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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 98 p4p, 15 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 611 p4p, 86 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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260 lbs
36 - 8 - 0 |
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246 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Po looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hellmuth Jr throws a series of strikes that have Po backpedaling.
Hellmuth Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hellmuth Jr forces Po back against the cage and clinches.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Hellmuth Jr gets through Po's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Po taking a breather.
Hellmuth Jr gets through Po's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po controlling the action here for a moment.
Po digs a right hand into Hellmuth Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hellmuth Jr's gas tank.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
Po blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
A short left from Po.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr is working Po over against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Po back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Po misses with some punches.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Po stalls.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Hellmuth Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Po doesn't seem phased though.
Hellmuth Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Po at a distance.
Hellmuth Jr punishes Po's body with a nice straight punch.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Po with a good jab.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellmuth Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
Po takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hellmuth Jr throws a shot to the body.
Po misses with an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr punishes Po's body with a nice straight punch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Po.
Po breaks from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good body shot.
Hellmuth Jr defending well as Po loads up on a big left hand.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a wild combination.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po avoids the body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Some bone on bone action there as Hellmuth Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hellmuth Jr has closed the distance and engaged Po in a clinch.
Po scores with a shoulder strike.
Po gets through Hellmuth Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po prevents a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po takes an elbow to the temple.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Po.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Po lands a body shot in the clinch.
Po tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
That's time! Hellmuth Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hellmuth Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Po's head.
Hellmuth Jr clinches.
Po blocks the elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr keeps control of Po as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Hellmuth Jr fails to land.
Po throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Po back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Po blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Po shrugs off.
Po blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Po's defenses.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clinched against the cage, Hellmuth Jr lands a big elbow that drops Po! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Po is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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RATING
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