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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Pollux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leary might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dangermouse. Pollux has chosen Oh, Hello Ghost by Rolo Tomassi as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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171 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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177 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaius Pollux!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Leary.
Leary lands a head shot.
Pollux looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Leary!
Pollux landing strikes, looking to finish!
Poor strikes thrown by Pollux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Leary tries to lock up and control but Pollux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leary somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Pollux checks a leg kick.
Pollux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pollux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pollux circles away quickly and effectively.
Leary avoids the head kick by Pollux.
Pollux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pollux gets underhooks to prevent Leary's takedown attempt.
Leary is working for takedown but Pollux is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leary wants to clinch but Pollux slips to the side
and Pollux counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leary trying to control from the bottom.
Leary is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pollux pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pollux in particular looking to stall.
Leary tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Pollux manages to move to mount!
Leary is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pollux lands a heavy elbow.
Leary bucks Pollux off and manages to get back to his feet!
Pollux drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollux is stalling in the full guard.
Pollux lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollux throwing strikes from guard but Leary blocks nicely.
Pollux stops Leary from standing up.
Pollux throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pollux postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pollux is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leary keeping full guard, as Pollux tries to pass.
Pollux stands up and waves to Leary to follow him.
Leary misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollux walks into a straight right hand from Leary.
Leary looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leary is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pollux is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pollux has escaped and now he's on top!
Leary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pollux postures up in Leary's guard and throws a big left but Leary blocks it.
Leary is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pollux is controlling him.
Pollux decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leary, up you get!
Mark Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pollux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pollux.
Pollux misses with a head kick.
Pollux is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Leary's half guard.
Leary is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollux is looking to take a break and control but Leary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pollux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pollux prevents Leary from improving his position.
Pollux prevents Leary from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollux keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pollux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leary makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Pollux dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pollux pushes Leary up against the cage in a clinch.
Leary goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pollux prevents it.
Leary is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pollux gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leary looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leary fails to pull guard.
Pollux breaks the clinch.
Leary clinches but Pollux breaks the clinch
and Pollux holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pollux stops a takedown attempt from Leary.
Pollux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leary drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leary wants to control from the top but Pollux keeps moving.
Pollux is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leary postures up.
Leary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pollux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leary passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leary is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pollux is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leary is trying to get an arm triangle but Pollux is defending well.
Pollux manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leary's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pollux is defending against the submission attempts here by Leary.
Pollux is staying active underneath Leary, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pollux manages to get to full guard.
Pollux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leary is one step ahead there.
Pollux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leary is trying to get back to full guard.
Pollux is looking for a kimura but Leary is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pollux to get the leverage.
Leary looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leary is in trouble now - Pollux has advanced to mount!
Leary wants to get back to his feet.
Leary taking shots to the head.
Pollux wants to control the pace but Leary is squirming around nicely.
Pollux lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary is desperately trying to improve his position but Pollux has a good base and remains in mount.
Leary really wants to buck Pollux off and get back to his feet.
Pollux tries to control but Leary wriggling away.
Leary is trying desperately to improve position.
Pollux manages to capitalize on a mistake by Leary to take his back!
Leary just trying to survive but Pollux is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Leary tries to escape but Pollux has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pollux is looking for the choke from the back position but Leary is controlling his hands well.
Leary wants to get back to his feet.
Pollux throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Pollux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leary.
Mark Leary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pollux.
Leary is trying to buck Pollux off.
Leary is trying to get back to half guard.
Pollux is chipping away with strikes.
Pollux stands up and beckons Leary to his feet.
No joy there for Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leary throws a one two combo.
Pollux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pollux prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pollux lands a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollux is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Leary is looking to stand up but Pollux isn't so interested in that idea.
Leary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leary not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gaius Pollux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leary wants to stand but Pollux is controlling the position.
Pollux trying to control the position from guard on top but Leary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leary scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pollux in his tracks.
Leary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leary gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pollux to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pollux advances to half guard.
Pollux stands up and beckons Leary to join him on the feet.
Pollux shoots in for a takedown but Leary shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leary swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pollux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollux fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leary closes the distance and clinches.
Pollux is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leary is trying to break the clinch but Pollux is controlling him.
Leary has Pollux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Leary pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pollux tumbling to the mat - Leary dives into Pollux's guard.
Leary stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Leary closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pollux counters with a takedown into side control.
Leary tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark Leary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pollux wants to control but Leary is keeping him busy.
Leary is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Leary is letting Pollux control him for a moment.
Leary wants to control but Pollux postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leary tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Pollux decides to stand back up. Pollux steps back and let's Leary get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pollux shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Pollux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pollux winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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... Gaius Pollux!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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