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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mordechai Kowalczyk (ranked 957 p4p, 1114 weight class) and Violent Femme (ranked 103 p4p, 118 weight class). Kowalczyk comes into the arena with Nocturne op. 9 no.2- Frederic Chopin blaring out of the sound system. 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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167 cm 28 140 14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mordechai Kowalczyk! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Violent Femme! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Femme throws a hook but Kowalczyk blocks it. Femme misses with a wild body shot. A quick step to the side and Kowalczyk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kowalczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing. Femme has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kowalczyk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Femme throws a body shot but no joy. Femme throws a jab when Kowalczyk was well out of range. Femme thows a left - swing and a miss! Kowalczyk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Femme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Femme avoids the body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Kowalczyk ducks under a wild hook from Femme. Femme lands a slapping body shot.
Kowalczyk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Kowalczyk moves away from the strike by Femme. Kowalczyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme. Nice body punch from Femme. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kowalczyk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Femme scores with a hook to the body. Kowalczyk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalczyk digs a good body shot into Femme's ribs. Femme defending well as Kowalczyk loads up on a big left hand. Kowalczyk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kowalczyk. Femme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but Femme sees it coming and checks it nicely. Femme looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kowalczyk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Femme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Nice body punch from Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk tries to score with a low kick but Femme moves his leg out of the way. Femme checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Kowalczyk misses. Kowalczyk defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand. Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalczyk's shoulder, as Kowalczyk tries to avoid the shot. Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme. Femme is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Femme misses with an uppercut. Femme throws a hook but Kowalczyk blocks it. Femme throws a hook but Kowalczyk blocks it. Femme tests Kowalczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kowalczyk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Femme is out of range. Kowalczyk lands a leg kick that knocks Femme off balance momentarily. Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut. Femme saw that one coming. Kowalczyk looks to land a left hand but Femme moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Femme takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick which misses Femme's front leg but catches the back leg as Femme tries to avoid it. Kowalczyk slips a straight right by Femme. Kowalczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme. Kowalczyk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Femme takes one on the button. Femme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Femme missing with a left hand there. Kowalczyk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme. Femme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Kowalczyk misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Femme! But no joy. Kowalczyk lands a leg kick that knocks Femme off balance momentarily. Femme drops his hands momentarily and Kowalczyk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Femme checks a leg kick nicely. Kowalczyk cracks Femme with an open hand slap. Kowalczyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kowalczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Kowalczyk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kowalczyk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Kowalczyk scores with the left hand. Femme knows he should have avoided that one. Kowalczyk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Femme.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Femme throws a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick that misses. Kowalczyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Femme. Kowalczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
Femme sizes up Kowalczyk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Kowalczyk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Kowalczyk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kowalczyk moves out of range of the strikes. Femme loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch. Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but Femme checks it. Kowalczyk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Femme on the side of the head. Kowalczyk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Femme on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Kowalczyk tries to score with a low kick but Femme moves his leg out of the way. Femme throws a hook but Kowalczyk blocks it. Kowalczyk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Femme. Femme sizes up Kowalczyk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Kowalczyk getting the better of the striking in that exchange. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Femme throws a looping overhand right but Kowalczyk ducks down to avoid it. Femme scores with a hook to the body. Kowalczyk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Femme misses with a hook. Kowalczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kowalczyk throws a body shot but no joy. Kowalczyk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A leg kick checked by Femme. Femme looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Femme takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kowalczyk misses with a looping left. Femme misses with an uppercut. Kowalczyk saw that one coming. An inside leg kick from Kowalczyk misses. Femme misses with an uppercut. Kowalczyk getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Femme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Femme scores with a nice strike. Femme loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch. Kowalczyk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Femme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Kowalczyk slips a straight right by Femme. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalczyk sees it coming and avoids it easily. Femme misses the shot to the body. Femme throws a big shot that misses. Femme avoids the body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Femme checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Violent Femme will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The fighters circling - Femme throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kowalczyk misses with a low kick. Femme scores with a punch to the head. Femme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot. Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kowalczyk throws a low kick but Femme avoids it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Femme! But no joy. Femme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Femme blocks a low kick nicely. Femme checks a low kick from Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk ducks under a wild hook from Femme. The fighters circle momentarily. Femme darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Kowalczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing. Femme digs a good hook to Kowalczyk's body.
Femme misses with a hook. Kowalczyk ducked under it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kowalczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme misses with a looping left. Kowalczyk digs a good body shot into Femme's ribs. Kowalczyk tries to score with a low kick but Femme moves his leg out of the way. Kowalczyk motions for Femme to come forward. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Femme throws a jab when Kowalczyk was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Femme jabs Kowalczyk right on the nose. Kowalczyk blinks but takes it well. Good exchange - Kowalczyk coming out on top. Femme misses with a straight right. The fighters circling - Kowalczyk throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kowalczyk misses with a wild body shot. A swing and a miss from Femme. Kowalczyk throws out a powerful jab. Femme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. It seemed like Femme was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kowalczyk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Femme with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kowalczyk staying out of range there. Femme's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kowalczyk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Femme scrambles back to his feet. Femme misses with a wild body shot. Femme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kowalczyk under the eye. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing. Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Kowalczyk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A decent looking cross lands there for Kowalczyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kowalczyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme. Kowalczyk throws a low kick, looking for Femme's leg but Femme calmly moves out of range. Femme thows a left - swing and a miss! Femme throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it. Femme throws a lazy right hand but Kowalczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kowalczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalczyk sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kowalczyk loads up on a big right hand but Femme slips the punch. Kowalczyk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Femme lands with a good body shot. Femme has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk thows a left - swing and a miss! Kowalczyk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Femme lunges at Kowalczyk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kowalczyk's hand. Femme misses with a hook. Kowalczyk throws the left hand but Femme avoids the punch easily. Kowalczyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab. Femme misses with a straight right. A big right from Kowalczyk misses. A swing and a miss from Femme. Femme cracks Kowalczyk with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kowalczyk slips a jab from Femme. Femme throws a hook to the side of Kowalczyk's head but Kowalczyk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Femme blocks a leg kick. Kowalczyk misses with a low kick.
Femme misses with a straight right. Femme tests Kowalczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot. Femme loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch. Kowalczyk is looking to counter punch. Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme. Kowalczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Femme manages to avoid it. Nice defenses there by Kowalczyk. Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalczyk manages to avoid it. Kowalczyk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Kowalczyk misses with a hook. Femme ducked under it nicely. Femme looks to land a left hand but Kowalczyk moved out of range nicely. Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk swings away with a leg kick that misses. Kowalczyk loads up on a big right hand but Femme slips the punch. Femme thows a left - swing and a miss! Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but Femme checks it. Good work by Femme as he checks the leg kick. Kowalczyk avoids the body shot from Femme.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kowalczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalczyk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Femme is out of range and Kowalczyk settles back down. Femme looks to throw the jab but Kowalczyk is out of range. A good leg kick by Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk moves out of range of the strikes. Femme takes a swing at Kowalczyk's ribcage but misses. Femme slips a jab from Kowalczyk. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A telegraphed right hand from Kowalczyk misses the target. Femme throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it. Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalczyk is just out of range. Femme misses with a looping left. Kowalczyk cracks Femme with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Femme lands with a cross. Kowalczyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Violent Femme seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kowalczyk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Femme is out of range and Kowalczyk settles back down. Femme lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Kowalczyk misses with a kick to the body.
Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! Femme lands a nice shot that snaps Kowalczyk's head back.
Kowalczyk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Femme checks it well. Femme misses with a wild body shot. Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut. Femme misses with a hook. Kowalczyk ducked under it nicely. Femme checks a leg kick. Kowalczyk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Femme throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it. A little feinted left hand from Kowalczyk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kowalczyk staying out of range there. Kowalczyk is looking to counter punch. Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalczyk is just out of range. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but Femme sees it coming and moves out of range. Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Femme throws a big shot that misses. Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kowalczyk scores with a sloppy right hand. Femme should have avoided that one. Kowalczyk scoring well with a low kick there.
Femme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalczyk throws out the jab. Femme throws a jab when Kowalczyk was well out of range. Kowalczyk throws a chopping leg kick but Femme manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Kowalczyk throws a big shot that misses. Femme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kowalczyk misses the jab. Kowalczyk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Femme checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but Femme sees it coming and checks it nicely. Femme misses the shot to the body. Femme throws out a loose jab but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it. Kowalczyk slips a jab from Femme. Femme throws a body shot but no joy. Kowalczyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme. Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Femme walks into a left hand. Femme misses with an uppercut
and Kowalczyk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kowalczyk throws a body kick that misses. Femme jabs Kowalczyk to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut. Femme saw that one coming. Femme throws a body punch but Kowalczyk moves out of range. Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot. A little jabbing left from Femme on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Femme throws a hook but Kowalczyk blocks it. Kowalczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalczyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Femme's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kowalczyk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Femme has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Femme and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target. Femme uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kowalczyk has time to react. 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! Femme lands a jab to Kowalczyk's midsection. Femme dips to his left and cracks Kowalczyk with an uppercut! Femme lands a right hook to the body.
Kowalczyk swings away with a leg kick that misses. Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Femme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Femme scores with a jab to the head.
Kowalczyk is looking to slow Femme down with leg kicks. Femme moves out of range of the body kick from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Femme scores with a sloppy right hand. Kowalczyk should have avoided that one. Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body. A jab lands there for Femme. Kowalczyk staying out of range there. Kowalczyk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Kowalczyk blocks a jab. Femme throws the left hand but Kowalczyk avoids the punch easily. Femme throws a jab when Kowalczyk was well out of range. A jab from Femme misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Femme thows a left - swing and a miss! Kowalczyk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Kowalczyk cracks Femme with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Kowalczyk throws out a loose jab but Femme uses good head movement to avoid it. Kowalczyk throws a nice inside leg kick. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A little jabbing left from Femme on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Femme misses the shot to the body. Kowalczyk moves out of range as Femme strikes. Kowalczyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Femme was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk takes a body punch but keeps moving. Kowalczyk throws a looping overhand right but Femme ducks down to avoid it. Femme scores with a punch to the head. Femme misses with a looping right. Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Femme moves away. Nice straight punches there by Kowalczyk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kowalczyk. Femme loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch. A nice leg kick lands there from Kowalczyk. Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalczyk moves away. Femme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk lands with a hook. Femme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Femme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalczyk. Femme lands a body shot.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
Femme shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Kowalczyk tries a low kick but Femme avoids it. Mordechai Kowalczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kowalczyk thuds his right hand into Femme's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Femme takes a swing at Kowalczyk's ribcage but misses. Nice defenses there by Kowalczyk. Nice jab there from Femme. That kick from Kowalczyk tenderised Femme's leg. Femme is trying to keep his angry face on. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but Femme sees it coming and checks it nicely. Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Femme checks a low kick from Kowalczyk. Femme tests Kowalczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot. Femme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Kowalczyk counters with a lovely shot to the body. Kowalczyk misses with a leg kick. Violent Femme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. A big right from Kowalczyk misses. Femme swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Kowalczyk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Violent Femme. Well Femme has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!
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