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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Eustice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Polamalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cletus Eustice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rey Polamalu!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polamalu keeps the fight on the outside.
Polamalu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eustice could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Eustice gets a clinch.
Polamalu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polamalu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eustice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Polamalu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polamalu throws a series of punches but Eustice avoids them all with ease.
Eustice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Polamalu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eustice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polamalu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eustice tries to clinch but Polamalu moves away
and Polamalu counters with a three punch combo that has Eustice backing up. Eustice nods at Polamalu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eustice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Polamalu counters with a three punch combo that has Eustice backing up. Eustice nods at Polamalu to acknowledge the strikes.
Eustice misses with a shot to the body
and Polamalu counters with a series of strikes. Eustice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Polamalu misses with a wild combination.
Eustice tries to clinch up
and Polamalu counters with a one-two to the body.
Polamalu drives through and clinches with Eustice against the cage.
Polamalu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polamalu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Eustice darts in trying to clinch
and Polamalu counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eustice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Polamalu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eustice shoots and misses
and Polamalu counters with a left to the body.
Eustice shoots and misses
and Polamalu counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Eustice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eustice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Polamalu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Polamalu scores with a jab to the head.
Polamalu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polamalu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Polamalu throws a push kick but Eustice slaps the foot to one side.
Eustice misses with a combination
and Polamalu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Polamalu is trying to force a seperation but Eustice has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Polamalu.
Polamalu breaks the clinch.
Eustice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Polamalu counters by clinching up.
Polamalu breaks from the clinch.
Eustice closes the distance but Polamalu moves to the side
and Polamalu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Polamalu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eustice with a lazy takedown attempt
and Polamalu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eustice lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Polamalu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Polamalu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Polamalu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Eustice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Polamalu counters with a series of strikes. Eustice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cletus Eustice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eustice misses with a head kick.
Eustice avoids a kick to the body.
Eustice throws the kick towards the body but Polamalu avoids it.
Polamalu lands a right hook to the body.
Polamalu misses with a few strikes there.
Eustice misses with a combination
and Polamalu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eustice thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Polamalu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Polamalu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eustice doesn't seem bothered though.
Eustice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eustice misses with a takedown attempt - Polamalu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Polamalu lands a nice looking body kick.
Polamalu looks to land a body kick but Eustice moved away.
Cletus Eustice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eustice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Polamalu pinned against the cage. Polamalu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Eustice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eustice thumps Polamalu with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polamalu lands a two punch combo.
Polamalu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eustice rather than just go for the knockout.
Eustice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Polamalu throws a sloppy head kick and Eustice moves out of range easily.
Eustice has his takedown stuffed
and Polamalu counters with a nice body shot.
Eustice misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Polamalu to counter with a crisp jab.
Eustice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Polamalu.
Eustice misses with a low kick as Polamalu jumps back.
Eustice misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polamalu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eustice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Polamalu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eustice napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Polamalu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Polamalu is trying to get an arm triangle but Eustice is defending well.
Polamalu working the ground and pound from side control.
Polamalu scoring with punches from side control.
Polamalu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eustice struggling a bit here.
Eustice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eustice wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Polamalu looks up at the clock and then as Eustice takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Polamalu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Eustice tries to improve position but can't.
Eustice is working hard here to advance position.
Eustice taking a bit of punishment here - Polamalu scoring with strikes.
Eustice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Polamalu blocks the strikes from Eustice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eustice tries to bench press Polamalu off him but Polamalu keeps the position.
Polamalu working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Polamalu throws a series of punches but Eustice moves out of range.
Eustice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Polamalu.
Polamalu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eustice moves out of range of the body kick from Polamalu.
Eustice tries for a takedown but Polamalu circles away easily
and Polamalu counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Polamalu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Polamalu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eustice in his tracks.
Eustice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Polamalu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Polamalu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eustice darts in trying to clinch
and Polamalu counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Eustice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eustice looks to clinch
and Polamalu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Polamalu checks the leg kick.
Polamalu throws a series of punches but Eustice moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Polamalu misses.
Eustice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eustice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Polamalu's waist but Polamalu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eustice off to one side.
Eustice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Eustice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eustice fails with the takedown
and Polamalu counters with a series of strikes. Eustice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Polamalu clinches up with Eustice and pushes him back against the cage.
Eustice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Polamalu breaks from the clinch.
Eustice dodges the punch combination from Polamalu.
Eustice misses with a takedown
and Polamalu counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polamalu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eustice on the side of the head.
Polamalu throws a combination. Eustice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Eustice. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Eustice tries for a takedown but Polamalu circles away easily
and Polamalu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polamalu is looking to land body kicks.
Polamalu tries to bum rush Eustice with a series of wild strikes but Eustice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eustice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Polamalu circles away.
Polamalu clinches up against the cage.
Polamalu pushes Eustice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polamalu is working Eustice over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eustice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Polamalu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eustice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Polamalu counters by clinching up.
Eustice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Polamalu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polamalu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eustice clinches but Polamalu breaks the clinch
and Polamalu counters with a left and a right that stings Eustice.
Eustice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Polamalu counters with a nice uppercut.
Eustice darts in trying to clinch
and Polamalu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polamalu throws a series of punches but Eustice moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Polamalu.
Polamalu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polamalu throws the kick towards the body but Eustice avoids it.
Eustice with a lazy takedown attempt
and Polamalu moves into the clinch.
Polamalu gets through Eustice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Polamalu scores with a shot to the side of Eustice's head.
Polamalu has Eustice pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Polamalu pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Eustice tumbling to the mat - Polamalu dives into Eustice's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eustice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Polamalu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Polamalu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Polamalu!
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FIGHT
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