Recap
Clips from the last fight are shown. Junie Brown says he was unimpressed with Krzysztof's victory because Kyle had no Jiu-Jitsu whatsoever.White brings up to speed with the fact that Team Mir has four guys in the semi-finals and Team Nogueira has three. He also tells us that the last Lightweight fight in the preliminary round will be George Roop vs. John Polakowski. During a training session, Roop hyperextends his finger. He can't make a fist. Phillipe Nover says he doesn't know if John has the killer instinct to win. Nogueira says he has the heart of a champion. Mir says he should use everything on the left side to attack John and avoid damage to his right hand. John says the fight will be over as soon as he hits Roop with a single punch. The Tale of The Tape shows both fighters to be evenly match with a slight advantage in the MMA record by Roop. Round 1 begins with Roop doing as Mir says using everything but his right hand. Roop catches John with left and right kicks.Roop then takes John down However, George isn' t left handed and thus his left shots don't have much effect. Still George maintains position on Polakowski for the bulk of the first round. John is able to swap positions with George in the final minute and makes a last attempt to salvage the round...
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