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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogga Polis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter has chosen Dance Monkey -Sage Francis as his entrance music. Matt Hunter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogga Polis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Polis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hunter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Polis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Polis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Polis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunter gets back to half guard.
Hunter wants to get back to his feet.
Polis prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hunter has his feet on Polis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Polis shoots in but Hunter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Polis has a takedown stuffed.
Polis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunter pinned against the cage. Hunter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogga Polis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Polis misses with a double jab.
Hunter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hunter showed some decent athleticism there.
Hunter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunter wants to get back to his feet.
Polis wants to get back to full guard but Hunter has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocks Polis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hunter pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Polis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Polis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Polis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Polis trying to control from the bottom.
Polis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polis wants to improve his position but Hunter is controlling well.
Polis is pressing down on Hunter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Polis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Polis is breathing heavily.
Hunter stands up from Polis's guard - Hunter perhaps looking for a knockout.
Polis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hunter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Polis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Polis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Polis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hunter tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Polis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polis trying to control from the bottom.
Polis is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunter is thwarting Polis's attempts to control the position.
Polis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polis is looking to improve his position.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Hunter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Polis with a poor takedown
and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Polis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Polis has his foot on Hunter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunter works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunter trying to control but Polis is working from the bottom.
Hunter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Polis scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Polis keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Polis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hunter postures up.
Hunter wants to get up but he can't break Polis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Polis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hunter is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Polis.
Hunter stands up.
Polis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polis with a poor takedown
and Hunter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogga Polis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hunter wants to stand but Polis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hunter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Polis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Polis working for a triangle but Hunter defends it easily.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Polis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hunter is looking to stand up but Polis won't let him.
Polis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Polis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Polis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Polis keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polis wants to sweep here but Hunter controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Polis keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Polis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunter shoots in for a double leg but Polis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Polis throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Polis looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Hunter darts in and clinches Polis up against the cage.
Polis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polis smiles and moves away.
Polis fails with the takedown
and Hunter counters with a one-two to the body.
Polis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hunter counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hunter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogga Polis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Polis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Polis circles away.
Polis with a poor takedown
and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Polis won't be happy with that.
Hunter wants to control but Polis is keeping him busy.
Polis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunter cracks Polis with a big elbow.
Polis is looking for a sweep.
Hunter wants to control for a moment but Polis uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Polis is tying to control. Hunter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polis prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Polis lands strikes from half guard.
Polis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunter's head.
Matt Hunter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunter is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hunter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Polis is working away from the top position though.
Polis with the ground and pound but Hunter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Polis postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
Polis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunter controls Polis momentarily but Polis frees himself.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Polis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Polis throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
Polis connects with a couple of short punches.
Polis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polis thows a big elbow that misses.
Rogga Polis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polis with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Polis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Polis won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Hunter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Matt Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Hunter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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