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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Pollux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollux kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Oh, Hello Ghost by Rolo Tomassi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaius Pollux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liquid Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollux swats away the attempt to clinch by Rage.
Pollux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Rage.
Rage decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pollux manages to get to full guard.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Pollux is keeping the position.
Pollux has a closed guard, preventing Rage from standing up.
Pollux wants to sweep here but Rage controlling him for the moment.
Pollux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pollux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rage working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pollux's head.
Pollux has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pollux wants to sweep but no luck.
Rage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pollux keeping full guard, as Rage tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pollux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pollux wants it to stay on the feet.
Rage jabs at Pollux's body.
Rage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pollux is trying to defend but Rage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pollux's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pollux is looking to improve his position.
Rage is thwarting Pollux's attempts to control the position.
Rage stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rage is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pollux wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.
Rage is stalling here. Pollux is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rage seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pollux has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rage is looking to regain half guard here but Pollux keeps moving and retains side control.
Pollux trying to control the action but Rage is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pollux scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rage to see if he's OK.
Rage is looking for a sweep.
Pollux trying to control the position but Rage is working away.
Pollux landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pollux misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pollux throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pollux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Pollux working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liquid Rage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pollux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pollux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage shoots in and bounces Pollux off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pollux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rage defends well.
Rage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pollux gets back to half guard.
Rage wants to free his trapped foot but Pollux is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pollux keeping control of the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rage connects with a nice short shot to Pollux's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is keen to just control but Pollux is a slippery customer.
Pollux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rage pulls his head out easily.
Rage is trying to control. Pollux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pollux wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage moves into full mount! Pollux won't be happy about that!
Rage lands a big shot there that rocks Pollux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Pollux that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rage unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rage trying to control but Pollux is having none of it.
Pollux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pollux is working hard here to advance position.
Pollux is bucking up trying to escape but Rage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pollux is looking to improve his position but Rage isn't that keen on the idea.
Rage content just to control the position here.
Rage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pollux?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage cracks Pollux with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pollux looks a forlorn figure.
Pollux tries to reverse the position but Rage maintains control.
Rage is working for a guillotine from mount but Pollux frees his head quite easily.
Rage thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pollux sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Rage seems content to control.
Pollux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rage pulls his head out easily.
Pollux is looking to improve his position.
Rage stalling.
Pollux is not content to let Rage control the position.
Rage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liquid Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rage slips under a jab from Pollux.
Horrible takedown by Rage or perhaps it was just good defense by Pollux which made him look bad.
Rage throws a right and a left that Pollux avoids nicely.
Pollux wants to clinch.
Gaius Pollux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Pollux counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rage's guard now.
Pollux trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Pollux is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rage is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pollux missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pollux stops Rage from standing up.
Pollux pushing down on Rage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollux missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pollux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pollux tries to pass to full mount but Rage defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pollux throws a hook but Rage blocks it.
Pollux misses with a looping right.
Rage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pollux fails with the takedown
and Rage counters with a shoot takedown. Pollux fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage wants to stand but Pollux is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pollux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pollux trying to keep a closed guard but Rage is proving a slippery customer.
Rage trying to control but Pollux is working from the bottom.
Rage controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pollux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rage wanted to stand there but Pollux had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollux is trying to keep Rage in close.
Liquid Rage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rage trying to control but Pollux is working from the bottom.
Pollux wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rage looking to pass the guard.
Rage content to stall in guard here.
Pollux has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rage doesn't defend quickly enough and Pollux has managed to lock this one up! Can Rage escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pollux on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gaius Pollux!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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