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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthias Dolzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polski comes to the cage accompanied by Pursuit of Happiness. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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188 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Polski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthias Dolzer! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Polski takes one to the side of the head.
Polski looks to land a combination but Dolzer avoids it well. Polski scores with a nice head shot. Polski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Polski throws a one two combo.
Dolzer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polski. Dolzer's corner calls for a 1-2. Dolzer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Luke Polski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Polski misses with an uppercut. Dolzer dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Polski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Polski misses with a hook. Polski shoots in but Dolzer avoids the takedown attempt easily. Dolzer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Polski. Polski throws a jab when Dolzer was well out of range. No joy there for Polski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Polski. Dolzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Polski was well out of range. Poor timing from Dolzer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dolzer throws a body punch but Polski moves out of range. Dolzer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Polski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dolzer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Polski throws a shot from downtown. Dolzer moves away and avoids it. Polski misses with a hook. Polski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Dolzer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Polski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Polski. That's going to take a lot out of him. Polski scores with a jab. Polski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Polski misses with a straight left. Polski avoids the body shot from Dolzer.
Dolzer catches Polski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Polski walks into a straight right hand from Dolzer. Polski throws a jab but it's blocked by Dolzer. Dolzer dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Polski looks to land a right hand but Dolzer moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Polski takes a body punch but keeps moving. Dolzer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Polski with a jab. Dolzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dolzer moves away from the strike by Polski. Polski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Dolzer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Polski doesn't seem bothered though. Dolzer misses with a wild body shot. Nice defenses there by Dolzer. Polski throws a looping overhand right but Dolzer ducks down to avoid it. Polski swinging wildly here.
Dolzer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Polski. Dolzer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Polski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nice jab there from Dolzer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dolzer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polski. Dolzer lands with a good body shot. Dolzer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Polski takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polski is defended easily by Dolzer. A swing and a miss from Polski. Dolzer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Polski to score with a decent uppercut. Polski misses with an uppercut. Polski has a takedown stuffed. Nice body punch from Dolzer. Dolzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Polski moves away. Dolzer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Polski's head. Dolzer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Polski throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Polski lands a right hook to the body.
Polski misses with a shot to the body and Dolzer counters with a straight right hand. Polski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dolzer. Dolzer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polski. The fighters circling - Polski throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Polski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dolzer.
Polski throws a low kick but Dolzer moves out of range easily. Polski walks into a stiff left hand from Dolzer. Polski misses with a double jab
and Dolzer counters with a straight right hand. Dolzer misses with a body shot.
Dolzer takes a swing at Polski's ribcage but misses. Polski closes the distance and lands a one-two. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice body punch from Dolzer. Polski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dolzer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthias Dolzer dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dolzer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polski. Polski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dolzer defends it nicely. Dolzer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Polski shoots in for a double leg but Dolzer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Polski. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dolzer moves out of range as Polski strikes. Nice shot lands for Dolzer. Polski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dolzer. Polski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dolzer sprawls well. Dolzer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Polski gets slowly back to his feet. Polski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dolzer. Dolzer lands with an overhand left. Polski misses with an uppercut. Dolzer saw that one coming. Polski throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Polski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Polski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Polski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dolzer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Polski throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Dolzer defending against the ground and pound. Polski working the head and body with strikes. Polski tries to move to mount but Dolzer blocks the move with his legs. Polski misses with an attempted head punch from side control. You can see the frustration on Dolzer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Polski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dolzer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Polski.
Check out the look on Polski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Polski cracks Dolzer with an elbow. That is naaassty. Polski cracks Dolzer with an elbow. That is naaassty. Dolzer dodges the ground and pound from Polski. Dolzer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Polski throwing shots but missing, from side control. Polski slows the pace down. Polski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Polski lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Polski wants to control but Dolzer is keeping him busy. Dolzer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Polski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Dolzer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Dolzer trying to remain calm as Polski controls from the top position. Polski working the head with strikes. Polski trying to control the action but Dolzer is working from the bottom. Dolzer is trying to control Polski's posture but Polski avoids it.
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 taking a breather here. Polski working the head with strikes. Polski working the head and body with strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Polski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dolzer keeps working. Dolzer on the wrong end of some ground and pound. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dolzer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Polski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Polski scores with punches from side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Polski dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Polski. Polski slips under a jab from Dolzer. Polski misses with the combination.
Polski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dolzer as he jumps to the side. No luck with that takedown attempt from Polski. Polski throws a hook but Dolzer blocks it. Polski throws a series of strikes that have Dolzer backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Polski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Dolzer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Polski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Polski prevents Dolzer from escaping the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Polski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dolzer down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dolzer is not content to let Polski control the position. Dolzer on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Polski is looking to take a break and control but Dolzer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Polski in side control, throwing shots but Dolzer defends. Dolzer is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Polski is chipping away with strikes.
Polski scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dolzer to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dolzer is not content to let Polski control the position. Dolzer taking a bit of punishment here - Polski scoring with strikes.
Dolzer is rocked! We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dolzer can do anything to dispel that myth. Polski cracks Dolzer with a big elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Polski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Dolzer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Polski landing a few strikes. Dolzer is still in real trouble! Can Polski finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dolzer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Polski connects with a decent elbow. Polski landing a few strikes. Check out the look on Polski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dolzer wants to get back to his feet. Dolzer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Polski working the ground and pound. Check out the look on Polski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Check out the look on Polski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Polski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Polski scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Polski has hold of Dolzer's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dolzer tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Polski cranks the arm and Dolzer screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dolzer, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luke Polski!
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energy
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