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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes into the arena with Extreme Fight Music blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Luke Polski enters the ring!
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185 cm
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218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Hughes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Polski! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Polski pushes him off. Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Polski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hughes tries to clinch up but Polski circles away and keeps his distance. Polski misses with a double jab
and Hughes counters with a body kick that stops Polski in his tracks momentarily. This has been an exciting period of action! Hughes throws a nice inside leg kick. Polski looks gassed! Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hughes rushes Polski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Hughes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Luke Polski has been cut. Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Polski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow. Hughes prevents Polski from breaking the clinch. Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Polski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hughes lands an elbow just above Polski 's eye. Polski avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hughes lands a good knee to the midsection. Polski won't want to take too many of those. Polski avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Polski takes a knee to the side of the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges. Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polski avoids it. Hughes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Polski's defenses. Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Polski in his tracks for a moment. Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hughes tries a knee to the head but Polski blocks it.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polski's efforts to push away. Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Polski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hughes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Polski avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Polski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Polski throws a combination that misses and Hughes counters with an outside leg kick.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Polski circles away.
Polski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Polski. Hughes walks into a stiff left hand from Polski.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Polski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes. Hughes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Polski will feel that in the morning. Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Polski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polski is looking to clinch. Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polski moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Polski moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off. Polski throws a leg kick that is checked letting Hughes counter with a right hand. Hughes tries to clinch up but Polski circles away and keeps his distance. Polski scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Hughes throws a head kick that misses. Polski throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Polski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polski tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance. Polski clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Polski is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks. Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Polski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Polski scores with a shoulder strike. Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment. Polski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Polski lands a body punch in the clinch. Polski working hard to break the clinch. Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Polski can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Polski. Polski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Polski can't break the clinch.
Polski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Polski tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the ropes. Polski is trying to break free. Polski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Polski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him. Polski wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Polski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Polski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Polski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Hughes keeps control of Polski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Polski lands a hook to the side of the head. Polski is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks. Polski works on Hughes's body with a couple of short punches. Polski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hughes. Polski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hughes misses with a knee to the head. Polski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Donk. Polski catches Hughes right on the button with a cross. Hughes tries to clinch up enabling Polski to counter with a crisp jab. Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Polski. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hughes throws a nice outside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Hughes dominated that round. The cut man is working on Luke Polski's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hughes tries to clinch up. Hughes tries to clinch there but Polski circles away.
Polski misses with a looping left. Polski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Polski lands a body shot. Hughes prevents Polski from breaking the clinch. Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Polski in his tracks for a moment. Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position. Polski tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the ropes. Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polski's efforts to push away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Polski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes. Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polski blocks it with crossed arms. Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polski avoids it. Polski pushes Hughes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Polski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polski avoids it. A frustrated look appears on Polski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes. Polski scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Polski managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Polski lands on the inside with an uppercut. Polski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polski scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one. Polski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Polski lands with a good body shot. Polski scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one. Polski connects with a solid leg kick. Polski misses with a combination
and Hughes counters by clinching up. Polski breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Polski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polski throws a right and a left that both miss. Polski swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Polski works over Hughes's head and body with a nice combination. Hughes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Polski just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt and Hughes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Polski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polski instigates a clinch. Polski lands a nice shot to the body. Polski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Polski scores with a jab to the jaw. Polski looks to clinch and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Polski. Hughes prevents Polski from breaking the clinch. Polski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughes or not. Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Polski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Polski scores with a hook to the body. Polski breaks from the clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Polski circles away and keeps his distance. Polski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hughes backs up against the ropes.
Polski fails to land with a series of punches.
Eddie Hughes is winning the standup battle so far. Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Polski misses with the combination.
Hughes is looking to clinch. A punch combination from Hughes misses. Eddie Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Polski throws a combination that misses letting Hughes counter with a right hand. Nice uppercut there from Polski.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Hughes moves out of range of the strikes. Hughes misses with a head kick.
Polski has Hughes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Polski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polski lands a shot to the body. Polski can't break the clinch.
Polski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polski's efforts to push away. Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him. Polski tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the ropes. A hook to the body from Polski.
Polski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Polski takes an elbow to the temple. Hughes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Polski is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position. Polski tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the ropes. Polski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughes or not. A nice left hand lands by Polski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Polski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Luke Polski's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Polski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Polski throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely. Polski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hughes. Polski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Hughes misses with a knee to the head. Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes. Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
Polski scores with a hook to the body. Polski has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment. Polski managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Polski manages to break the clinch.
Polski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hughes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. No joy there for Polski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hughes slips a straight right by Polski. Polski moves into the clinch. Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hughes throws an elbow but misses. Polski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski lands with a light punch inside. Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Polski is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks. Polski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Polski throws a leg kick and Hughes counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Polski. That snapped Hughes's head back.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Polski, pushing him back against the ropes. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Polski's brow. Polski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes. Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polski is defending well for now. Polski wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Polski tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position. Polski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Polski avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes prevents Polski from breaking the clinch. Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him. Polski presses Hughes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hughes regains guard.
Hughes wants to stand up but Polski is controlling him. Polski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hughes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Polski stands up from Hughes's guard - Polski perhaps looking for a knockout. Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Polski!
Polski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Polski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polski misses with a body shot.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes throws a head kick that half lands.
Polski connects with a crisp jab. Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polski counters with a two punch combo. Polski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hughes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Polski is lucky that one didn't land flush. Polski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Luke Polski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Polski looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well. Hughes wants to clinch but Polski slips to the side and Polski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Polski clinches. Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polski is defending well for now. Polski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Polski pushes Hughes up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Luke Polski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Polski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Polski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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