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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Number of the Bollywood. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pollendina's choice of entrance music: Mohamed's theme tune. 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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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollendina misses with a body kick.
Pollendina lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Nailatikau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nailatikau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pollendina.
Nailatikau misses with a straight left.
Pollendina's coach down at Bromance Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pollendina's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nailatikau wants to clinch up but Pollendina keeps it at a distance.
Pollendina connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nailatikau tried to score with a low kick but Pollendina checks it.
Good work by Pollendina as he checks the leg kick.
Nailatikau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nailatikau tries to land knees in the clinch but Pollendina avoids the damage to the body.
Pollendina lands with a short shot to the head.
Pollendina avoiding damage as Nailatikau throws knees to the body.
Pollendina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pollendina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nailatikau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nailatikau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pollendina.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pollendina. Nailatikau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nailatikau tries to clinch but Pollendina is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina digs a good hook to Nailatikau's body.
Nailatikau misses with a low kick.
Nailatikau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Pollendina.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pollendina checks a leg kick nicely.
Nailatikau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pollendina. Pollendina obviously looking to wear him down.
Pollendina's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nailatikau under the eye.
Pollendina blocks a leg kick.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick which misses Pollendina's front leg but catches the back leg as Pollendina tries to avoid it.
Nailatikau misses the shot to the body.
Pollendina keeps the fight on the outside.
Pollendina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollendina lands a leg kick that knocks Nailatikau off balance momentarily.
Pollendina moves out of range of the leg kick from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollendina misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pollendina thuds his right hand into Nailatikau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollendina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nailatikau manages to avoid it.
Pollendina lands with a hook. Nailatikau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pollendina.
Nailatikau throws a hook but Pollendina blocks it.
Pollendina throws a hook but Nailatikau blocks it.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pollendina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau misses with a wild body shot.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but Pollendina sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pollendina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pollendina lands a really nice looking cross but Nailatikau seems unphased.
Pollendina moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pollendina.
Nailatikau has Pollendina up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina tries to break free but Nailatikau pushes him back against the cage.
Nailatikau tries to work over Pollendina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pollendina blocks an uppercut.
Nailatikau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pollendina scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nailatikau has Pollendina pressed against the cage, preventing Pollendina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pollendina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pollendina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nailatikau misses with an uppercut. Pollendina saw that one coming.
Pollendina works Nailatikau's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Pollendina misses.
Pollendina scores with the left hand. Nailatikau knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Nailatikau misses
and Pollendina counters with a one-two to the body.
Nailatikau throws a body kick that misses.
Pollendina is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nailatikau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina looks to land a body kick but Nailatikau moved away.
Pollendina tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pollendina lands a head kick. Nailatikau smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nailatikau is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollendina works Nailatikau's body with a nice hook.
Oh Nailatikau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pollendina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nailatikau seems to have got his legs back now.
Pollendina takes a swing at Nailatikau's ribcage but misses.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick
and Pollendina counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pollendina.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nailatikau is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pollendina frees his head nicely. Oh but Nailatikau has switched to an armbar! Pollendina is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Epeli Nailatikau!
Our winner, Epeli Nailatikau, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated CId Pollendina had this to say: 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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