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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Resnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marco Polo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Resnov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo shoots for a double leg takedown but Resnov sprawls well. He's pushed Polo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Resnov tries to keep at a distance but Polo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Polo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Resnov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Resnov misses with a head kick.
Polo throws a big counter combination but Resnov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Victor Resnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Resnov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Polo tries to clinch up but Resnov circles away and keeps his distance.
Polo throws a series of punches but Resnov moves out of range.
Polo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Resnov.
Resnov rushes Polo and presses him up against the cage.
Polo is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resnov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polo trying to stall but Resnov improves his position.
Resnov slows down the pace here.
Polo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Resnov walks away with a smile on his face. Polo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polo darts in and clinches Resnov up against the cage.
Resnov manages to break the clinch.
Polo shoots in and drives through. Resnov sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Resnov.
Polo tries to keep at a distance but Resnov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Resnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polo blocks it with crossed arms.
Resnov tightens his grip and picks Polo up, before dumping him to the ground. Polo manages to land in guard.
Polo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Resnov is controlling him.
Polo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Polo wants to improve his position but instead Resnov has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnov stops Polo from getting back to his feet.
Polo wants to control but Resnov is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Resnov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Resnov prevents Polo from improving his position.
Resnov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo is trying to maintain the position but Resnov is very close to passing his half guard.
Resnov is working for a kimura but Polo is defending it quite comfortably.
Resnov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Polo tries to get to full guard but Resnov has control of the leg.
Polo wants to control but Resnov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Resnov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Polo is defending against the submission attempts here by Resnov.
Polo is looking to improve his position.
Resnov is thwarting Polo's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polo is defending against the submission attempts here by Resnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Resnov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Resnov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Polo throws a right and a left that Resnov avoids nicely.
Polo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Resnov defends it nicely.
Resnov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Polo.
Polo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Resnov scores with a takedown into Polo's guard.
Resnov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resnov stands up from Polo's guard - Resnov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Polo wants to clinch.
Resnov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Resnov circles away.
Polo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Polo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Resnov's waist but Resnov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Polo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polo clinches up against the cage.
Resnov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Polo has him pressed against the cage.
Resnov misses with a punch on the inside.
Resnov is trying to force a seperation but Polo has the dominant position.
Polo wants to get back to striking at distance but Resnov won't allow it.
Resnov misses with a knee to the head.
Polo manages to break the clinch.
Resnov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Resnov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Resnov dodges the punch combination from Polo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo misses with a wild combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Resnov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resnov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Victor Resnov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Resnov landing a few strikes.
Polo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Resnov off and has taken his back!
Resnov trying to get back to his feet but Polo is in full control for now.
Polo tries to get the hooks in deep but Resnov pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Resnov right now.
Resnov prevents Polo from getting a body triangle.
Polo looking to hold on to the position here but Resnov rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Polo trying to control but Resnov is working from the bottom.
Polo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Resnov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Resnov landing with the ground and pound.
Resnov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Polo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo pushes Resnov off looking to stand but Resnov dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo tries to roll over but Resnov keeps him under control.
Polo has a hand on Resnov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Resnov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Resnov with a couple of short strikes.
Resnov raining down shots from the mount!
Polo is rocked!
Resnov lands a big elbow - Polo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Polo is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Victor Resnov!
A victorious Victor Resnov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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