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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Venris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismail Polat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ismail Polat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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157 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Venris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ismail Polat!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venris is looking to land body kicks.
Polat misses with a body kick.
Polat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Venris avoids a kick to the body.
Polat fakes the leg kick and cracks Venris in the body.
Venris tries to land a front kick but Polat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Venris throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Polat misses the target.
Polat's corner calls for a 1-2. Polat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Polat gets tackled into the cage by Venris. Venris maintains the clinch.
Polat managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Polat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polat tries a body shot but Venris blocks it.
Venris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polat avoids it.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Polat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but Polat blocks with his arms.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Polat misses with a punch to the body.
Polat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venris avoiding damage as Polat throws knees to the body.
Polat scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Solomon Venris has been cut.
Venris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Polat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Venris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Polat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Polat swings wildly with an uppercut but Venris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polat blocks it with crossed arms.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Polat.
Polat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Polat blocks an elbow strike from Venris.
Polat misses with a knee strike.
Polat has a couple of punches blocked by Venris.
Polat avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Venris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polat managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Polat digs a right hand into Venris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venris's gas tank.
Venris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Polat can't fight it off and eventually Venris manages to take the fight to the floor. Polat looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Venris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polat trying to control the position here.
Venris tries to free his leg and advance position but Polat is retaining full guard.
Venris throws a big right hand that misses.
Polat keeping full guard, as Venris tries to pass.
Venris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Venris with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Polat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Venris throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris looking to sit in guard and control but Polat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Polat preventing the sweep.
Venris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Polat manages to get himself to full guard.
Venris pushing down on Polat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Venris is keen to just control but Polat is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Venris is thwarting Polat's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Venris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Venris'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.
Venris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Polat, pushing him back against the cage.
Polat scores a nice knee to the body.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Polat pushes Venris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polat takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ismail Polat has been cut.
Venris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris blocks a body shot from Polat.
Venris tries to stall but Polat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Polat misses with a body punch.
Polat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Polat working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Venris.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Polat avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polat managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris tries to throw a body punch but Polat avoids it by throwing Venris back against the cage.
Polat tries a body shot but Venris blocks it.
Polat can't find room to land a body shot as Venris controls the action.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polat avoids it.
Venris wants a takedown.
Venris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polat blocks it with crossed arms.
Polat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venris has Polat pushed against the cage.
Venris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Venris misses with a knee strike.
Polat misses with some punches.
Polat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polat lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polat is pressed up against the cage. Venris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Polat down to the mat. Polat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Polat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Venris.
Polat misses with a leg kick.
Venris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Polat.
Polat lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venris closes the distance and pushes Polat back into the cage.
Venris tries to work over Polat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polat avoids it.
Venris stalls.
Venris wants to stall.
Venris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Polat misses with a punch on the inside.
Solomon Venris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Venris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Polat misses with a knee strike.
Venris pushes off an throws an elbow but Polat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Polat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venris managing to block the knees to the body from Polat.
Polat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Polat misses with some punches.
Polat blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Polat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Polat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Polat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Venris.
Polat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polat struggles to land a body shot inside as Venris controls his hands.
Polat misses with a knee strike.
Polat avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
Venris throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Venris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Polat tries a knee to the head but Venris blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venris stalls.
Venris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polat blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polat blocks the elbow strike.
Polat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Solomon Venris will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Polat throws a sloppy head kick
and Venris counters with a thumping low kick.
Polat scores with a kick to the body.
Polat throws a shot to the body.
Venris cracks the inside of Polat's front leg.
Polat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Venris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Polat, pushing him back against the cage.
Polat dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Polat scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but Polat blocks with his arms.
Venris misses with an elbow strike.
Venris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Polat is keeping busy.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris is trying to stall.
Polat being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polat managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venris stalling in the clinch but Polat improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Venris.
Venris is struggling to control the position.
Venris managing to block the knees to the body from Polat.
Polat avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris lands an elbow just above Polat 's eye.
Polat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Polat tries a body shot but Venris blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polat with a knee to the head.
Venris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Venris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Venris has Polat pressed against the cage.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Venris looking to throw knees to the head but Polat is blocking nicely.
Polat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polat works on Venris's body with a couple of short punches.
Venris stalling the fight.
Polat misses with a knee to the head.
Polat blocks the elbow strike.
Polat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Polat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polat tries to land knees in the clinch but Venris avoids the damage to the body.
Polat blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polat tries to throw a body punch but Venris avoids it by throwing Polat back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Polat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venris is trying to stall.
Polat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Polat tries a body shot but Venris blocks it.
Polat misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Polat's brow.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Polat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Venris prevents Polat from breaking the clinch.
Venris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Polat after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris struggles to land a body shot inside as Polat controls his hands.
Polat cracks Venris with a nice body shot.
Polat misses with a punch on the inside.
Polat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Venris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Polat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Polat lands an uppercut.
Polat trying to land knees to the body.
Polat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Venris is rocked!
Polat lands a big knee! That's hurt Venris! Oh, he's all over the place! Polat lands another knee that sends Venris to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ismail Polat!
After winning the bout, Ismail Polat 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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hype
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