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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dario Dumic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aristotle Polidori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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225 cm
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200 lbs
6 - 16 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dario Dumic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aristotle Polidori! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Polidori drives through with a takedown into Dumic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Polidori sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dumic's guard. Polidori scoring with strikes to the body and head. Polidori lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Dumic trying to control but Polidori postures up.
Dumic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Dumic looking for submissions off his back. Polidori performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Polidori slips a nice elbow through Dumic's hands, connecting with Dumic's forehead. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Polidori is trying to work for a kimura but Dumic is defending well.
Polidori seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round. Polidori working Dumic over with strikes. Dumic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Polidori is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Polidori is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. 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. Polidori connects with a nice short shot to Dumic's temple. Polidori is looking for a kimura here.
Polidori is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dumic has managed to free his arm - good work. Dumic manages to get to full guard.
Polidori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dumic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dumic looking for a guillotine here but Polidori defends easily.
Polidori trying to control but Dumic is working from the bottom. Polidori keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dumic's head. Polidori scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Dumic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Polidori pushes down on Dumic's leg and manages to get into half guard. Dumic trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Still in half guard, Polidori seems content to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Polidori works his way into full mount! Dumic is in a horrible position here. Polidori smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Polidori connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Polidori scoring with strikes but Dumic is staying in there. Polidori postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dumic looks a forlorn figure.
Polidori pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Polidori lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dumic hang on?
Dumic is rocked! Polidori postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Dumic out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Polidori goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aristotle Polidori! Our winner, Aristotle Polidori, 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.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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