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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Pol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera clinches up with Pol and pushes him back against the cage.
Pol throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pol.
Pol is trying to pull guard but Rivera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pol breaks the clinch.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pol wants to slow Rivera down by chopping away at his legs.
Rivera clinches up with Pol and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Pol.
Rivera is trying to stall.
Pol taking a breather.
Pol jumps guard but Rivera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rivera has Pol pressed against the cage, preventing Pol from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Pol circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pol.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Pol pushes him off.
Rivera darts in trying to clinch
and Pol makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivera tries to clinch but Pol moves out of range.
Pol lands with a good body shot.
Pol just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pol lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rivera blocks a leg kick.
Pol misses with a leg kick.
Pol swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Pol throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivera.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Pol keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Pol.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Pol circles away.
Pol lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera moves to clinch but Pol breaks away
and Pol counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Pol circles away.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Pol counters with a leg kick.
Rivera looks to clinch
and Pol counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pol does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Pol.
Pol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pol avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera checks a low kick from Pol.
Pol throws a head kick that misses.
Pol cracks Rivera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pol.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Pol counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pol counters with a nice body kick.
Pol throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pol scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pol misses the shot to the body.
Pol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pol fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rivera on the side of the head.
Rivera misses with a left hand
enabling Pol to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera tries to clinch but Pol moves away
and Pol counters with an inside leg kick.
Pol throws a leg kick
and Rivera moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pol fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Pol dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rivera checks a low kick from Pol.
Rivera darts in trying to clinch
enabling Pol to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera is pushing Pol up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Pol.
Pol lands a shot to the body.
Rivera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pol has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pol pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pol is pulling down on Rivera's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera closes the distance but Pol moves to the side
and Pol counters with a leg kick.
Pol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera checks a leg kick.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera tries to clinch up
and Pol counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivera's knee momentarily.
Van Pol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Pol is avoiding it.
Pol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera takes one on the button.
Van Pol is winning the standup battle so far.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Pol is avoiding it.
Pol tries a head kick but it misses.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pol counters with a thumping low kick.
Pol with a hook.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rivera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pol throws a solid leg kick but Rivera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pol.
Rivera tries to clinch but Pol is having none of it.
Pol throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Pol.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Pol.
Pol is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Pol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pol swings widly with a right hand
and Rivera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pol wants to break free but Rivera has control.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Pol working hard to break the clinch.
Rivera is trying to stall.
Pol misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to maintain a safe position but Pol gets an underhook and turns Rivera into the cage.
Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pol throws a low kick but Rivera moves out of range easily.
Pol swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivera checks the leg kick.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Rivera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pol tries a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pol misses with a low kick.
Rivera checks a low kick from Pol.
Pol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Pol dominated that second 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.
Rivera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pol lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pol.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pol tried to score with a low kick but Rivera checks it.
Rivera tries to clinch but Pol moves away
and Pol counters with an outside leg kick.
Pol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Pol throws a body kick that misses
and Rivera moves into the clinch.
Pol is trying to stall.
Pol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Pol throws a head punch that misses.
Rivera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pol working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rivera walks away with a smile on his face. Pol gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rivera blocks a leg kick.
Rivera looks to clinch
and Pol counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivera's knee momentarily.
Rivera cracks Pol with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera tries to clinch but Pol is having none of it.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pol counters with a nice uppercut.
Pol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera.
Rivera rushes Pol and presses him up against the cage.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Van Pol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pol has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pol has him pressed against the cage.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rivera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pol up against the cage.
Pol misses with a body punch.
Pol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pol is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera taking a breather.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rivera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pol slips a straight right by Rivera.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Pol circles away.
Rivera staying out of range there.
Rivera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivera has Pol pressed against the cage, preventing Pol from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pol wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pol throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pol throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Pol wants to land a leg kick but Rivera is out of range.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Pol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Pol is avoiding it.
Pol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Pol counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rivera is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pol throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Pol misses
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Rivera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pol taking a breather.
Rivera has Pol pressed against the cage, preventing Pol from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pol drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Pol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pol misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Van Pol did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Pol.
Pol tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Pol circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Pol in a clinch.
Pol lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pol turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivera's calf.
Pol lands with a straight right. Rivera didn't see that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pol. That's going to slow Rivera down.
Pol misses with a low kick.
Pol throws a head kick that Rivera semi-blocks.
Pol throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Pol tries to land a leg kick but Rivera saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pol lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Pol circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Pol keeps it at a distance.
Rivera tries to clinch but Pol moves out of range.
Pol throws an off balance right hand
and Rivera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Pol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pol makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pol misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Pol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pol counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pol counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivera tries to clinch but Pol is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pol is looking to chop away at Rivera's legs.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rivera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pol counters with a head kick. That will keep Rivera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Pol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rivera checks a low kick from Pol.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pol counters with a head kick.
Rivera moves to clinch but Pol breaks away
and Pol counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera moves to clinch but Pol breaks away
and Pol makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivera slips under a jab from Pol.
Pol tries to work over Rivera's front leg with a kick but Rivera checks it.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Pol circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pol misses with a head kick.
Pol scores with a nice head shot.
Pol scoring well with a low kick there.
Pol looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pol slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pol.
Rivera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Pol had his way with Franco Rivera in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Pol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Pol keeps it at a distance.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Rivera finds it's target.
Pol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivera is out of range.
Rivera moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pol.
Rivera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pol breaks the clinch.
Pol throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera wants to clinch but Pol slips to the side
and Pol counters with a good low kick that Rivera was not able to check.
Pol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivera is out of range.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pol keeps the fight on the outside.
Pol tries a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Pol throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Rivera checks the leg kick.
Pol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Pol circles away.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pol counters with a big head kick but Rivera shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pol is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rivera checks a leg kick.
Pol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Pol throws a chopping leg kick but Rivera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pol makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pol connects with a solid leg kick.
Pol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera clinches up with Pol and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera trying to stall but Pol improves his position.
Pol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Pol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Pol.
Franco Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rivera lands a body punch.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Pol to work.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
Van Pol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pol.
Rivera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pol lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pol finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pol circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Pol blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Pol lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Van Pol.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pol, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Pol!
Van Pol retains his lightweight title!
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