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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Hornet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo comes to the cage accompanied by slipknot - duality. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derick Hornet!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polo.
Polo moves into the clinch.
Hornet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Polo taking a breather.
A short right from Hornet on the inside.
Hornet turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hornet manages to end up in side control.
Hornet cracks Polo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hornet creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Polo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hornet is looking to take a break and control but Polo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hornet working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Polo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hornet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Polo wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Polo is looking for a sweep. Hornet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hornet lands a nice short elbow.
Hornet drops an elbow to the side of Polo's head.
Polo moves into full guard.
Hornet looking to sit in guard and control but Polo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hornet seems keen to control Polo's posture.
Polo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hornet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polo is really struggling to control Hornet but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hornet trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo tries to stand but Hornet is controlling from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Polo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hornet moves in looking to clinch but Polo pushes him off.
Hornet throws the left hand but Polo avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo tries to clinch but Hornet is having none of it.
Hornet throws the left hand but Polo avoids the punch easily.
Polo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hornet circles away.
Polo cracks Hornet with a good jab.
Hornet keeps the fight on the outside.
Polo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Polo throws out a loose jab but Hornet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hornet stuffs the takedown attempt from Polo. Polo gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Polo.
Hornet misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Polo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Polo shoots for a takedown but Hornet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polo tries to clinch but Hornet is having none of it.
Hornet throws a body punch but Polo moves out of range.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hornet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polo tries to clinch up.
Hornet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polo staying out of range there.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hornet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hornet counters with a shoot takedown. Polo fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hornet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Hornet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Polo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hornet drives through and clinches with Polo against the cage.
Hornet lands with a right to the head.
Polo manages to break the clinch.
Polo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hornet defends it nicely.
Polo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hornet.
Polo looks for a takedown but Hornet sprawls well.
Hornet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hornet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Polo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hornet counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Polo!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hornet landing a few strikes.
Hornet cracks Polo with a big right hand but Polo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Hornet working the ground and pound.
Hornet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polo keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hornet works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Polo is not content to let Hornet control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo is holding Hornet down, trying to stall.
Hornet is chipping away with strikes.
Hornet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Polo down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hornet in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hornet lands some shots froms side control.
Hornet wants to control but Polo is keeping him busy.
Polo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hornet takes a little break here. Polo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Polo is not content to let Hornet control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo is trying to get back to half guard.
Hornet cracks Polo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Derick Hornet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hornet tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hornet lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hornet is putting a hurting on Polo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Polo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hornet connects with a nice short shot to Polo's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hornet is looking to take a break and control but Polo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hornet trying to control from Polo's half guard. Polo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hornet trying to control the position from guard on top but Polo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hornet content to stall in guard here.
Hornet scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hornet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hornet looking to pass the guard.
Hornet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Hornet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hornet throws an overhand right that lands on Polo's shoulder, as Polo tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Hornet. No joy for Polo on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polo is defended easily by Hornet.
Polo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hornet tries to bum rush Polo with a series of wild strikes but Polo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hornet slaps away a takedown attempt from Polo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polo.
Hornet swings for the body but Polo moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hornet moves into the clinch.
Hornet throws an elbow that misses.
Hornet missing with knees to the body.
Hornet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Polo blocks a body shot from Hornet.
Polo blocks a body shot from Hornet.
Hornet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Polo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hornet to keep the fight standing.
Polo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hornet controls his hands.
Hornet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Polos head.
Hornet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hornet misses with the head strike.
Hornet has clasped his hands together around Polo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornet scoring with punches from side control.
Polo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hornet connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Polo some visible discomfort.
Polo is not content to let Hornet control the position.
Hornet working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Hornet's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Polo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hornet happy to just control the position for now.
Hornet trying to control the position but Polo is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornet working away.
Hornet landing a few strikes.
Hornet trying to control the action but Polo is working from the bottom.
Hornet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hornet scores with punches from side control.
Polo is not content to let Hornet control the position.
Hornet is putting a hurting on Polo here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornet connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Polo some visible discomfort.
Hornet lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polo regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Hornet there.
Hornet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polo keeps working.
Hornet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Polo is refusing to be controlled, as Hornet sits in half guard.
Hornet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hornet trying to control from half guard but Polo is working away.
Hornet is looking to stall here but Polo recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derick Hornet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hornet winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derick Hornet!
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energy
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hype
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