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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven DeNomee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeNomee comes to the cage accompanied by XXL. Polo has chosen Mind, Body, & Soul as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
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195 cm
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270 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven DeNomee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Polo showed some decent athleticism there.
Polo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Polo stops DeNomee from getting back to his feet.
Polo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
DeNomee manages to get to full guard.
Polo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeNomee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Polo tries to free his leg and advance position but DeNomee is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Polo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Polo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Polo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeNomee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Polo stops DeNomee from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DeNomee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch but DeNomee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeNomee throws a right and a left that Polo avoids nicely.
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.
DeNomee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Polo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. DeNomee is trying to defend but Polo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
DeNomee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Polo on the ground.
Polo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Polo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo wants to control but DeNomee is keeping him busy.
DeNomee tries to kick Polo off but Polo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Polo is looking for submissions but instead, DeNomee has regained full guard.
Polo throwing strikes but missing.
Polo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeNomee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
DeNomee pulls Polo in close to his closed guard and prevents Polo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Polo throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and DeNomee dives on top into guard.
DeNomee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Polo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DeNomee wanted to stand there but Polo had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeNomee is working Polo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Polo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
DeNomee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polo manages to avoid it.
Polo doesn't manage to clinch there - DeNomee circles away.
DeNomee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeNomee swinging wildly here.
DeNomee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeNomee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steven DeNomee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeNomee looks to land a combination but Polo avoids it well.
Polo wants to clinch.
Polo has taken the fight to the clinch.
DeNomee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polo walks away with a smile on his face. DeNomee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
DeNomee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeNomee misses with an uppercut.
Polo avoids the body shot from DeNomee.
Polo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polo throws a low kick but DeNomee avoids it.
Polo gets a takedown into half guard.
DeNomee is trying to maintain the position but Polo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNomee wants to improve his position but Polo is controlling well.
Polo is keen to just control but DeNomee is a slippery customer.
Polo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Polo wants to work for an arm triangle but DeNomee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Polo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Polo is looking to take a break and control but DeNomee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polo is looking for a kimura but DeNomee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Polo to get the leverage.
Polo is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
DeNomee throws an overhand right that lands on Polo's shoulder, as Polo tries to avoid the shot.
Polo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and DeNomee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
DeNomee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
DeNomee throws a series of punches but Polo avoids them all with ease.
Polo slips under a jab.
Polo wants to clinch
and DeNomee counters with a series of strikes. Polo will be more careful next time no doubt.
DeNomee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
DeNomee controls Polo momentarily but Polo frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeNomee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Polo trying to control but DeNomee is working from the bottom.
Polo throws a strike but DeNomee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Polo has a closed guard, preventing DeNomee from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Polo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Polo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
DeNomee is fighting to break Polo's control of his arms but Polo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
DeNomee throws and elbow that misses. Polo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in DeNomee's guard. Nice move by Polo!
Polo looking to pass the guard.
Polo scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steven DeNomee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Polo moves into range and clinches up with DeNomee.
Polo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
DeNomee fails to pull guard.
DeNomee tries to pull guard but Polo holds him up against the cage and eventually DeNomee drops back down to his feet.
DeNomee trying to land knees to the body.
Polo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeNomee successfully pulls guard.
DeNomee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polo.
Polo pushes down on DeNomee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Polo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but DeNomee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
DeNomee wants to improve his position but Polo is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeNomee is trying to stand back up but Polo is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Polo moves into full mount! DeNomee won't be happy about that!
Polo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. DeNomee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Polo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
DeNomee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Polo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
BOOM! Polo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo with shots to the head and body - DeNomee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Polo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marco Polo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Polo is working for a guillotine from mount but DeNomee frees his head quite easily.
Polo prevents DeNomee from getting the reversal.
Polo with good strikes from the mount here!
DeNomee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Polo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Polo with the ground and pound from mount.
Polo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Polo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Polo but it's paid off an DeNomee is forced to tap! Nice work by Polo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Polo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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