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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Audrius Polinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alun McGann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alun McGann looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Audrius Polinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alun McGann!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polinski looks to land a combination but McGann avoids it well.
Polinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polinski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch but McGann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polinski wants to clinch.
Polinski pushes McGann away with a front kick.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polinski forces McGann back against the cage and clinches.
McGann avoids the elbow strike from Polinski, against the cage.
Polinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polinski.
Polinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGann.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Polinski obliges.
McGann looks gassed!
McGann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polinski prevents it.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Polinski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Polinski trying to land knees to the body.
McGann wants a takedown but no success here.
McGann blocks an elbow strike from Polinski.
McGann tries to circle away but Polinski has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinski pushes off an throws an elbow but McGann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Polinski misses with an elbow over the top.
Polinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGann.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGann's defenses.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Polinski lands an elbow that stopped McGann in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alun McGann has been cut.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
McGann managing to block the knees to the body from Polinski.
McGann dodges an elbow strike from Polinski.
Polinski lands a good knee to the midsection. McGann won't want to take too many of those.
Polinski crunches a lovely knee into McGann's ribcage.
Polinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Polinski lands an elbow just above McGann 's eye.
Polinski misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Polinski just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGann's brow.
Polinski lands a knee to the head.
Polinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Polinski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGann.
Polinski lands an elbow just above McGann 's eye.
A knee to the head by Polinski.
Polinski crunches a lovely knee into McGann's ribcage.
Polinski tries to land knees in the clinch but McGann avoids the damage to the body.
Polinski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
McGann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Polinski lands a good knee to the midsection. McGann won't want to take too many of those.
McGann is trying to force a seperation but Polinski has the dominant position.
Polinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polinski tries to land knees in the clinch but McGann avoids the damage to the body.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
McGann takes an elbow to the forehead.
McGann avoiding damage as Polinski throws knees to the body.
Polinski crunches a lovely knee into McGann's ribcage.
Polinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Polinski lands an elbow just above McGann 's eye.
Polinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Polinski misses with an elbow over the top.
Polinski throws an elbow that misses.
Polinski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Polinski lands a knee to the body.
McGann avoiding damage as Polinski throws knees to the body.
McGann is trying to break the clinch but Polinski has him pressed against the cage.
Polinski lands an elbow just above McGann 's eye.
Polinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGann.
Polinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Polinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Polinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGann takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Polinski throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Polinski throws an elbow but misses.
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.
McGann tries to break free but Polinski pushes him back against the cage.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGann's defenses.
McGann blocks an elbow strike from Polinski.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Polinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGann's face.
Polinski missing with knees to the body.
McGann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polinski prevents it.
Audrius Polinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alun McGann.
Polinski looking to throw knees to the head but McGann is blocking nicely.
McGann blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
McGann is trying to break the clinch but Polinski is controlling him.
Polinski tries a knee to the head but McGann blocks it.
Polinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Polinski.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGann blocks an elbow strike.
Polinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGann is defending well for now.
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 Alun McGann's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGann takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Audrius Polinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGann swats away the attempt to clinch by Polinski.
Audrius Polinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polinski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Polinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Polinski.
Polinski tries to clinch up.
Polinski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGann is breathing heavily.
Polinski missing with knees to the body.
McGann tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Polinski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGann's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGann wants to get back to striking at distance but Polinski won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Polinski obliges.
McGann avoids a wild elbow strike from Polinski.
Polinski lands an elbow just above McGann 's eye.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski throws an elbow that misses.
McGann blocks an elbow strike from Polinski.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGann takes an elbow to the forehead.
McGann takes an elbow to the temple.
Polinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Polinski lands a nice knee to the body.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski lands an elbow inside that McGann shrugs off.
Polinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
McGann blocks an elbow strike.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polinski.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGann's defenses.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGann avoids it.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Polinski throws an elbow but misses.
McGann is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Polinski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
McGann avoids the elbow strike from Polinski, against the cage.
Polinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Polinski throws an elbow that misses.
Polinski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski tries to land knees in the clinch but McGann avoids the damage to the body.
Polinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McGann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Polinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Polinski just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGann's brow.
Polinski misses with an elbow strike.
Polinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Polinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGann.
McGann managing to block the knees to the body from Polinski.
McGann managing to block the knees to the body from Polinski.
Polinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Polinski landing knees to the head.
McGann is trying to maintain a safe position but Polinski gets an underhook and turns McGann into the cage.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the head but McGann blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Polinski.
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.
McGann drags the fight down to the ground.
McGann is working an open guard so Polinski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Polinski doesn't manage to clinch there - McGann circles away.
McGann takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McGann throws a combination that misses
and Polinski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body kick there by Polinski.
McGann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polinski has McGann up against the cage in a clinch.
Polinski tries to land knees in the clinch but McGann avoids the damage to the body.
Polinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Polinski misses with a knee to the head.
Polinski trying to land knees to the body.
McGann jumps guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Audrius Polinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alun McGann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Polinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGann.
Polinski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGann. That did some damage!
Polinski is looking to clinch but McGann is avoiding it.
Polinski throws a head kick that half lands.
Polinski closes the distance and clinches.
McGann avoids a wild elbow strike from Polinski.
Polinski pushes off an throws an elbow but McGann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Audrius Polinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGann's defenses.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Polinski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Polinski tries to land knees in the clinch but McGann avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGann blocks an elbow strike from Polinski.
Polinski missing with knees to the body.
McGann tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGann blocks an elbow strike.
McGann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Polinski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Polinski throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Polinski.
Polinski tries to clinch up but McGann circles away and keeps his distance.
McGann circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGann drops his hands momentarily and Polinski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Polinski scores with a four punch combination!
Polinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polinski gets a clinch.
Polinski lands a nice knee to the body.
Polinski lands an elbow that stopped McGann in his tracks for a moment.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Polinski misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Polinski.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGann's defenses.
Polinski trying to land knees to the body.
Polinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGann's efforts to push away.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGann dodges an elbow strike from Polinski.
Polinski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Polinski scores with a knee to the head.
Polinski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Polinski lands an elbow inside that McGann shrugs off.
McGann tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Polinski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Audrius Polinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alun McGann.
Polinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGann blocks it with crossed arms.
Polinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGann.
Polinski pushes off an throws an elbow but McGann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGann blocks an elbow strike.
Polinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Polinski misses with an elbow strike.
Polinski tries to land knees in the clinch but McGann avoids the damage to the body.
McGann is trying to break the clinch but Polinski is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Polinski throws an elbow but misses.
McGann dodges an elbow strike from Polinski.
Polinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polinski walks away with a smile on his face. McGann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Audrius Polinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut there from McGann.
Polinski tries to clinch but McGann moves out of range.
McGann misses with the combination.
Polinski wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGann swats away the attempt to clinch by Polinski.
Polinski moves in looking to clinch but McGann pushes him off.
McGann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polinski.
Polinski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Polinski darts in and clinches McGann up against the cage.
Polinski lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Polinski misses with an elbow over the top.
Polinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alun McGann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGann wants to get back to striking at distance but Polinski won't allow it.
McGann avoids the elbow strike from Polinski, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Audrius Polinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Polinski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Audrius Polinski!
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hype
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