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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krol Popiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Commings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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206 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krol Popiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Commings!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popiel rushes Commings and presses him up against the cage.
Popiel lands a nice uppercut.
Popiel pushes Commings back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popiel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Commings backwards.
Popiel lands a right hand.
Popiel jumps guard but Commings stands there with Popiel around his waist. Popiel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Commings tries to pull guard but Popiel holds him up against the cage and eventually Commings drops back down to his feet.
Popiel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Popiel jumps guard but Commings turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Popiel prevents Commings from breaking the clinch.
Popiel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Popiel pushes Commings back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popiel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Commings avoids it.
Popiel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Commings backwards.
A short left from Popiel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popiel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Popiel has been working on his balance at RIO Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Commings.
Popiel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popiel tries a knee to the head but Commings blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popiel lands a nice uppercut.
Commings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popiel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Popiel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee calls for Popiel to work.
Popiel pushes Commings back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popiel lands a left hand.
Popiel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Commings has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Popiel uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Commings is trying to keep Popiel in close.
Popiel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popiel gets to his feet. Commings looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Popiel has closed the distance and engaged Commings in a clinch.
Popiel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Commings tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Popiel avoids it.
Commings tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Commings tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krol Popiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Commings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popiel scores with a shoulder strike.
Commings tries to pull guard but Popiel won't allow it.
Commings is trying to pull guard but Popiel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Popiel presses Commings against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Commings looks winded!
Commings is trying to pull guard but Popiel has him pressed against the cage.
Popiel lands with a short shot to the head.
Popiel misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Popiel stalling the fight.
Popiel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Popiel stalling against the cage.
Popiel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Commings looking to pass the guard.
Popiel wants to get back to his feet but Commings is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Commings stopping the sweep attempt from Popiel.
Popiel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Popiel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Commings got a little sloppy there for a moment and Popiel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Commings has managed to get both his arms back between Popiel's legs - danger averted.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Popiel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Commings on the ground.
Popiel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A nice inside leg kick there by Popiel. That's going to slow Commings down.
Commings on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Popiel. Popiel obviously looking to wear him down.
Commings gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Popiel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Popiel stands and throws Commings's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krol Popiel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Popiel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Commings is defending against the submission attempts here by Popiel.
Popiel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Commings is trying to control but can't.
Popiel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popiel works his foot free and advances to mount.
Popiel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Commings that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Popiel lands with some strikes.
Popiel controlling his opponent.
Commings keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Commings is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Popiel gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Commings is breathing heavily.
Popiel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Commings is trying to defend but Popiel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popiel wants to free his trapped foot but Commings is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Commings is trying to control but can't.
Popiel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Commings has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Commings regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Popiel.
Popiel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Popiel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Commings can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popiel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Popiel tries to free his leg and advance position but Commings is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popiel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Commings enables Popiel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Commings manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Commings is looking to stand back up but Popiel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Commings.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popiel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Popiel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Popiel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Popiel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Commings pushes Popiel off looking to stand but Popiel dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krol Popiel dominated that second round.
That's time! Popiel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Popiel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Commings's head.
Popiel tries to keep at a distance but Commings has taken the fight into the clinch.
Commings manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Commings trying to control the position.
Popiel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Popiel gets to his feet. Commings looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Commings clinches up against the cage.
Popiel lands with a light punch inside.
Commings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Commings trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Popiel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Popiel.
Popiel pulls guard successfully.
Popiel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Popiel trying to control the position here.
Commings missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Commings trying to move into half guard but instead Popiel has managed to sweep!
Popiel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Commings swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Popiel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Commings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Popiel.
Popiel stands up from Commings's guard - Popiel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Popiel.
Popiel looking to score a takedown here. Commings is defending well but Popiel drives through and ends up in Commings's guard.
Popiel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Popiel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Popiel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popiel moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popiel lands an uppercut.
A short right from Popiel on the inside.
Popiel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Popiel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Popiel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sam Commings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popiel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Commings tries to pull guard but Popiel won't allow it.
Popiel jumps guard.
Popiel pulls Commings in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popiel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Commings's guard.
Popiel controlling from the top position.
Popiel tries to free his leg and advance position but Commings is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krol Popiel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Popiel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krol Popiel!
Krol Popiel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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