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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonnell comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol misses the jab.
Phol throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Phol tries to work over McDonnell's front leg with a kick but McDonnell checks it.
McDonnell is looking to counter the offense by Phol and move into the clinch.
McDonnell throws a hook to the side of Phol's head but Phol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonnell pushes Phol up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McDonnell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Phol after a bit of a struggle.
Phol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phol breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell scores with the left hand. Phol knows he should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phol - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol misses with a leg kick.
Phol throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phol scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from McDonnell.
Phol throws a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McDonnell looking to pass the guard.
Phol is looking to stand up but McDonnell isn't so interested in that idea.
Phol pulls McDonnell in close to prevent any damage.
McDonnell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Who's going to make the next move?
Phol struggling a bit here.
Phol tries to improve position but can't.
McDonnell throws a strike aimed at the side of Phol's head but Phol avoids it well.
Phol felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McDonnell happy to just control the position for now.
McDonnell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McDonnell has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Phol!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phol is looking to escape.
McDonnell with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Phol is desperately trying to improve his position but McDonnell has a good base and remains in mount.
Phol wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McDonnell.
Phol sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McDonnell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Phol defends it well.
Phol makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Phol.
McDonnell throwing strikes from guard but Phol blocks nicely.
McDonnell wants to control from the top but Phol keeps moving.
Phol keeping full guard, as McDonnell tries to pass.
McDonnell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phol wants to sweep here but McDonnell controlling him for the moment.
Phol keeping moving, preventing McDonnell from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory McDonnell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonnell moves out of range as Phol strikes.
McDonnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phol tries a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
Phol buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phol loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
Phol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDonnell checks it well.
As Phol backs away, McDonnell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
King Phol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phol swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Phol moves out of range of the body kick from McDonnell.
McDonnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phol connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol misses with a low kick as McDonnell jumps back.
Phol lands with a nice body punch.
Phol throws a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
Phol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonnell's head.
Phol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDonnell throws a shot to the body.
King Phol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phol takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDonnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDonnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phol looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
King Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
McDonnell dips to his left and cracks Phol with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Phol. That snapped McDonnell's head back.
McDonnell shoots and misses
and Phol counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
A big left from Phol misses.
Phol is looking to chop away at McDonnell's legs.
McDonnell throws a good cross that connects.
Phol misses with a body shot
and McDonnell counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
Phol fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phol cracks the inside of McDonnell's front leg.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Phol is just out of range.
Phol misses with a hook.
And McDonnell counters with a quick kick to the body but Phol blocks it.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Phol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDonnell connects with a solid leg kick.
Phol dips to his left and cracks McDonnell with an uppercut!
It looks like Rory McDonnell has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
McDonnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonnell is rocked!
Phol throws a shot to the body.
Phol lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh McDonnell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
McDonnell seems to have got his legs back now.
Phol scores with a push kick.
Phol moves out of range as McDonnell throws a body kick.
Phol scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McDonnell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phol counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Phol!
King Phol is the new welterweight champion!
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