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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derick Garciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Poll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derick Garciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kris Poll!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garciano clinches.
Garciano pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garciano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poll gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Poll with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garciano wants to stand and escape but Poll is having none of it.
Poll is looking to stand up but Garciano won't let him.
Poll wants to stand and escape but instead Garciano has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Poll is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poll throws his legs up looking for a submission but Garciano uses it to pass to side control.
Poll can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poll looks to move to half guard but instead Garciano has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poll is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poll wants to hold on but Garciano pushes him away.
Garciano wants to stand but Poll is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Garciano trying to control but Poll is having none of it.
Poll is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Garciano has taken his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poll is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Garciano struggling to land strikes to the head as Poll covers up.
Garciano is hanging on to Poll's back as he tries to escape.
Poll is keeping busy.
Poll just trying to survive but Garciano is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garciano is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Poll defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Garciano is breathing heavily.
Garciano is not going to allow Poll to sit and survive in this position.
Poll is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poll is keeping busy.
Poll tries to break free.
Poll turns into Garciano and is now in his guard.
Poll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poll throws and elbow that misses. Garciano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poll's guard. Nice move by Garciano!
Poll is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Garciano dominated that round.
That's time! Garciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poll shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garciano sprawls well. Garciano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poll gets slowly back to his feet.
Poll looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garciano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poll.
Garciano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poll.
Poll throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garciano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Poll.
Poll working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poll looking to pass the guard.
Poll throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poll drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poll jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poll drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garciano dives on top into guard.
Poll is adopting a defensive guard.
Poll wants to sweep but no luck.
Poll has Garciano pulled in close to control his posture.
Poll is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Poll looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Poll's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We're going to have a standup here because Derick Garciano wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Poll fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garciano to the ground. Poll is now in Garciano's guard.
Poll gets to his feet - Garciano follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poll drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poll scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poll drops back looking for a leg! Garciano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garciano manages to kick Poll off! Poll jumps back into Garciano's guard.
Poll thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Poll with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poll 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.
Poll 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poll throws a big right hand that misses.
Poll is looking to work some ground and pound but Garciano has wrist control.
Poll stands and steps away. Garciano gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Poll changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garciano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Poll is trying to get an arm triangle but Garciano is defending well.
Poll creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Garciano sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Poll looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garciano parries the strikes from Poll easily there. Poll is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Garciano to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Poll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Poll fails with a takedown attempt.
Garciano closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Poll quickly recovers to half guard.
Poll is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poll controlling the position well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Poll trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kris Poll.
Poll fails with the takedown
and Garciano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garciano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Poll to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Poll gets to his feet. Garciano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poll shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garciano as he avoids it easily.
Derick Garciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Poll.
Poll gets a takedown into half guard.
Poll sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garciano defending well though.
Poll seems to be looking for submissions.
Poll passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garciano!
Poll is working for a guillotine from mount but Garciano frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poll looking to ground and pound but Garciano is blocking nicely.
Garciano sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kris Poll has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poll is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garciano defends it well.
Poll not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garciano is defending against the submission attempts here by Poll.
Poll thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garciano's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poll is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garciano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poll.
Poll is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Poll tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Poll is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Poll seems to be looking for submissions.
Garciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poll.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Poll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poll has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Poll!
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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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