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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Po Pola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamura is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teriyaki boyz - Tokyo drift. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm
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172 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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176 cm
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188 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Po Pola! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiyoshi Tamura! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tamura tries to keep at a distance but Pola has taken the fight into the clinch. Tamura jumps guard but Pola turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Pola scores with a hook to the body. Pola lands a nice shot to the body. Pola misses with the head strike.
A short left from Pola. Tamura blocks an uppercut.
Pola lands with a right to the head. Tamura pulls guard. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Tamura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tamura on the ground. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Pola stands and steps away. Tamura gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Tamura moves into range and clinches up with Pola. Pola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pola walks away with a smile on his face. Tamura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Pola connects with a body shot. Pola punishes Tamura's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of Pola 's head but he takes it in his stride. Pola throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tamura counters with a straight right hand. Po Pola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tamura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Pola is just out of range. Pola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pola scores with a one two! Tamura had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Kiyoshi Tamura has been cut. Tamura lands with an overhand left. Pola misses with a wild combination.
Tamura swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pola throws a series of punches but Tamura avoids them all with ease. Pola misses with a wild combination.
Pola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily. This has been an exciting period of action! Tamura is looking to clinch. Pola misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pola sees it coming and avoids it easily. Pola closes the distance and pushes Tamura back into the cage. Tamura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pola walks away with a smile on his face. Tamura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Po Pola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiyoshi Tamura. Tamura throws a poor cross that misses
and Pola counters with a lovely straight right hand! Tamura tries to clinch there but Pola circles away.
Pola keeps the fight on the outside. Pola gets a clinch. Tamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Pola - that landed with a thud.
Tamura pulls Pola into guard.
Tamura looking for a guillotine here but Pola defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tamura is looking for a triangle but Pola pushes his legs off easily.
Pola gets to his feet - Tamura follows without any prompting. Pola scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Pola misses with the combination.
Tamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pola.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pola throws a right hand that Tamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Tamura also avoids with ease. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Po Pola dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kiyoshi Tamura's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Pola has closed the distance and engaged Tamura in a clinch.
Tamura jumps guard and drags Pola to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Tamura is looking for a triangle but Pola pushes his legs off easily.
Pola is sitting in close to Tamura's body. Tamura has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pola is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pola is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tamura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kiyoshi Tamura! Kiyoshi Tamura decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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