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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Polo (ranked 5782 p4p, 2261 weight class) and Reese Rumbalo (ranked 605 p4p, 310 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reese Rumbalo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Polo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Polo wants to clinch.
Rumbalo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch but Rumbalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rumbalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Polo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kimo Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo gets a clinch.
Polo blocking some punches.
Polo lands a left hand.
Polo blocks an uppercut.
Polo tries to throw a body punch but Rumbalo avoids it by throwing Polo back against the cage.
Polo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Polo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rumbalo throws an elbow but misses.
Rumbalo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Polo stalling the fight.
Rumbalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polo prevents a body shot from Rumbalo.
Polo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumbalo.
Polo lands a shot to the body.
Rumbalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumbalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Polo controls his hands.
Rumbalo misses with a body punch.
Rumbalo slows down the pace here.
Polo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumbalo.
Polo tries a body shot but Rumbalo blocks it.
Rumbalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Polo controls his hands.
Polo tries a body shot but Rumbalo blocks it.
Polo lands a right hand.
Polo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumbalo has a couple of punches blocked by Polo.
Rumbalo misses with some punches.
Polo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumbalo misses with some punches.
Rumbalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rumbalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo stuffs the takedown attempt from Rumbalo. Rumbalo gets slowly back to his feet.
Rumbalo gets tackled into the cage by Polo. Polo maintains the clinch.
Polo prevents Rumbalo from breaking the clinch.
Polo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rumbalo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Polo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rumbalo misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rumbalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Polo digs a right hand underneath Rumbalo's ribcage. Rumbalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rumbalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Polo tries to work over Rumbalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rumbalo.
Polo tries to work over Rumbalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumbalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Polo.
Polo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumbalo misses with the head strike.
Rumbalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polo lands a left hand.
Polo working aggressively here.
Polo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rumbalo avoids the damage to the body.
Polo letting Rumbalo take a breather here.
Polo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rumbalo controls his hands.
Polo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Polo on the inside.
Rumbalo tries a body shot but Polo blocks it.
Polo lands with a short shot to the head.
Polo letting Rumbalo take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kimo Polo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reese Rumbalo.
Polo blocks an uppercut.
Polo avoids the elbow strike from Rumbalo, against the cage.
Rumbalo is struggling to control the position.
Rumbalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Rumbalo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rumbalo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polo misses with a double jab.
A jab from Rumbalo finds it's way through Polo's defenses.
Polo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rumbalo looks for a takedown but Polo sprawls well.
Rumbalo connects with a looping right hand.
Rumbalo connects with a body shot that sends Polo's belly button to the back.
Polo has Rumbalo up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kimo Polo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Polo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Polo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Polo defending well as Rumbalo loads up on a big left hand.
Rumbalo looks to throw the jab but Polo is out of range.
Polo has Rumbalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Polo is leaning against Rumbalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Polo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumbalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rumbalo moves into the clinch.
Rumbalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rumbalo lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Rumbalo fails to land.
Rumbalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rumbalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumbalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumbalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Polo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Polo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rumbalo backwards.
Polo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumbalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rumbalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Polo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Reese Rumbalo has been cut.
Polo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rumbalo counters with a straight right hand.
Polo scores with a three punch combo!
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumbalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rumbalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimo Polo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rumbalo clobbers Polo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Rumbalo got wobbled bad by a big combination! Polo presses forward with punches and knees until Rumbalo stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Rumbalo closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Polo!
Kimo Polo 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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