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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sly Yaj (ranked 6594 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Kowalski (ranked 4040 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sly Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Yaj.
Kowalski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Yaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj misses with a shot to the body
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
Yaj tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Kowalski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj works on Kowalski's body with a couple of short punches.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalski controls his hands.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalski blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Kowalski.
Kowalski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yaj takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yaj is looking to clinch.
Kowalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yaj.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj connects with a body shot.
Kowalski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kowalski misses the shot to the body.
Kowalski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalski digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kowalski throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kowalski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yaj rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj clinches up against the cage.
Yaj keeps control of Kowalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kowalski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalski.
Kowalski stalling against the cage.
Kowalski prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Kowalski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kowalski prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj tries to work over Kowalski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalski takes a shot to the head.
Kowalski stalling against the cage.
Kowalski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kowalski stalling against the cage.
Yaj trying to control the position but instead, Kowalski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yaj into the cage.
Yaj pushes Kowalski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kowalski tries to circle away but Yaj has him pinned against the cage.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Kowalski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yaj up against the cage.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kowalski.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yaj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kowalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yaj darts in and clinches Kowalski up against the cage.
Kowalski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Kowalski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yaj stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski looking to stall.
Kowalski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalski or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sly Yaj dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yaj gets a clinch.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj tries to work over Kowalski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalski.
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
Kowalski can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Kowalski blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
Kowalski misses the shot to the body.
Yaj getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Frank Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kowalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalski.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yaj checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kowalski lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kowalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Yaj is just out of range.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalski can do to turn this around?
Yaj closes the distance and pushes Kowalski back into the cage.
Kowalski stalling in the clinch but Yaj improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Kowalski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Yaj digs a right hand into Kowalski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kowalski's gas tank.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski avoiding damage.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kowalski.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalski controls the action.
Sly Yaj has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Kowalski can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kowalski has had enough of the clinch but Yaj keeps him there for the moment.
Kowalski is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalski blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Kowalski stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yaj as Kowalski tries to tie him up.
Kowalski stalling in the clinch but Yaj improves position.
Kowalski trying to stall but Yaj improves his position.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Kowalski.
Kowalski stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frank Kowalski.
Yaj lands with a cross.
Yaj fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Yaj tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kowalski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj clinches with his opponent.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalski is struggling to control the position.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
A short left from Yaj.
Yaj tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Yaj tries to work over Kowalski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kowalski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalski tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands with a left to the head.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
Yaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sly Yaj dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Kowalski misses.
Yaj scores with a sloppy right hand. Kowalski should have avoided that one.
Kowalski misses with a kick to the body.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Yaj misses.
Yaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yaj jabs Kowalski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yaj tries to clinch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Yaj slips under a jab from Kowalski.
Kowalski lands with a good body shot.
Kowalski looks to throw the jab but Yaj is out of range.
Kowalski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Kowalski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kowalski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kowalski is looking to slow Yaj down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kowalski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kowalski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yaj to score with a decent uppercut.
Yaj moves in looking to clinch but Kowalski pushes him off.
Yaj lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kowalski misses the target.
Yaj wants to clinch.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalski is looking to chop away at Yaj's legs.
As Kowalski tries to get set, Yaj tries to push him back and clinch up but Kowalski manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from Kowalski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kowalski lands a body shot.
Kowalski moves forwards but Yaj connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yaj digs a good hook to Kowalski's body.
Frank Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski misses with a looping left.
Yaj scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Yaj. That snapped Kowalski's head back.
Yaj is looking to clinch.
Yaj tries to clinch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Yaj connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kowalski momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Yaj takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yaj bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kowalski's head backwards.
Yaj checks a leg kick nicely.
Yaj moves in looking to clinch but Kowalski pushes him off.
Kowalski throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sly Yaj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yaj checks the leg kick.
Yaj pushes Kowalski up against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalski tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalski controls the action.
Kowalski misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is trying to push Yaj away but Yaj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kowalski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalski is trying to stall.
Yaj blocks a body shot from Kowalski.
Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
Yaj rushes Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaj moves in looking to clinch but Kowalski pushes him off.
Kowalski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yaj is looking to clinch but Kowalski is avoiding it.
Yaj moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Kowalski.
I think Yaj 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sly Yaj!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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