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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes to the cage accompanied by north korea's national anthem. Kowalski has chosen Reptile Theme as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Kowalski tries to work over Ki Duk's front leg with a kick but Ki Duk checks it.
Ki Duk moves out of range as Kowalski strikes.
Ki Duk tries to clinch there but Kowalski circles away.
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
Ki Duk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ki Duk manages to avoid it.
Kowalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Kowalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ki Duk was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalski.
Kowalski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ki Duk manages to avoid it.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ki Duk throws a right hand that Kowalski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kowalski also avoids with ease.
Ki Duk clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski working aggressively here.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalski is trying to force a seperation but Ki Duk has the dominant position.
Kowalski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski connects with a looping right hand.
Ki Duk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Kowalski there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Kowalski jabs Ki Duk right on the nose. Ki Duk blinks but takes it well.
Bong Ki Duk's cut is getting worse.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ki Duk tries to clinch there but Kowalski circles away.
Kowalski takes a swing at Ki Duk's ribcage but misses.
Kowalski takes a swing at Ki Duk's ribcage but misses.
Ki Duk moves in looking to clinch but Kowalski pushes him off.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ki Duk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kowalski looks for the body kick but Ki Duk saw that one coming.
Ki Duk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kowalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Ki Duk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kowalski throws a wild body kick that Ki Duk sees coming a mile off.
Ki Duk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ki Duk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Ki Duk ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a wild body kick that Ki Duk sees coming a mile off.
Kowalski misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Kowalski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ki Duk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ki Duk moves in looking to clinch but Kowalski pushes him off.
Ki Duk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ki Duk moves out of range of the body kick.
Ki Duk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ki Duk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ki Duk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Kowalski misses.
Ki Duk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ki Duk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk darts in and clinches Kowalski up against the cage.
Kowalski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Ki Duk won't want to take too many of those.
Kowalski throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to work over Ki Duk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk tries to work over Kowalski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalski controls his hands.
Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Ki Duk doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch.
Kowalski jabs Ki Duk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kowalski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ki Duk can pounce on him.
Ki Duk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kowalski. That one must have hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ki Duk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ki Duk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kowalski throws a hook but Ki Duk blocks it.
Ki Duk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kowalski looks to land a body kick but Ki Duk moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kowalski misses.
Ki Duk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk gets a clinch.
Ki Duk lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk works on Kowalski's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalski looks gassed!
Kowalski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ki Duk's elbow.
Ki Duk presses Kowalski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalski tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Kowalski back against the cage.
Ki Duk lands with a right to the head.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalski wants to break free but Ki Duk has control.
A nice left hand lands by Ki Duk.
Kowalski misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ki Duk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ki Duk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ki Duk as the two fighters clinch.
Kowalski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ki Duk tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Ki Duk back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Kowalski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
That's time! Ki Duk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kowalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ki Duk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ki Duk tries to work over Kowalski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalski avoids the damage to the body.
Ki Duk lands an elbow inside that Kowalski shrugs off.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kowalski throws an overhand right that lands on Ki Duk's shoulder, as Ki Duk tries to avoid the shot.
Ki Duk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roman Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ki Duk has closed the distance and engaged Kowalski in a clinch.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ki Duk is defending well for now.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ki Duk fails to land with a series of punches.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch but Kowalski is avoiding it.
Ki Duk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk wants to clinch.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Ki Duk slips under a jab.
Ki Duk doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
Ki Duk doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Ki Duk feints a jab promting Kowalski to slip. Ki Duk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kowalski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kowalski misses with a body kick.
Ki Duk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalski throws out the jab.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalski loads up on a big right hand but Ki Duk slips the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kowalski - that will leave a mark!
Kowalski throws a big shot that misses.
Ki Duk staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Ki Duk closes the distance and pushes Kowalski back into the cage.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but Ki Duk blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalski.
Ki Duk is leaning against Kowalski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski tries a body shot but Ki Duk blocks it.
Ki Duk lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk scores a nice knee to the body.
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Kowalski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalski controls the action.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ki Duk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
A body shot lands from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Ki Duk back against the cage.
Ki Duk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ki Duk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ki Duk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk gets through Kowalski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ki Duk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but Ki Duk blocks with his arms.
Kowalski managing to block the knees to the body from Ki Duk.
A short body shot lands from Ki Duk as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kowalski as Ki Duk tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Ki Duk.
A short body shot lands from Ki Duk as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kowalski.
Ki Duk pushes Kowalski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk controlling the action here for a moment.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Ki Duk as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Ki Duk on the inside.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalski or not.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Ki Duk lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski avoids the elbow strike from Ki Duk, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kowalski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ki Duk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Ki Duk wants to clinch.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and Ki Duk moves out of range easily.
Ki Duk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roman Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kowalski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ki Duk closes the distance and pushes Kowalski back into the cage.
Ki Duk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kowalski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk stalling.
Ki Duk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski prevents a body shot from Ki Duk.
Kowalski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ki Duk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ki Duk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk looking to slow down the pace here.
Kowalski blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
A short left from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ki Duk crunches a lovely knee into Kowalski's ribcage.
Ki Duk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kowalski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ki Duk is working Kowalski over against the cage.
Ki Duk cracks Kowalski with a nice body shot.
Ki Duk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bong Ki Duk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ki Duk lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk missing with knees to the body.
Ki Duk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ki Duk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski prevents a body shot from Ki Duk.
A short body shot lands from Ki Duk as the two fighters clinch.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski avoiding damage as Ki Duk throws knees to the body.
Ki Duk presses Kowalski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ki Duk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ki Duk tries to work over Kowalski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Duk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ki Duk.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to break the clinch but Ki Duk is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Ki Duk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands with a left to the head.
Ki Duk looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Ki Duk on the inside.
Ki Duk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ki Duk tries to stall but Kowalski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalski avoiding damage as Ki Duk throws knees to the body.
Ki Duk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalski can do to turn this around?
Kowalski blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk is pushing Kowalski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kowalski blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ki Duk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Ki Duk digs a right hand underneath Kowalski's ribcage. Kowalski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ki Duk gets through Kowalski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalski looking to throw knees to the head but Ki Duk is blocking nicely.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Ki Duk tries to work over Kowalski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Ki Duk lands with a light punch inside.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk gets through Kowalski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ki Duk tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Ki Duk back against the cage.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalski controls the action.
Ki Duk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ki Duk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Ki Duk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ki Duk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ki Duk!
Bong Ki Duk took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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