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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 51 p4p, 306 weight class) and Arthur Menezes (ranked 7 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kowalkiewicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Menezes tries to clinch but Kowalkiewicz is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Menezes lands a body shot.
Menezes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kowalkiewicz in his tracks.
Menezes throws a body shot but no joy.
Menezes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kowalkiewicz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalkiewicz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the liver by Menezes. Beautiful body shot.
Kowalkiewicz throws a shot from downtown. Menezes moves away and avoids it.
Menezes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Kowalkiewicz keeps the fight on the outside.
Menezes misses with a wild body shot.
Arthur Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menezes works Kowalkiewicz's body with a nice hook.
Kowalkiewicz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes throws a body shot but no joy.
Menezes misses with a takedown attempt - Kowalkiewicz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter punch.
Kowalkiewicz throws out a leg kick but Menezes moves out of range and Kowalkiewicz only half commits.
Menezes connects with a nice looking jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kowalkiewicz 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 Menezes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Menezes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown but Kowalkiewicz shows good takedown defense.
Menezes looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalkiewicz is just out of range.
Menezes dives in and grabs Kowalkiewicz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kowalkiewicz pushes down on Menezes's head and hops out.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Menezes.
Kowalkiewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Menezes throws out the jab.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter punch.
Menezes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Menezes looks to move away, Kowalkiewicz throws a big counter combo but Menezes just gets out of the way.
Menezes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Menezes 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.
Menezes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes scores with a shoulder strike.
Kowalkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menezes backwards.
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!
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Menezes blocks it.
Menezes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kowalkiewicz smiles and moves away.
Menezes misses with a looping left.
Menezes misses with a shot to the body
and Menezes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menezes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Menezes throws a body punch but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range.
Kowalkiewicz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kowalkiewicz swings for the body but Menezes moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Menezes has Kowalkiewicz pushed against the cage.
Menezes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kowalkiewicz to keep the fight standing.
Menezes is trying to pull guard but Kowalkiewicz has him pressed against the cage.
Menezes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menezes lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Menezes misses
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a one-two to the body.
Menezes misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Kowalkiewicz misses the target.
Menezes scores with a nice head shot.
Menezes misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Menezes finds it's target.
Kowalkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menezes.
Menezes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to clinch but Menezes is avoiding it.
Menezes just misses with a punch to the body.
Michał Kowalkiewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Menezes lands a right hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalkiewicz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Menezes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kowalkiewicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Menezes up against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Menezes controls the action.
Menezes tries to pull guard but Kowalkiewicz won't allow it.
Menezes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Menezes backwards.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Menezes is looking to break free of the clinch but Kowalkiewicz has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kowalkiewicz - that landed with a thud.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menezes decides to pull guard.
Menezes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kowalkiewicz uses it to pass to side control.
Menezes seems a little lost for a moment, as Kowalkiewicz dominates the positioning.
Kowalkiewicz tries to advance to mount but Menezes denies him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menezes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Menezes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Menezes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kowalkiewicz.
Menezes misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalkiewicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Menezes swings for the body but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range.
Kowalkiewicz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Menezes just manages to avoid it.
Menezes scores with a sloppy right hand. Kowalkiewicz should have avoided that one.
Menezes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kowalkiewicz rather than just go for the knockout.
Kowalkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menezes.
Kowalkiewicz has managed to clinch.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Menezes avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Menezes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menezes cracks Kowalkiewicz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice right hand.
Menezes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalkiewicz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Menezes misses with a right hand
enabling Kowalkiewicz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance and pushes Menezes back into the cage.
Menezes taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand.
Menezes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kowalkiewicz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Menezes breaks from the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a straight right. Menezes didn't see that one coming.
Kowalkiewicz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Menezes lands with an overhand left.
Menezes throws a series of strikes that have Kowalkiewicz backpedaling.
Kowalkiewicz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kowalkiewicz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the body from Menezes misses
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
Menezes fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Kowalkiewicz misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menezes throws a jab when Kowalkiewicz was well out of range.
Menezes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kowalkiewicz lands a big uppercut and Menezes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Menezes looks OK. Kowalkiewicz waves Menezes back to his feet!
Menezes cracks Kowalkiewicz with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kowalkiewicz misses the target.
Menezes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Menezes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kowalkiewicz doesn't seem bothered though.
Kowalkiewicz cracks Menezes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Menezes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kowalkiewicz finish him?
Menezes is rocked!
Kowalkiewicz gets caught napping as Menezes dives in and scores a takedown. Kowalkiewicz manages to retain guard.
Menezes preventing the sweep.
Menezes trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalkiewicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalkiewicz controls Menezes momentarily but Menezes frees himself.
Kowalkiewicz pulls Menezes in to control the position.
Menezes tries to free his leg and advance position but Kowalkiewicz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes won't allow Kowalkiewicz to sweep him here.
Menezes trying to control but Kowalkiewicz is working from the bottom.
Kowalkiewicz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Menezes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by Menezes.
Kowalkiewicz is not content to let Menezes control the position.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes trying to control the position but Kowalkiewicz is working away.
Menezes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kowalkiewicz, who protects the arm well.
Kowalkiewicz manages to get back to half guard.
Kowalkiewicz is controlling Menezes's trapped leg to prevent Menezes from advancing to side control.
Menezes seems to be looking for submissions.
Menezes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalkiewicz tries to kick Menezes off in order to stand up. Menezes Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kowalkiewicz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Menezes on the ground.
Kowalkiewicz is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michał Kowalkiewicz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Menezes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kowalkiewicz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Menezes looks to throw the jab but Kowalkiewicz is out of range.
Kowalkiewicz wants to clinch up but Menezes keeps it at a distance.
Menezes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalkiewicz throws out the jab.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head kick but Menezes moves out of range.
Jab from Menezes.
Menezes tests Kowalkiewicz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Menezes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Menezes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kowalkiewicz tries to bench press Menezes off him but Menezes keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz is working hard here to advance position.
Kowalkiewicz is being controlled here.
Menezes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kowalkiewicz stops Menezes from passing to mount.
Menezes trying to control the action but Kowalkiewicz is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menezes working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kowalkiewicz tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kowalkiewicz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Kowalkiewicz's face as Menezes controls the position.
Menezes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kowalkiewicz, who protects the arm well.
Menezes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kowalkiewicz keeps working.
Kowalkiewicz is trying to control Menezes's posture but Menezes avoids it.
Menezes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kowalkiewicz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Menezes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Menezes.
Kowalkiewicz struggling a bit here.
Kowalkiewicz is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Menezes trying to control the action but Kowalkiewicz is working from the bottom.
Kowalkiewicz is trying to control Menezes's posture but Menezes avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Menezes ducks under a wild hook from Kowalkiewicz.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Menezes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kowalkiewicz sprawls well initially but Menezes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kowalkiewicz has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Menezes is on him like a limpet, forcing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Menezes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Menezes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Menezes really 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.
Kowalkiewicz takes one on the button.
Kowalkiewicz moves into the clinch successfully.
Menezes takes a shot to the head.
Menezes pulls guard.
Menezes has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kowalkiewicz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Menezes has tightened it up now! Kowalkiewicz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arthur Menezes!
Arthur Menezes is the new middleweight champion!
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