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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Polakowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 New York, Floyd Mayweather Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Polakowski!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polakowski misses with a few strikes there.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Floyd Mayweather Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polakowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polakowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayweather Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Polakowski breaks from the clinch.
Mayweather Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polakowski counters with a left and a right that stings Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polakowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Polakowski manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather Jr tries to keep at a distance but Polakowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mayweather Jr tries to break free but Polakowski pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polakowski keeps control of Mayweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polakowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polakowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather Jr circles away.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polakowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather Jr misses with a double jab
and Polakowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayweather Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayweather Jr tries to break free but Polakowski pushes him back against the cage.
Mayweather Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mayweather Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayweather Jr is trying to force a seperation but Polakowski has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr has had enough of the clinch but Polakowski keeps him there for the moment.
Mayweather Jr tries to break the clinch but Polakowski is controlling the position.
Mayweather Jr is trying to force a seperation but Polakowski has the dominant position.
Mayweather Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Polakowski manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather Jr misses with a combination
and Polakowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayweather Jr is trying to break the clinch but Polakowski has him pressed against the cage.
Polakowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather Jr's efforts to push away.
Mayweather Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Polakowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather Jr throws a combination that misses
and Polakowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Polakowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather Jr's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr is trying to break the clinch but Polakowski has him pressed against the cage.
Polakowski manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polakowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Polakowski.
Mayweather Jr breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Polakowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polakowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather Jr throws a combination that misses
and Polakowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayweather Jr misses with a combination
and Polakowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayweather Jr is trying to break free.
Polakowski keeps control of Mayweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polakowski counters with a three punch combo that has Mayweather Jr backing up. Mayweather Jr nods at Polakowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Mayweather Jr misses with a combination
and Polakowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mayweather Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mayweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polakowski moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Polakowski prevents Mayweather Jr from breaking the clinch.
Mayweather Jr tries to break the clinch but Polakowski is controlling the position.
Mayweather Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Polakowski keeps control of Mayweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayweather Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Polakowski has him pressed against the cage.
Polakowski breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Polakowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Polakowski gets a clinch.
Polakowski keeps control of Mayweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polakowski breaks from the clinch.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mayweather Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Polakowski won't allow it.
Polakowski keeps control of Mayweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayweather Jr has had enough of the clinch but Polakowski keeps him there for the moment.
Mayweather Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Polakowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polakowski misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polakowski wants to clinch.
Mayweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Polakowski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Polakowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayweather Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Mayweather Jr has had enough of the clinch but Polakowski keeps him there for the moment.
Polakowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather Jr throws a combination that misses
and Polakowski counters with a nice body kick.
Polakowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mayweather Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polakowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mayweather Jr can't break the clinch.
Mayweather Jr can't break the clinch.
Polakowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polakowski instigates a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Polakowski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Polakowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather Jr dodges the punch combination from Polakowski.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mayweather Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayweather Jr is trying to break free.
Polakowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Floyd Mayweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakowski counters with a left and a right that stings Mayweather Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Polakowski breaks from the clinch.
Mayweather Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polakowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Polakowski clinches.
Mayweather Jr is trying to break the clinch but Polakowski has him pressed against the cage.
Polakowski keeps control of Mayweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polakowski keeps control of Mayweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polakowski breaks from the clinch.
Polakowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Polakowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polakowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr throws a combination that misses
and Polakowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Polakowski prevents Mayweather Jr from breaking the clinch.
Mayweather Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Polakowski has Mayweather Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Mayweather Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mayweather Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mayweather Jr tries to break free but Polakowski pushes him back against the cage.
Polakowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polakowski pushes Mayweather Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayweather Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Polakowski has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Polakowski won't allow it.
Polakowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Polakowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mayweather Jr misses with a double jab
and Polakowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polakowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Polakowski.
Polakowski manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polakowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mayweather Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mayweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polakowski counters with a two punch combo.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polakowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Polakowski.
Polakowski breaks the clinch.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polakowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polakowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Polakowski throws a hook to the side of Mayweather Jr's head but Mayweather Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayweather Jr misses with a double jab
and Polakowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Polakowski.
Polakowski has Mayweather Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Mayweather Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Polakowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather Jr misses with a double jab
and Polakowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Polakowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Polakowski scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Polakowski does no damage.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polakowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Polakowski.
Mayweather Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Polakowski won't allow it.
Polakowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polakowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polakowski counters with a two punch combo.
Mayweather Jr misses with a double jab
and Polakowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polakowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polakowski throws a sloppy head kick and Mayweather Jr moves out of range easily.
Mayweather Jr throws a combination that misses
and Polakowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Polakowski has managed to clinch.
John Polakowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Polakowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mayweather Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayweather Jr can't break the clinch.
Mayweather Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Polakowski keeps control of Mayweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayweather Jr is trying to break the clinch but Polakowski is controlling him.
Polakowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather Jr's efforts to push away.
Mayweather Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Polakowski breaks from the clinch.
Polakowski misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather Jr misses with a double jab
and Polakowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Polakowski throws a series of punches but Mayweather Jr moves out of range.
Floyd Mayweather Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polakowski misses with a looping left.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polakowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Polakowski tries to clinch but Mayweather Jr moves out of range.
Mayweather Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Polakowski.
Polakowski instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Polakowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Polakowski 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Polakowski!
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