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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Wills Jr (ranked 432 p4p, 54 weight class) and Michail Podolski (ranked 788 p4p, 90 weight class). Podolski has chosen Last Ride as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Wills Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michail Podolski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills Jr swings for the body but Podolski moves out of range.
Podolski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Podolski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wills Jr is out of range.
Wills Jr throws out a loose jab but Podolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Podolski throws a leg kick but Wills Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wills Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podolski.
Podolski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Podolski misses with a hook.
A cross from Wills Jr lands.
Podolski throws an overhand right that lands on Wills Jr's shoulder, as Wills Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Podolski blocks a head kick by Wills Jr.
Nice body punch from Podolski.
Wills Jr misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podolski throws a front kick aimed at Wills Jr's knee but Wills Jr avoids it well.
Podolski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Wills Jr.
Podolski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wills Jr on the side of the head.
Podolski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wills Jr's calf.
Wills Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Podolski.
Nice body punch from Wills Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Wills Jr does it's job there.
Podolski lands a nice hook to Wills Jr's body. Wills Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wills Jr.
A leg kick checked by Podolski.
Podolski takes a swing at Wills Jr's ribcage but misses.
Podolski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick but Podolski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Podolski throws a wild body kick that Wills Jr sees coming a mile off.
Wills Jr checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Podolski.
Wills Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Wills Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Podolski raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wills Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Wills Jr is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Podolski.
Wills Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Podolski is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wills Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Podolski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Podolski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Podolski throws a big shot that misses.
Podolski throws a head kick but Wills Jr moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Podolski.
Podolski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Podolski wants to slow Wills Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Podolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Podolski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Podolski scores with a shot to the body.
Podolski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wills Jr checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Wills Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wills Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Podolski looks to throw the jab but Wills Jr is out of range.
Wills Jr throws a front kick that sends Podolski stumbling back into the cage.
Podolski connects with a jab.
Wills Jr thumps Podolski with a low kick.
Wills Jr looks to land a left hand but Podolski moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Wills Jr.
Wills Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wills Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Podolski off the cage and back into range.
Podolski misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Podolski.
Podolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wills Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Podolski.
Wills Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Podolski cracks Wills Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Podolski slips a straight right by Wills Jr.
Podolski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wills Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Podolski.
Wills Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Podolski.
A little feinted left hand from Wills Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wills Jr throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Podolski.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Podolski misses with a low kick.
Podolski lands a front kick.
Wills Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wills Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Podolski seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Podolski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Podolski cracks Wills Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good work by Wills Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Wills Jr walks into a jab.
Podolski is looking to land body kicks.
Podolski lands with a shot to the body.
Wills Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Podolski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wills Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Podolski misses with a few strikes there.
Podolski misses with a low kick.
Wills Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wills Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Podolski. That did some damage!
Podolski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Podolski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wills Jr connects with a single shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Podolski blocks the leg kick.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick but Podolski moved away.
Wills Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Podolski connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michail Podolski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Podolski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wills Jr is looking to clinch.
Wills Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Podolski.
Podolski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It appears Wills Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
Podolski staying out of range there.
Wills Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Podolski looks to land a left hand but Wills Jr moved out of range nicely.
Wills Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podolski.
Podolski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wills Jr will feel that in the morning.
Wills Jr throws a front kick that sends Podolski stumbling back into the cage.
Wills Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Podolski counters with a nice uppercut.
Podolski digs a good hook to Wills Jr's body.
Podolski misses with a hook. Wills Jr ducked under it nicely.
Podolski throws a head kick that misses.
Wills Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Wills Jr checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Wills Jr misses its target.
Wills Jr checks a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wills Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills Jr avoids the body shot from Podolski.
Wills Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wills Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wills Jr throws a front kick aimed at Podolski's knee but Podolski avoids it well.
Podolski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Podolski. That's going to slow Wills Jr down.
Podolski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Wills Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A lazy left from Podolski finds it's target.
Podolski blocks a head kick by Wills Jr.
A head kick misses from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Podolski. Beautiful body shot.
Wills Jr misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr throws a low kick, looking for Podolski's leg but Podolski calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Podolski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Podolski throws a front kick aimed at Wills Jr's knee but Wills Jr avoids it well.
Wills Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wills Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Podolski scores with a jab to the body.
Podolski scores with a nice body kick.
Wills Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Podolski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wills Jr.
Podolski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Podolski scores with a jab to the body.
Wills Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from Podolski misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A solid body kick from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wills Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Podolski off balance momentarily.
A big right from Podolski misses.
Wills Jr cracks the inside of Podolski's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski lands a body shot.
Wills Jr throws a hook but Podolski blocks it.
Podolski throws a fast counter high kick but Wills Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Wills Jr slips under a jab.
Podolski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Podolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Wills Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wills Jr scores with the left hand. Podolski knows he should have avoided that one.
Wills Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Podolski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Podolski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Podolski with a hook.
Podolski moves out of range of the body kick from Wills Jr.
Podolski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wills Jr checks it well.
Wills Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Podolski's shoulder, as Podolski tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Wills Jr misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Wills Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wills Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Podolski.
Podolski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Podolski. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Podolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Wills Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wills Jr.
Wills Jr misses with a double jab.
Wills Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Podolski is out of range and Wills Jr settles back down.
Wills Jr's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Wills Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Podolski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wills Jr avoids the head kick by Podolski.
Wills Jr connects with a leg kick. Podolski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Podolski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wills Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wills Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Podolski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wills Jr!
Podolski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michail Podolski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Podolski moves out of range of the body kick.
Podolski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wills Jr blocks it well.
Wills Jr staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wills Jr throws a solid leg kick but Podolski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wills Jr.
Podolski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wills Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Podolski.
Wills Jr throws a big counter combination but Podolski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Podolski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michail Podolski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Podolski misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wills Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Podolski - the referee stops the clock and Wills Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Podolski. Wills Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wills Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Podolski is just out of range.
Wills Jr throws a wild body kick that Podolski sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wills Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Podolski - the referee stops the clock and Wills Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Podolski. Wills Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wills Jr moves away.
Wills Jr misses with a body shot.
Wills Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Podolski throws a leg kick but Wills Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
Podolski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wills Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Podolski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podolski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Podolski misses with a wild body shot.
Wills Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Podolski.
Wills Jr scores with a leg kick.
Wills Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wills Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Podolski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Podolski is looking to score with low kicks.
Podolski motions for Wills Jr to come forward. Podolski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wills Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Podolski looks to land a right hand but Wills Jr moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Podolski. That snapped Wills Jr's head back.
Podolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wills Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Podolski lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Wills Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Podolski blocks a low kick nicely.
Wills Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wills Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Podolski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Podolski lands a nice hook to Wills Jr's body. Wills Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson Wills Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Podolski misses with a low kick.
Podolski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wills Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wills Jr throws a push kick but Podolski slaps the foot to one side.
Podolski works the jab nicely.
Wills Jr moves out of range as Podolski strikes.
Wills Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wills Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Podolski misses with a hook.
Podolski cracks Wills Jr with a good jab.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Podolski.
Wills Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wills Jr duly obliges.
Podolski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Podolski finds it's target.
Podolski throws an overhand right that lands on Wills Jr's shoulder, as Wills Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Podolski moves out of range of the leg kick from Wills Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr motions for Podolski to come forward. Wills Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Podolski. That snapped Wills Jr's head back.
Podolski throws a head kick but Wills Jr moves out of range.
Wills Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wills Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Podolski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wills Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Podolski.
Podolski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wills Jr's calf.
Michail Podolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wills Jr misses with an uppercut. Podolski saw that one coming.
Podolski swings for the body but Wills Jr moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Wills Jr misses the target.
Wills Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Podolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Wills Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wills Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Podolski.
Wills Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr is looking to chop away at Podolski's legs.
Podolski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Podolski jabs Wills Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wills Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Podolski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wills Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wills Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Podolski can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - Wills Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Podolski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Podolski moves out of range of the strikes.
Podolski misses with a head kick.
Podolski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wills Jr looks to land a body kick but Podolski moved away.
Wills Jr throws a front kick aimed at Podolski's knee but Podolski avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wills Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Podolski is out of range and Wills Jr settles back down.
Podolski tries to land a front kick but Wills Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Podolski lands a jab to Wills Jr's midsection.
Wills Jr looks to land a right hand but Podolski moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michail Podolski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Podolski 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michail Podolski!
After winning the bout, Michail Podolski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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