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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 95 p4p, 14 weight class) and Jeremy Sullivan (ranked 466 p4p, 75 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Sullivan off balance momentarily.
Sullivan has managed to clinch.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the body.
Sullivan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Sullivan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sullivan down.
Murhaa swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
Murhaa tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
Sullivan pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
Sullivan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murhaa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sullivan wants a takedown but no success here.
Sullivan jumps guard but Murhaa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Phol Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Sullivan.
Murhaa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Sullivan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan rushes Murhaa and presses him up against the cage.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Sullivan off balance momentarily.
Murhaa throws a leg kick
and Sullivan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murhaa won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sullivan.
Murhaa is pushing Sullivan's head away, looking to escape. Sullivan manages to hold on to the position though.
Murhaa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Murhaa is looking to improve his position.
Murhaa is controlling Sullivan's trapped leg to prevent Sullivan from advancing to side control.
Murhaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sullivan.
Murhaa wants to get back to full guard.
Sullivan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murhaa tries to kick Sullivan off but Sullivan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa controlling the position well.
Sullivan working the head and body with strikes.
Sullivan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
My spies in The Performance Center inform me that Sullivan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Murhaa tries to get to full guard but Sullivan has control of the leg.
Murhaa is controlling Sullivan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sullivan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Murhaa gets back to full guard.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sullivan throws a big elbow that misses.
Murhaa controlling the position.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murhaa wants to stand but Sullivan is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sullivan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murhaa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Murhaa back into the cage.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that round.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Sullivan slaps the foot to one side.
Sullivan with the counter takedown but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
Murhaa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Sullivan's knee but Sullivan avoids it well.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Sullivan is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murhaa, pushing him back against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to drag Murhaa to the mat but Murhaa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa lands an overhand right.
It looks like Jeremy Sullivan has been cut.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
Murhaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sullivan to score with a decent uppercut.
Sullivan goes for a double leg but Murhaa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murhaa continues to drive forward.
Sullivan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurhaa.
Phol Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Sullivan.
Sullivan throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeremy Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Sullivan should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan tries to clinch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Sullivan tries to counter it with a takedown but Murhaa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Sullivan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sullivan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa lunges at Sullivan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sullivan's hand.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sullivan has a takedown stuffed.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan wants to clinch but Murhaa slips to the side
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sullivan darts in trying to clinch
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sullivan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sullivan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murhaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
Sullivan throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murhaa - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Sullivan's cut.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Murhaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Sullivan pushes Murhaa up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Murhaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sullivan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan takes a shot to the head.
Sullivan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murhaa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sullivan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Murhaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murhaa prevents it.
Phol Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Sullivan.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sullivan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sullivan tries to clinch up
and Murhaa counters with a left and a right that stings Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan gets a clinch.
Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Jeremy Sullivan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sullivan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Sullivan down.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sullivan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murhaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Murhaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a good body shot.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sullivan's calf.
Murhaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Sullivan misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sullivan.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa is looking to slow Sullivan down with leg kicks.
Sullivan has his takedown stuffed
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sullivan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Sullivan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murhaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crunch! Murhaa slams his shin into Sullivan's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sullivan has his takedown stuffed
and Murhaa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murhaa tries to bum rush Sullivan with a series of wild strikes but Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jeremy Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa pushes Sullivan away with a front kick.
Sullivan fails with the takedown
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa lands a big head kick that sends Sullivan tumbling to the mat! Murhaa takes a step backwards and waves Sullivan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sullivan is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murhaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
Phol Murhaa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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