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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Pollard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Pollard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pollard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pollard.
Pollard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
Pollard throws a lazy head kick
and Cole counters by clinching up.
Pollard breaks from the clinch.
Cole leaves Pollard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cole misses with a double jab.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Pollard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pollard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cole.
Cole tries to clinch there but Pollard circles away.
Pollard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pollard fails with a takedown attempt.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Pollard pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollard has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Pollard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollard shoots in for a takedown but Cole shows good takedown defense.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Pollard.
Pollard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole takes a swing at Pollard's ribcage but misses.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pollard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cole clinches up against the cage.
Pollard breaks the clinch.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cole's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pollard avoids a wild elbow strike from Cole.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Pollard stalling.
Cole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cole is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pollard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pollard fails with a takedown attempt.
Pollard is breathing heavily.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pollard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Cole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole swinging wildly here.
Pollard dives in and scores a takedown into Cole's guard.
Cole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pollard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pollard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cole's guard.
Pollard is looking to stall here but Cole recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pollard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollard is looking to work some ground and pound but Cole has wrist control.
Pollard passes Cole's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Troy Pollard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pollard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cole as he jumps to the side.
Cole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pollard has a takedown stuffed.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Pollard.
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
Pollard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pollard tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pollard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cole avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Pollard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cole is breathing heavily.
Pollard fails to land with a series of punches.
Pollard shoots for a double leg takedown but Cole sprawls well. He's pushed Pollard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole lands a nice knee to the body.
Cole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pollard manages to break the clinch.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pollard.
Pollard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cole tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pollard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cole sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pollard somewhat.
Pollard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michael Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole stuffs the takedown.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Pollard pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cole tries to clinch but Pollard moves out of range.
Pollard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pollard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cole!
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Pollard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cole is fending him off so far but Pollard persists. Nope, Cole circles away and we're back to standing.
Pollard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cole circles away.
Cole throws a right and a left that Pollard avoids nicely.
Cole takes a swing at Pollard's ribcage but misses.
Troy Pollard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole tries to bum rush Pollard with a series of wild strikes but Pollard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, jab by Pollard - just one landing.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole swats away the attempt to clinch by Pollard.
Cole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole is looking to clinch.
Pollard moves into the clinch successfully.
Pollard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cole avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cole stalks Pollard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pollard's face. Pollard staggers backwards, shaken.
Cole blocks a leg kick.
Cole tries to keep at a distance but Pollard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pollard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pollard manages to break the clinch.
Cole swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pollard.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pollard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Pollard pushes him off.
Pollard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pollard has Cole pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cole manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pollard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cole gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Pollard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole can't break the clinch.
Cole landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Pollard.
Cole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cole prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Cole.
Cole manages to break the clinch.
Cole throws a leg kick but Pollard checks it.
No joy there for Pollard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole tries to bum rush Pollard with a series of wild strikes but Pollard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to clinch.
Cole misses with a few strikes there.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pollard shoots in but Cole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cole wants to clinch.
Pollard throws a lazy head kick
and Cole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pollard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole wants to clinch up but Pollard keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard dives in and grabs Cole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cole pushes down on Pollard's head and hops out.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pollard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole is looking to clinch but Pollard is avoiding it.
Pollard throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole tries to bum rush Pollard with a series of wild strikes but Pollard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pollard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
A head kick from Pollard lands but Cole takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
Pollard gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cole obliges.
Pollard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole throws a one two combo.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole throws a series of punches but Pollard avoids them all with ease.
Cole throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pollard counters with a left to the body.
Pollard shoots in and drives through. Cole sprawls well.
Pollard closes the distance and clinches up with Cole, looking for a takedown. Pollard pushes Cole against the cage but Cole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole misses with a double jab.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Pollard shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cole 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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