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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Jim (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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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Super Jim!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo fails with the takedown
and Jim counters with a crisp one two that drops Polo! Jim thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Polo to his feet! Polo is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Marko Polo has been cut.
Jim feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Polo sprawling to the canvas! Polo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jim finish him?!
Polo is rocked!
Jim misses with a two punch combination.
Jim misses with the combination.
Jim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Super Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim drops Polo with a beautiful combination! Polo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jim is looking for the KO!
Oh Polo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jim thuds a left hand into Polo's body.
Polo seems to have got his legs back now.
Polo is breathing heavily.
Jim cracks Polo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Polo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jim finish him?
Marko Polo's cut is getting worse.
Jim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Jim. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim sends Polo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jim is motioning to the referee to let Polo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jim throws a right hand that Polo ducks under and follows up with a left that Polo also avoids with ease.
A combination from Jim does no damage.
Jim drops Polo with a beautiful combination! Polo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jim is looking for the KO!
Marko Polo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jim throws a right and a left that Polo avoids nicely.
Jim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Polo has his takedown stuffed
and Jim counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jim's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polo stands up and waves to Jim to follow him.
Polo shoots in but Jim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim throws a combination that misses
and Polo counters with a shoot takedown. Jim fights it but they end up in guard.
Polo landing some decent shots from guard.
Jim wants to sweep here but Polo controlling him for the moment.
Jim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polo.
Polo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Polo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Polo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Polo defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim keeping moving, preventing Polo from controlling successfully.
Polo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Polo throwing strikes from guard but Jim blocks nicely.
Polo drops back looking for a leg! Jim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jim manages to kick Polo off! Polo jumps back into Jim's guard.
Polo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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.
Polo slips a nice elbow through Jim's hands, connecting with Jim's forehead.
Jim taking some punishment here, with Polo in his half guard.
Jim looking for submissions off his back.
Jim wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polo is trying to control. Jim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jim looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Jim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Polo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polo is defended easily by Jim.
Polo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jim circles away.
Super Jim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jim looks to land a combination but Polo avoids it well.
Polo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jim circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polo dodges the punch combination from Jim.
Polo misses with a takedown attempt
and Jim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim lands a jab to Polo's midsection.
Jim throws a series of punches but Polo avoids them all with ease.
Jim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polo counters with a single leg into guard. Jim didn't expect that.
Polo landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Polo pushes down on Jim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jim is staying active underneath Polo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jim gets back to full guard.
Polo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Polo throws a big right hand that misses.
Polo wants to control from the top but Jim keeps moving.
Polo stands and throws Jim's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim tries to buck Polo off but Polo is having none of it.
Jim is pushing Polo's head away, looking to escape. Polo manages to hold on to the position though.
Polo trying to control the position but Jim is working away.
Polo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jim is avoiding damage well.
Jim tries to buck Polo off but Polo is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jim looks to move to half guard but instead Polo has passed into mount! Damn!
Polo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Polo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Polo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Polo controlling from mount.
Polo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Polo with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Polo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Polo with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Polo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jim is bucking up trying to escape but Polo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Polo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Jim taking shots to the head.
Polo wants to control the pace but Jim is squirming around nicely.
Polo controlling from mount.
Jim is desperately trying to improve his position but Polo has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Polo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marko Polo's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Jim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polo.
Polo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jim as he jumps to the side.
Jim tries to bum rush Polo with a series of wild strikes but Polo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Polo misses with a takedown attempt
and Jim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Polo has his takedown stuffed
and Jim counters with a nice body shot.
Polo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jim throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jim tries to bum rush Polo with a series of wild strikes but Polo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marko Polo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Polo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Polo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Polo is aware though and is defending well.
Jim is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Polo has his hands clasped together but Jim extends an breaks Polo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jim.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Super Jim!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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