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KFC 1: Kowalczyk vs Klason PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Jensen sprawls well.
Jensen lands with a nice body punch.
Jensen punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
Jensen lands with a right hand.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jensen pinned against the cage. Jensen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jensen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jensen but Jensen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Jensen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis is rocked!
Jensen clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Jensen taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jensen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jensen.
Jensen gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jensen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Jensen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jensen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Jensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
A body shot lands from Jensen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jensen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jensen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jensen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jonas Jensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jensen lands a left and a right that send Davis crashing to the mat, dazed. Jensen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis shoots in and drives through. Jensen sprawls well.
Jensen sends Davis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jensen is motioning to the referee to let Davis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Davis out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Jensen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Tamudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Rogers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Tamudo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tamudo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tamudo throws a leg kick that misses.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Tamudo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
It looks like Jimmy Rogers has been cut.
Tamudo scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Tamudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jimmy Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tamudo closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Rogers out cold! Rogers corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Tamudo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jorma jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hailong Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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257 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jorma jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hailong Wang!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jackson slips under a jab from Wang.
jackson defending well as Wang loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from jackson.
A right-left combo lands from Wang.
It looks like jorma jackson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from jackson does no damage.
jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang lands a left and a right that send jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Wang thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
jackson is rocked!
Hailong Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang throws a hook but jackson blocks it.
Oh jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from jackson.
Wang throws a shot to the body.
jackson is breathing heavily.
Wang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Wang engages and cracks jackson with a massive lead left hook - jackson tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Wang is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hailong Wang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perkele Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perkele Saatana!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saatana throws a wild body kick that Lesnar sees coming a mile off.
Saatana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saatana.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saatana.
Lesnar pushes Saatana up against the cage in a clinch.
Saatana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lesnar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Saatana can't break the clinch.
Saatana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lesnar prevents it.
Lesnar is trying to trip Saatana. He has hold of a leg but Saatana is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lesnar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Saatana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saatana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perkele Saatana has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Saatana cracks Lesnar with a good jab.
Saatana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesnar closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Saatana out cold! Saatana corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jari mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mean Mug. mountain has chosen kuningas as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juliano Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jari mountain!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from mountain both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Marquez.
Marquez throws a head kick that misses.
mountain stuffs the takedown.
mountain throws a right and a left that Marquez avoids nicely.
Marquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. mountain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
mountain cracks Marquez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from mountain. No joy for Marquez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
mountain throws a combination. Marquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Juliano Marquez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
mountain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marquez.
mountain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
mountain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
mountain throws a nice looking combination but Marquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from mountain. No joy for Marquez on that attempt.
mountain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from mountain.
mountain throws a lazy head kick
and Marquez counters with a left and a right that stings mountain.
mountain tries to bum rush Marquez with a series of wild strikes but Marquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mountain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab lands there for mountain.
mountain steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Marquez is out on his feet! mountain sets himself and nearly takes Marquez's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). jari mountain!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumi Karka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Munge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karka comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors of the world . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumi Karka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Munge!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munge is looking to clinch.
Karka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karka takes a swing at Munge's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karka tries to keep at a distance but Munge has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munge stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Munge stalls.
Munge trying to land knees to the body.
Munge wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karka has Munge pushed against the cage.
Karka trying to control the position but instead, Munge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karka into the cage.
Nice elbow from Munge.
It looks like Jumi Karka has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karka has Munge pressed against the cage.
Karka has had enough of the clinch but Munge keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karka.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Munge has eaten all the pies!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jumi Karka.
Karka lands a left and a right that send Munge crashing to the mat, dazed. Karka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Risto Munge has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munge doesn't manage to clinch there - Karka circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munge tries to clinch but Karka moves out of range.
Munge wants to clinch.
Karka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munge.
Karka tries to bum rush Munge with a series of wild strikes but Munge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karka is looking to score with low kicks.
Karka thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jumi Karka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munge was well out of range. Poor timing from Karka.
Munge tried to score with a low kick but Karka checks it.
Karka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Munge throws a front kick aimed at Karka's knee but Karka avoids it well.
Karka misses with a looping right.
Karka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karka wants to land a leg kick but Munge is out of range.
Munge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karka counters with an inside leg kick.
Munge is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munge.
The crowd cheers as Karka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Munge doesn't seem phased though.
Jumi Karka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karka misses with an uppercut.
Munge wants to clinch but Karka slips to the side
and Karka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munge blocks a low kick nicely.
Karka misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karka feints a jab and as Munge dips his head, Karka unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Munge right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Munge falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Karka smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jumi Karka!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason comes to the cage accompanied by (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Hjalmar Klason has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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216 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klason throws a body punch but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kowalczyk throws a shot from downtown. Klason moves away and avoids it.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Kowalczyk cracks Klason with an open hand slap.
Klason throws a hook but Kowalczyk avoids it easily.
Kowalczyk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klason.
Kowalczyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klason.
Kowalczyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klason connects with a crisp jab.
Kowalczyk moves out of range as Klason strikes.
Kowalczyk defending well as Klason loads up on a big left hand.
Klason throws out a loose jab but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch but Klason is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalczyk moves out of range easily.
Kowalczyk moves in looking to clinch but Klason pushes him off.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Klason circles away and keeps his distance.
Klason misses with a few strikes there.
Hjalmar Klason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalczyk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kowalczyk postures up in Klason's guard and throws a big left but Klason blocks it.
Kowalczyk stopping the sweep attempt from Klason.
Kowalczyk looking to sit in guard and control but Klason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kowalczyk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason wanted to stand there but Kowalczyk had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalczyk, not yet.
Klason wants to stand but Kowalczyk is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kowalczyk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klason is one step ahead there.
Kowalczyk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktor Kowalczyk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kowalczyk misses with a few strikes there.
Klason scores with a shot to the body.
Klason swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalczyk moves into the clinch.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalczyks head.
Kowalczyk prevents Klason from breaking the clinch.
Kowalczyk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Klason pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klason takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Kowalczyk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klason.
Klason stalling.
Klason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Klason controls his hands.
Klason is trying to force a seperation but Kowalczyk has the dominant position.
Klason working aggressively here.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Klason.
Kowalczyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klason backwards.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klason working hard to break the clinch.
Klason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Klason misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Klason as the two fighters clinch.
Kowalczyk stalling in the clinch.
Klason stops a takedown attempt from Kowalczyk.
Klason tries to work over Kowalczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalczyk lands with a left to the head.
Klason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kowalczyk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Klason gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hjalmar Klason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kowalczyk.
Klason tries to throw a body punch but Kowalczyk avoids it by throwing Klason back against the cage.
Klason misses with the head strike.
Klason working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand underneath Klason's ribcage. Klason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klason lands a left hand.
Klason is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Klason into the cage.
Klason digs a right hand underneath Kowalczyk's ribcage. Kowalczyk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kowalczyk pushes Klason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalczyk pushes Klason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klason is trying to force a seperation but Kowalczyk has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klason.
Kowalczyk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Klason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kowalczyk looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk working Klason over with strikes here.
Kowalczyk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kowalczyk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Klason wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kowalczyk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kowalczyk lands with some strikes.
Kowalczyk looking to finish Klason with some ground and pound. This is bad for Klason!
Kowalczyk wants to control the pace but Klason is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalczyk controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kowalczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Klason misses with a straight left.
Klason throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalczyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klason throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Klason struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalczyk controls his hands.
Kowalczyk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klason.
Kowalczyk presses Klason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Klason controls his hands.
Klason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kowalczyk. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Klason lands a left hand.
Klason misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Kowalczyk lands a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Klason avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kowalczyk.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Klason avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Klason effectively controlling the action here.
Kowalczyk pushes Klason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalczyk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klason lands a nice uppercut.
Klason misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand underneath Klason's ribcage. Klason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Klason on the inside.
Kowalczyk can't get the takedown.
Kowalczyk looking to slow down the pace here.
Klason swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klason avoids it.
Viktor Kowalczyk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Klason working aggressively here.
Klason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viktor Kowalczyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kowalczyk.
Klason lands a shoulder strike.
Klason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klason has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Nice body punch from Klason - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Klason misses with a punch on the inside.
Klason wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klason controlling the action here for a moment.
Klason misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klason throws a head punch that misses.
Klason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Klason struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalczyk controls his hands.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klason is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Klason into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Klason fails to land.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Klason scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klason misses with some punches.
Klason cracks Kowalczyk with a nice body shot.
Klason is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Klason tries to throw a body punch but Kowalczyk avoids it by throwing Klason back against the cage.
Klason working aggressively here.
Hjalmar Klason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowalczyk scores with a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klason tries to break free but Kowalczyk pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalczyk has Klason pressed against the cage, preventing Klason from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klason tries to work over Kowalczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klason can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalczyk controls the action.
Klason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Klason fails to land.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Klason showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kowalczyk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kowalczyk!
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