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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Mollenhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phal Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saul Mollenhauer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phal Um!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mollenhauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Um throws out the jab.
Mollenhauer gets caught flat footed, as Um shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mollenhauer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Um has passed into half guard!
Mollenhauer tries to get to full guard but Um has control of the leg.
Um sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Um prevents Mollenhauer from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mollenhauer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Um stalling.
Um really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mollenhauer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mollenhauer manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Um content to stall in guard here.
Mollenhauer is looking for a triangle but Um pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mollenhauer is looking for a triangle but Um pushes his legs off easily.
Mollenhauer looking for a sweep. Not yet Mollenhauer, not yet.
Um avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Um avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Um sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mollenhauer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Um is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Phal Um.
Mollenhauer with a poor takedown
and Um counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mollenhauer wants to sweep but Um has passed to side control!
Mollenhauer is looking to reverse the position.
Mollenhauer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Um's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mollenhauer wants to get back to full guard.
Mollenhauer is breathing heavily.
Um seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Um shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mollenhauer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Um raining down shots from the mount!
Um controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollenhauer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mollenhauer is working to get back to half guard.
Um controlling the pace for now.
Mollenhauer gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Um prevents Mollenhauer from improving his position.
Um takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Um scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Um controlling the action here.
Mollenhauer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Um is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Um prevents Mollenhauer from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mollenhauer actively working from the bottom here.
Mollenhauer tries to get to full guard but Um has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Um lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Um misses with a straight left.
Um scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mollenhauer has his takedown stuffed
and Um counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Um pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mollenhauer is keeping the position for now.
Mollenhauer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Um sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Phal Um has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mollenhauer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Um stays in close to Mollenhauer's body and controls the position.
Um stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mollenhauer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mollenhauer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Um controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Um trying to control the position from guard on top but Mollenhauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mollenhauer is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mollenhauer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Um lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mollenhauer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollenhauer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mollenhauer is working hard here to advance position.
Um controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Phal Um.
Um closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mollenhauer tries to improve position but can't.
Um avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mollenhauer.
Um is looking to take a break and control but Mollenhauer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mollenhauer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Um moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mollenhauer regains half guard.
Mollenhauer is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mollenhauer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Um's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Um's back!
Um tries to escape the position.
Mollenhauer is looking for a choke. Um gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Um manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mollenhauer is looking for a triangle here but Um uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Um controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mollenhauer tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Um shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mollenhauer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Um looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mollenhauer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Um passes into half guard.
Mollenhauer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mollenhauer.
Mollenhauer trying to strike off his back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollenhauer wants to improve his position but instead Um has moved into half guard.
Um with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mollenhauer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mollenhauer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Um works over Mollenhauer with some ground and pound from guard.
Mollenhauer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Um controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mollenhauer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Um avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mollenhauer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Um content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Um has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Um stopping the sweep attempt from Mollenhauer.
Um slips nicely into half guard.
Mollenhauer wants to get back to full guard.
Um not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Phal Um.
Um bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mollenhauer being controlled for a moment.
Mollenhauer sneaks back into half guard.
Mollenhauer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mollenhauer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Um doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Um manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Um slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Um looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mollenhauer!
Mollenhauer is working to get back to half guard.
Um controlling the pace for now.
Mollenhauer is looking to improve his position but Um isn't that keen on the idea.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollenhauer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mollenhauer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Um controlling the position easily from mount.
Mollenhauer is looking to improve his position but Um isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Um controlling from mount.
Um is landing with some decent strikes but Mollenhauer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mollenhauer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Um punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mollenhauer is trying desperately to improve position.
Um content just to control the position here.
Saul Mollenhauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mollenhauer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Um sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mollenhauer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Um looking to control and managing it successfully.
Um's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mollenhauer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Um. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Phal Um comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Um has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phal Um!
Phal Um is the new welterweight champion!
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hype
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FIGHT
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