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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 2063 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Patrick Murphy (ranked 239 p4p, 398 weight class). Murphy has chosen The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a right and a left that Kowalski avoids nicely.
Kowalski tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kowalski can't break the clinch.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kowalski takes a shot to the head.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy lunges at Kowalski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kowalski's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalski tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy throws a counter combo.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalski fails to land.
Kowalski throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kowalski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murphy can't get the takedown.
Kowalski tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Kowalski tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy has Kowalski pressed against the cage, preventing Kowalski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kowalski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Murphy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Murphy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kowalski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kowalski.
Murphy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Silverback MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy controlling the position well.
Kowalski working Murphy over with strikes.
Kowalski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kowalski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Kowalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Kowalski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kowalski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kowalski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy gets back to full guard.
Kowalski throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kowalski connects with a couple of short punches.
Kowalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy controls Kowalski momentarily but Kowalski frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Murphy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kowalski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy is in close to Kowalski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kowalski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Kowalski trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Kowalski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Murphy.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kowalski up against the cage.
Murphy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kowalski wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Kowalski wants a takedown.
A short right from Murphy.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kowalski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Kowalski's ribcage. Kowalski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalski gets underhooks to prevent Murphy's takedown attempt.
Kowalski is working for takedown but Murphy is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalski fails to land.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murphy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kowalski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalski throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kowalski doesn't seem bothered though.
Peter Kowalski is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy tries to clinch up
and Kowalski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murphy 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.
Kowalski landing some decent shots from guard.
Kowalski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murphy holds on and takes a little breather.
Kowalski won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Kowalski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowalski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kowalski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.
Kowalski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowalski chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is looking to work some ground and pound but Murphy has wrist control.
Kowalski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murphy is still in real trouble! Can Kowalski finish him?
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kowalski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kowalski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Murphy holds on to Kowalski's head and controls the position momentarily.
Murphy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Murphy is holding on to half guard well.
Kowalski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Kowalski is controlling well.
Kowalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Kowalski sits in half guard.
Kowalski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy manages to get to full guard.
Kowalski throws a strike but Murphy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Kowalski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Kowalski counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Kowalski to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Kowalski is avoiding it.
Kowalski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murphy sprawls and moves away.
Kowalski connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kowalski scores with a punch to the head.
Kowalski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kowalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski wants the takedown. Murphy is fighting it off but Kowalski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Murphy's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Kowalski won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Murphy seems keen to control Kowalski's posture.
Kowalski wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Kowalski preventing the sweep.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Kowalski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalski postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
Kowalski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowalski stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has control of Kowalski's left arm, preventing Kowalski from doing any damage.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
Kowalski looking to control.
Kowalski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Murphy working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalski controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
Kowalski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Kowalski is controlling Murphy's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Patrick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalski counters with a takedown into side control.
Murphy taking a bit of punishment here - Kowalski scoring with strikes.
Murphy regains half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Kowalski is nestled in close to Murphy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Kowalski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
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. Kowalski connects with a nice short shot to Murphy's temple.
Kowalski trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kowalski works his way into side control.
Murphy tries to buck Kowalski off but Kowalski is having none of it.
Murphy defending against the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Kowalski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kowalski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Kowalski!
After the fight, Peter Kowalski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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