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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Polden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
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260 lbs
21 - 28 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Polden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Gruber misses its intended target.
Polden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruber goes for a double leg but Polden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Polden continues to drive forward.
Gruber is looking to control Polden's arms but Polden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gruber has his back to the cage.
Polden lands a damaging elbow.
Polden wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruber won't allow it.
Polden dodges an elbow strike from Gruber.
Polden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Polden darts in and clinches Gruber up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruber.
Polden lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Polden.
A shot in the inside from Polden.
A hook to the body from Polden.
Polden is working Gruber over against the cage.
Polden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gruber or not.
Gruber is trying to break the clinch but Polden is controlling him.
Polden lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polden struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruber controls his hands.
Polden working hard to break the clinch.
Polden manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polden swivels and escapes.
Gruber scores with a nice right hand.
Polden throws a body punch but Gruber moves out of range.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber misses with a straight right.
Polden stalks Gruber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gruber's face. Gruber staggers backwards, shaken.
Gruber misses with a wild combination.
Polden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gruber circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Gruber misses.
Gruber fails to land the takedown.
Kris Polden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Polden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polden clinches up against the cage.
Polden lands an elbow that stopped Gruber in his tracks for a moment.
Polden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruber.
No joy there for Polden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polden lands the left hand.
Gruber shoots in for a double leg but Polden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kris Polden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Polden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruber.
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Polden saw that one coming.
Gruber throws a nice looking combination but Polden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gruber throws out a loose jab but Polden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polden lands a nice shot to the body.
Gruber wants to land a leg kick but Polden is out of range.
Polden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gruber gets tackled into the cage by Polden. Polden maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Polden.
Polden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Polden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gruber misses with a looping right.
Polden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Polden throws a series of punches but Gruber avoids them all with ease.
Gruber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Polden is out of range.
Polden rushes Gruber and presses him up against the cage.
Gruber throws a punch but it's blocked by Polden.
Gruber presses Polden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gruber tries to circle away but Polden has him pinned against the cage.
Gruber misses with a punch to the body.
Gruber is trying to force a seperation but Polden has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polden lands an elbow just above Gruber 's eye.
Polden tries to work over Gruber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Polden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Polden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polden checks the leg kick.
Polden tries to clinch up but Gruber circles away and keeps his distance.
Polden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gruber takes a swing at Polden's ribcage but misses.
Gruber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polden. Gruber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polden swings for the body but Gruber moves out of range.
Polden throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Polden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gruber throws a hook but Polden avoids it easily.
Polden swinging wildly here.
Polden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruber.
Polden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gruber throws an off balance right hand
and Polden counters with a two punch combo.
Polden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Polden fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Gruber. That snapped Polden's head back.
It looks like Kris Polden has been cut.
Polden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Gruber lands a jab to Polden's midsection.
Polden lands a nice hook to Gruber's body. Gruber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Polden misses with a body shot.
Gruber throws a right and a left that Polden avoids nicely.
Polden tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polden rushes Gruber and presses him up against the cage.
Polden tries a body shot but Gruber blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Gruber fails to land.
Polden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Polden lands a two punch combo.
Polden throws a one two combo.
Polden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gruber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gruber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruber misses with a wild body shot.
Polden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polden lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polden has Gruber up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gruber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gruber trying to stall but Polden improves his position.
Polden has had enough of the clinch but Gruber keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Polden throws an elbow but it misses.
Gruber breaks from the clinch.
Gruber lands with a good body shot.
Polden keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruber gets tackled into the cage by Polden. Polden maintains the clinch.
Gruber is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Polden.
Gruber lands a nice uppercut.
Polden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polden blocks a body shot from Gruber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Polden has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gruber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gruber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polden misses with a punch to the body.
Gruber has a couple of punches blocked by Polden.
Gruber misses with some punches.
Gruber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polden avoids a wild elbow strike from Gruber.
Polden misses with a body punch.
Gruber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Polden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polden ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Gruber drops Polden with a left right combo! Gruber follows him down to the ground into side control.
Polden is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gruber is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Polden is trying to escape and Gruber transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Polden is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gruber! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hans Gruber!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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