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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotrek Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Abbiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak comes to the cage accompanied by Liber/ N. Szroeder - Wszystkiego Na Raz. Abbiati has chosen Don't Speak - Eagles of Death Metal as his entrance music. Giorgio Abbiati has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Piotrek Nowak's chin.
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotrek Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giorgio Abbiati!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak darts in and clinches Abbiati up against the cage.
Abbiati tries to work over Nowak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abbiati unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nowak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abbiati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbiati can't find room to land a body shot as Nowak controls the action.
Abbiati scores with a hook to the body.
Nowak managing to block the knees to the body from Abbiati.
Nowak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abbiati walks away with a smile on his face. Nowak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abbiati doesn't manage to clinch there - Nowak circles away.
Nowak has Abbiati up against the cage in a clinch.
Abbiati is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Abbiati tries to land knees in the clinch but Nowak avoids the damage to the body.
Abbiati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbiati tries to work over Nowak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abbiati breaks the clinch.
Abbiati fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbiati leaves Nowak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotrek Nowak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Abbiati tries to close the distance and clinch but Nowak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbiati connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abbiati has Nowak up against the cage in a clinch.
Abbiati stalls.
Nowak tries to pull guard but Abbiati forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nowak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nowak can't get the takedown.
Abbiati is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nowak is keeping busy.
Abbiati doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nowak managing to block the knees to the body from Abbiati.
Abbiati looking to slow down the pace here.
Nowak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abbiati prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbiati stops a takedown attempt from Nowak.
Abbiati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nowak gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abbiati is looking to improve his position.
Nowak wants to take a breather but Abbiati is having none of it.
Abbiati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nowak seems to be working for a kimura but Abbiati defends the submission attempt.
Nowak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abbiati defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Abbiati has recovered full guard.
Nowak drops back, looking for a kneebar! Abbiati looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Abbiati looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Abbiati!
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nowak tries to escape but Abbiati is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nowak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nowak manages to get back to half guard.
Nowak manages to get to full guard.
Nowak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abbiati wants to stand but Nowak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Abbiati wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak looking for subs off his back but Abbiati has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowak actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Abbiati dominated that round.
That's time! Nowak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abbiati throws a series of punches but Nowak avoids them all with ease.
Abbiati moves in looking to clinch but Nowak pushes him off.
Abbiati clinches with his opponent.
Abbiati prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nowak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abbiati misses with a punch to the body.
Nowak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nowak is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotrek Nowak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbiati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbiati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowak's elbow.
Nowak managing to block the knees to the body from Abbiati.
Nowak has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Abbiati regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak drops back, looking for a kneebar! Abbiati looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Abbiati looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Abbiati!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak is looking to regain half guard here but Abbiati keeps moving and retains side control.
Abbiati takes a little break here. Nowak wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Abbiati trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Nowak is looking for a sweep.
Nowak manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abbiati avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nowak.
Nowak looks to land a strike but Abbiati avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nowak stops Abbiati from standing up.
Nowak is pushing down on Abbiati's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abbiati is fighting to maintain full guard but Nowak has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nowak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abbiati keeps working.
Abbiati tries to roll over but Nowak keeps him under control.
Nowak is looking for a kimura but Abbiati is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nowak to get the leverage.
Nowak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abbiati sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nowak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nowak misses with a head shot. Abbiati uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbiati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abbiati works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abbiati wants to sweep but no luck.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbiati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak stands and steps away. Abbiati gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbiati rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nowak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nowak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotrek Nowak dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Abbiati misses the shot to the body.
Abbiati tries to close the distance and clinch but Nowak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nowak lands a jab to Abbiati's midsection.
Nowak moves into the clinch.
Abbiati misses with a body punch.
Abbiati breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Abbiati. Those never looked like landing.
Abbiati throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nowak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abbiati takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abbiati scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abbiati tries to clinch
and Nowak counters with a shoot takedown. Abbiati fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abbiati swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nowak stands and throws Abbiati's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abbiati has escaped the position, nice work there.
Abbiati struggling a bit here.
Nowak lands some shots froms side control.
Abbiati tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nowak tries for a kimura but Abbiati is defending well.
Abbiati tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nowak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abbiati keeps working.
Nowak tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nowak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nowak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak cracks Abbiati with a big elbow.
Abbiati is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nowak is looking to take a break and control but Abbiati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Nowak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbiati wants to control but Nowak postures up.
Abbiati avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nowak.
Nowak is trying to get an arm triangle but Abbiati is defending well.
Nowak in side control, throwing shots but Abbiati defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Abbiati is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Abbiati tries to escape but Nowak is in control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotrek Nowak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nowak 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotrek Nowak!
During a confident post fight interview, Piotrek Nowak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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