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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Audrius Polinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Audrius Polinski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polinski has managed to clinch.
Polinski scores with a knee to the head.
Polinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sweeney.
Polinski missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Polinski.
It looks like Ben Sweeney has been cut.
Polinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sweeney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Polinski working Sweeney over with knees to the body.
Polinski gets underhooks to prevent Sweeney's takedown attempt.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polinski crunches a lovely knee into Sweeney's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polinski connects with a knee to the head.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Polinski obliges.
Knees to the body from Polinski.
Polinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Polinski scores with a knee to the head.
Polinski lands a knee to the head.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sweeney is trying to break free.
Sweeney can't get the takedown.
Polinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Polinski with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinski looking to throw knees to the head but Sweeney is blocking nicely.
Polinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sweeney's defenses.
Polinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sweeney is defending well for now.
Sweeney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Polinski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sweeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Polinski. No joy for Sweeney on that attempt.
Sweeney shoots in looking for a takedown. Polinski tries to sprawl out of it but Sweeney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Polinski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Polinski.
Sweeney dodges the punch combination from Polinski.
Sweeney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Polinski!
Sweeney punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sweeney landing strikes from the mount.
Sweeney is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Polinski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polinski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sweeney is landing with some decent strikes but Polinski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Polinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sweeney is landing with some decent strikes but Polinski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sweeney lands a big shot there that rocks Polinski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Polinski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sweeney lands with some strikes.
Sweeney landing strikes from the mount and Polinski is in trouble!
Sweeney won't let Polinski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sweeney lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sweeney working the ground and pound effectively.
Polinski tries to buck Sweeney off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Polinski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sweeney with a couple of short strikes.
Sweeney scoring with strikes but Polinski is staying in there.
Sweeney pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sweeney punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polinski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Polinski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sweeney dominating with strikes here.
Sweeney landing shots from mount.
Sweeney postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Polinski looks a forlorn figure.
Polinski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sweeney won't let Polinski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Sweeney.
Polinski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sweeney punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sweeney punishing his opponent with strikes.
Polinski is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sweeney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweeney postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Polinski looks a forlorn figure.
Polinski is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Audrius Polinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Sweeney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Polinski slaps away a takedown attempt from Sweeney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Polinski closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Polinski.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Polinski obliges.
Sweeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sweeney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sweeney's defenses.
Polinski trying to land knees to the body.
Sweeney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sweeney tries for a takedown but Polinski manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sweeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski is pressed up against the cage. Sweeney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Polinski down to the mat. Polinski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Polinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweeney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Polinski avoids it really well and circles away.
Polinski shoots in looking for a takedown. Sweeney tries to sprawl out of it but Polinski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sweeney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Polinski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sweeney landing strikes, looking to finish!
Polinski wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sweeney landing strikes from the mount and Polinski is in trouble!
Polinski really wants to buck Sweeney off and get back to his feet.
Sweeney cracks Polinski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Polinski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Sweeney.
Polinski trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sweeney scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Polinski?
Polinski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sweeney lands with some strikes.
Polinski bucks Sweeney off and manages to get back to his feet!
Polinski darts in and clinches Sweeney up against the cage.
Sweeney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Polinski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Polinski tries to clinch but Sweeney is having none of it.
Sweeney tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Polinski counter with a right hand.
Ben Sweeney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Polinski.
Polinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polinski sprawls well. Polinski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sweeney gets slowly back to his feet.
Sweeney fails with the takedown.
Polinski closes the distance and clinches.
Sweeney gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sweeney.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sweeney lands a nice short elbow.
Sweeney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sweeney wants to free his trapped foot but Polinski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sweeney working Polinski over with strikes.
Polinski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Sweeney.
Sweeney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Polinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sweeney.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Polinski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sweeney. That did some damage!
Sweeney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Polinski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney throwing strikes from guard but Polinski blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sweeney advances to half guard.
Sweeney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Polinski defending well though.
Polinski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sweeney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sweeney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sweeney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweeney throwing shots but Polinski is blocking nicely.
Polinski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sweeney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Sweeney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Sweeney's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Polinski darts in and clinches Sweeney up against the cage.
Polinski lands an elbow inside that Sweeney shrugs off.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski lands a knee to the head.
Sweeney wants a takedown.
Polinski missing with knees to the body.
Audrius Polinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Polinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sweeney's efforts to push away.
Polinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sweeney tries for a takedown but Polinski manages to get underhooks.
Polinski gets underhooks to prevent Sweeney's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sweeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sweeney takes an elbow to the temple.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Polinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sweeney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polinski lands a knee to the body.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Sweeney avoiding damage as Polinski throws knees to the body.
Sweeney avoiding damage as Polinski throws knees to the body.
Sweeney gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polinski kicks Sweeney off and gets back to his feet.
Sweeney shoots in looking for a takedown. Polinski tries to sprawl out of it but Sweeney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Polinski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Polinski. Polinski obviously looking to wear him down.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sweeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polinski looks to land a combination but Sweeney avoids it well.
Polinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Polinski throws an elbow that misses.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sweeney avoids it.
Sweeney goes for a takedown attempt but Polinski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sweeney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Polinski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sweeney prevents Polinski from getting back to his feet.
Sweeney decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Polinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Polinski has closed the distance and engaged Sweeney in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney looking for a takedown.
Sweeney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sweeney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Polinski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Polinski rushes Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sweeney's defenses.
Sweeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sweeney tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sweeney managing to block the knees to the body from Polinski.
Polinski is pressed up against the cage. Sweeney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Polinski down to the mat. Polinski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sweeney closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sweeney lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweeney stops Polinski from standing up.
Sweeney lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polinski is keeping the position for now.
Sweeney stops Polinski from standing up.
Sweeney cracks Polinski with a solid left hand.
Polinski scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Polinski closes the distance and clinches.
Sweeney tries to break free but Polinski pushes him back against the cage.
Sweeney avoiding damage as Polinski throws knees to the body.
Sweeney wants a takedown.
Polinski crunches a lovely knee into Sweeney's ribcage.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Polinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sweeney tries for a takedown but Polinski manages to get underhooks.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
Sweeney takes an elbow to the temple.
Sweeney managing to block the knees to the body from Polinski.
Polinski throws an elbow that misses.
Polinski is pressed up against the cage. Sweeney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Polinski down to the mat. Polinski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polinski moves into the clinch.
Polinski lands an elbow that stopped Sweeney in his tracks for a moment.
Sweeney has clasped his hands together around Polinski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sweeney advances to full mount.
Polinski taking shots to the head.
Polinski is trying to stand.
Sweeney lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Sweeney.
Ben Sweeney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polinski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweeney fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sweeney with shots to the head and body - Polinski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sweeney pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Sweeney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sweeney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Sweeney!
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RATING
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