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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Polish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Gaius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polish comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Today was a Good Day. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Polish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Gaius!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Polish counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Polish.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Polish trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Polish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Polish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaius on the ground.
Polish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Polish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaius has a closed guard, preventing Polish from standing up.
Polish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Polish is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Polish stands up and waves to Gaius to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Polish circles away.
Polish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaius defending well as Polish loads up on a big left hand.
Gaius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Polish!
Gaius throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gaius lands an elbow.
Polish is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Polish to see if he's OK.
Gaius swings around for an armbar but Polish sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gaius's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Polish slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gaius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Polish is aware though and is defending well.
Gaius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polish is one step ahead there.
Polish trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Polish seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gaius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaius keeping moving, preventing Polish from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polish controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Polish.
Nice sprawl there from Polish as Gaius shoots in.
James Polish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.
Polish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polish tests Gaius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Polish darts in looking for a takedown but Gaius gets double underhooks and turns Polish into the cage.
Gaius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Polish breaks from the clinch.
Polish throws a body punch but Gaius moves out of range.
Gaius shoots in looking for a takedown. Polish tries to sprawl out of it but Gaius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Polish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaius misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaius closes the distance and clinches up with Polish, looking for a takedown. Gaius pushes Polish against the cage but Polish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Polish throws a head kick that half lands.
Gaius dodges the punch combination from Polish.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Polish misses with a series of wild punches.
James Polish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaius tries for a takedown but Polish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaius slips a straight right by Polish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polish but Polish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Polish.
Polish looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Horrible takedown by Gaius or perhaps it was just good defense by Polish which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Polish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Polish will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Polish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Polish misses.
Polish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Polish digs a good hook to Gaius's body.
Gaius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gaius moves away from the strike by Polish.
Gaius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polish.
Gaius has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gaius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polish.
Polish throws the left hand but Gaius avoids the punch easily.
Gaius shoots for a double leg takedown but Polish sprawls well. He's pushed Gaius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gaius was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Polish pushes Gaius away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gaius gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Polish manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaius prevents Polish from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaius is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Polish doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gaius.
Polish wants to improve his position but Gaius is controlling well.
Eduardo Gaius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gaius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Polish sees it coming and defends easily.
Polish is trying to stand up here but Gaius is controlling him well.
Gaius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Polish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polish wants to get back to his feet.
Gaius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Polish sees it coming and defends easily.
Polish pushes Gaius off and gets back to his feet.
Gaius moves out of range as Polish strikes.
Some wild striking there from Polish.
Polish thows a body shot but no joy.
Polish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaius fails with the takedown
and Polish moves into the clinch.
Polish breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaius closes the distance and clinches up with Polish, looking for a takedown. Gaius pushes Polish against the cage but Polish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James Polish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.
Polish manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gaius on his heels. He'll look to pass Gaius's guard now, I'm sure.
Polish trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gaius's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Polish's guard.
Polish is looking to stand up but Gaius isn't so interested in that idea.
Gaius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Polish can't keep his opponent in guard - Gaius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gaius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Polish sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaius is trying to control the action in half guard but Polish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polish is holding on to half guard well.
Polish is trying to stand back up but Gaius is controlling him
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaius is trying to work for a kimura but Polish is defending well.
Polish pushes Gaius off looking to stand but Gaius dives back in and keeps control.
Gaius is pressing down on Polish's thigh, looking to free his foot. Polish is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaius trying to control from Polish's half guard. Polish has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Polish keeping full guard, as Gaius tries to pass.
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 James Polish will probably get the nod.
That's time! Polish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Polish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James Polish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Polish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaius at a distance.
Gaius shoots in but no luck this time.
Polish throws a good cross that connects.
Gaius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Polish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Polish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Polish tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gaius is in Polish's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are working up against the cage. Polish manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Polish connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaius's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Polish.
Polish breaks from the clinch.
Polish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James Polish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.
Gaius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Polish defends well and Gaius ends up having to push Polish into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Polish breaks the clinch.
Polish cracks Gaius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gaius has a takedown stuffed.
Polish slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polish scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaius should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Polish as he connects with a hook.
Gaius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Polish's waist but Polish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaius off to one side.
Gaius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polish lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaius moves forwards but Polish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Polish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James Polish is winning the standup battle so far.
Polish moves into the clinch.
Polish lands a takedown into guard.
Gaius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Polish trying to control but Gaius is working from the bottom.
Polish wants to stand but Gaius is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polish stopping the sweep attempt from Gaius.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Polish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Polish clinches.
Polish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Polish is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polish sprawls well. Polish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaius gets slowly back to his feet.
Polish looks to land a combination. Gaius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gaius throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaius looks for a takedown but Polish sprawls well.
Polish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Polish misses with the combination.
Polish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gaius misses with an uppercut. Polish saw that one coming.
Polish misses with the combination.
Polish just misses with a punch to the body.
Polish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Polish swinging wildly here.
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!
Gaius avoids the body shot from Polish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polish just misses with a punch to the body.
Polish looking to score a takedown here. Gaius is defending well but Polish drives through and ends up in Gaius's guard.
Gaius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Polish can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Polish has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gaius is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Polish clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Polish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gaius.
Gaius looking to score a takedown here. Polish is defending well but Gaius drives through and ends up in Polish's guard.
Gaius won't allow Polish to get back to his feet.
Gaius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Polish manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gaius has Polish in his guard.
Polish wants to stand but Gaius has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Polish wants to control from the top but Gaius keeps moving.
Gaius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polish seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gaius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Polish would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gaius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Polish defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaius wants to sweep but no luck.
Polish wants to get up but he can't break Gaius's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Polish trying to control but Gaius is working from the bottom.
Polish stopping the sweep attempt from Gaius.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Polish just wasn't active enough.
Polish gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaius trying to control the position from guard on top but Polish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaius prevents Polish from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaius tries to free his leg and advance position but Polish is retaining full guard.
Polish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gaius is controlling him.
Polish trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gaius passes into half guard.
Polish is refusing to be controlled, as Gaius sits in half guard.
Polish is trying to escape back to his feet but Gaius uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaius tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gaius goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Polish rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gaius's guard! Nice work there by Polish!
Gaius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Polish trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Gaius dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Polish dives in and scores a takedown into Gaius's guard.
Gaius trying to control the position.
Gaius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Polish gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Polish gets to his feet - Gaius follows without any prompting.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaius is defended easily by Polish.
Gaius avoids the head kick by Polish.
Polish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polish sprawls well. Polish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaius gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaius is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaius shoots for a double leg takedown but Polish sprawls well. He's pushed Gaius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James Polish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polish tries to bum rush Gaius with a series of wild strikes but Gaius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Polish has closed the distance and engaged Gaius in a clinch.
Gaius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gaius wants a takedown but no success here.
Polish has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gaius clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Polish's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Polish is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Polish has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaius can't escape the position.
Polish struggling to keep hold of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Polish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Polish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polish fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gaius sprawls well initially but Polish persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Polish tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gaius controls his leg.
Gaius tries to roll over but Polish keeps him under control.
Polish is looking to take a break and control but Gaius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polish tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gaius controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polish wants to pass the guard but Gaius is defending well.
Gaius is not content to let Polish control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Polish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown but Polish shows good takedown defense.
Gaius shoots in and drives through. Polish sprawls well.
Polish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaius dives in and scores a takedown into Polish's guard.
Gaius has gone for a leg lock! Polish slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gaius's guard.
Gaius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eduardo Gaius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polish wants to control from the top but Gaius keeps moving.
Polish gets to his feet. Gaius looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
James Polish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Polish misses with a double jab.
Polish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Polish scores with a head kick. Gaius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Polish misses with a two punch combination.
Gaius shoots in and gets a takedown into Polish's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gaius wants to control from the top but Polish keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Polish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Polish has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Polish!
James Polish is the new welterweight champion!
James Polish really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bad Man Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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