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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mariuz Podolsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Gary Perez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mariuz Podolsky's chin.
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135 lbs
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168 cm
23
134 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mariuz Podolsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Perez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podolsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Podolsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Podolsky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Perez is looking to stand up but Podolsky isn't so interested in that idea.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Podolsky from controlling successfully.
Podolsky decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Perez, up you get!
Podolsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez lands a two punch combo.
Podolsky rushes Perez and presses him up against the cage.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Podolsky has him pressed against the cage.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Podolsky has him pressed against the cage.
Podolsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Podolsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Podolsky from controlling successfully.
Podolsky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Podolsky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perez's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolsky trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Podolsky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Podolsky prevents Perez from getting back to his feet.
Podolsky wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Podolsky is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Perez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Perez swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolsky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Podolsky working the ground and pound from side control.
Perez is not content to let Podolsky control the position.
Podolsky has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Perez!
Podolsky has control of Perez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Perez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Podolsky working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Podolsky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to stand up.
Podolsky is working for a guillotine from mount but Perez frees his head quite easily.
Podolsky thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Perez is trying to stand up.
Podolsky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
You get the feeling that Perez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Podolsky wants to take his opponent's back but Perez doesn't allow it.
Perez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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.
Podolsky raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Podolsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Podolsky stands up from mount. Strange move.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Podolsky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Podolsky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Podolsky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolsky decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariuz Podolsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Podolsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Podolsky on that attempt.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Podolsky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Podolsky looks for a takedown but Perez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariuz Podolsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez throws a hook but Podolsky blocks it.
Podolsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.
Perez swinging wilding here.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Podolsky dodges the punch combination from Perez.
Perez throws the left hand but Podolsky avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Podolsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez is trying to break free.
Podolsky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Podolsky misses with a takedown attempt - Perez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Podolsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Podolsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perez's waist but Perez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Podolsky off to one side.
Perez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Perez lands but Podolsky takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perez scores with a head kick.
Podolsky scores a takedown into full mount!
Podolsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Podolsky won't let Perez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Perez taking shots to the head.
Podolsky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Podolsky is working for a guillotine from mount but Perez frees his head quite easily.
Perez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Podolsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Podolsky looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolsky is trying to take his opponent's back.
Podolsky tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Podolsky won't let Perez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Podolsky gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Perez lands a jab to Podolsky's midsection.
Podolsky walks into a left hand.
Podolsky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perez as he avoids it easily.
Perez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Podolsky.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Podolsky shoots for a takedown but Perez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gary Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Podolsky shoots in for a double leg but Perez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Podolsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perez.
A head kick from Perez lands but Podolsky takes it in his stride.
Podolsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perez is fending him off so far but Podolsky persists. Nope, Perez circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez misses with a double jab
and Podolsky counters with a single leg into guard. Perez didn't expect that.
Perez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Podolsky controls the pace.
Podolsky landing with the ground and pound.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Podolsky from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mariuz Podolsky will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Perez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Podolsky counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Perez!
Perez has given up his back. Will we see Podolsky going for some submissions?
Podolsky is looking to control Perez but Perez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Podolsky is cranking Perez's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Perez! He's tightened the choke and Perez is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mariuz Podolsky!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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