in the body.
Phol throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Phol connects with a body shot that sends Hughes's belly button to the back.
Phol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phol feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
Nice cross by Phol.
Phol cracks Hughes with a good jab.
Hughes is rocked!
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Phol finish him?
Phol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Phol seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hughes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phol is out of range.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Phol throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hughes avoids it.
Phol cracks Hughes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hughes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Phol finish him?
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Phol slips the punch.
Hughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phol avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hughes gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Phol gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hughes is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Phol!
King Phol retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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RATING
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