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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 1659 p4p, 1308 weight class) and Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 198 p4p, 151 weight class). Balthasar Van Thüringen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen pushes Kowalski up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Thüringen stalling the fight.
Van Thüringen lands a right hand.
Van Thüringen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Kowalski is looking for a takedown.
Kowalski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kowalski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Thüringen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kowalski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Thüringen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Van Thüringen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kowalski is working for takedown but Van Thüringen is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Van Thüringen can't fight it off and eventually Kowalski manages to take the fight to the floor. Van Thüringen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but Van Thüringen blocks nicely.
Van Thüringen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Van Thüringen keeps moving.
Van Thüringen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Thüringen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski lands a couple of digs.
Van Thüringen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kowalski distracts Van Thüringen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Thüringen wants to get back to his feet but Kowalski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kowalski throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen has his feet on Kowalski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kowalski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Van Thüringen misses.
Kowalski tries to counter with a takedown but Van Thüringen is quick to defend against it.
Kowalski lands with a nice body punch.
Van Thüringen tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Van Thüringen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Van Thüringen gets caught napping as Kowalski dives in and scores a takedown. Van Thüringen manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Thüringen's head.
Kowalski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kowalski connects with a couple of short punches.
Kowalski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kowalski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kowalski is working Van Thüringen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowalski is looking to advance position but Van Thüringen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kowalski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski is working hard here to advance position.
Kowalski tries to improve his position but instead Van Thüringen has taken his back!
Van Thüringen stands up.
Van Thüringen throws a chopping leg kick but Kowalski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kowalski throws out a loose jab but Van Thüringen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Thüringen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen closes the distance and pushes Kowalski back into the cage.
Kowalski manages to break the clinch.
Van Thüringen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Thüringen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Kowalski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Thüringen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kowalski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but Van Thüringen shows good takedown defense.
Van Thüringen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Kowalski.
Van Thüringen clinches with his opponent.
Van Thüringen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Thüringen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Thüringen manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Balthasar Van Thüringen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Thüringen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Thüringen lands a glancing blow to the side of Kowalski's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Van Thüringen.
Kowalski working aggressively here.
Van Thüringen is struggling to control the position.
Kowalski tries to score a body lock takedown but Van Thüringen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen digs a right hand underneath Kowalski's ribcage. Kowalski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Thüringen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Thüringen breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Thüringen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Thüringen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kowalski on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but Van Thüringen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Thüringen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Thüringen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen misses with a looping right.
Kowalski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Thüringen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kowalski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Thüringen slips under a jab from Kowalski.
Kowalski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut. Van Thüringen saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Thüringen misses the target.
Van Thüringen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski tries to keep at a distance but Van Thüringen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Thüringen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Thüringen missing with knees to the body.
Van Thüringen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Thüringen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalski is trying to break the clinch but Van Thüringen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski misses with some punches.
Van Thüringen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski staying out of range there.
Van Thüringen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalski with a hook.
Kowalski walks into a stiff left hand from Van Thüringen.
Kowalski tries for a takedown but Van Thüringen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Thüringen connects with a solid leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Van Thüringen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kowalski tries to bum rush Van Thüringen with a series of wild strikes but Van Thüringen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Thüringen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Thüringen has managed to clinch.
Van Thüringen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kowalski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Thüringen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Thüringen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Kowalski goes for a takedown attempt but Van Thüringen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Van Thüringen ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balthasar Van Thüringen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalski misses with a straight right.
Kowalski dives in and scores a takedown into Van Thüringen's guard.
Kowalski won't allow Van Thüringen to get back to his feet.
Kowalski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Thüringen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Thüringen is looking to stand up but Kowalski isn't so interested in that idea.
Kowalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Thüringen.
Kowalski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Thüringen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalski is just out of range.
Kowalski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Thüringen was covering up waiting for the punch and Kowalski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Thüringen keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Van Thüringen wants to stand up but Kowalski is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Van Thüringen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kowalski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kowalski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Thüringen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kowalski somewhat.
Kowalski sets himself, and Van Thüringen steps forward looking for the clinch! Kowalski avoids it this time.
Van Thüringen tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalski looks to land a left hand but Van Thüringen moved out of range nicely.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kowalski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Thüringen tries to clinch up.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Thüringen as he avoids it easily.
Kowalski feints and as Van Thüringen raises his hands in defense, Kowalski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski postures up in Van Thüringen's guard and throws a big left but Van Thüringen blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Thüringen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski postures up in Van Thüringen's guard and throws a big left but Van Thüringen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kowalski swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Thüringen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalski has had enough of the clinch but Van Thüringen keeps him there for the moment.
Kowalski is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Van Thüringen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kowalski takes a shot to the head.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kowalski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Thüringen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Thüringen trying to land knees to the body.
Van Thüringen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Thüringen missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski can't get the takedown.
Van Thüringen prevents Kowalski from breaking the clinch.
Kowalski swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Thüringen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Thüringen keeps control of Kowalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kowalski wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Thüringen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Thüringen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Thüringen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Van Thüringen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Thüringen stops a takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Van Thüringen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Thüringen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalski is trying to break free.
Kowalski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Thüringen lands a hook that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Kowalski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Thüringen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van Thüringen lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen stalling the fight.
Kowalski working aggressively here.
Van Thüringen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalski.
Kowalski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Van Thüringen after a bit of a struggle.
Van Thüringen slowing the pace effectively.
Kowalski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Thüringen pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Kowalski does no damage.
Van Thüringen tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Van Thüringen drives through and clinches with Kowalski against the cage.
Kowalski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Thüringen.
Kowalski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Thüringen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kowalski misses with the head strike.
Kowalski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Van Thüringen after a bit of a struggle.
Van Thüringen breaks the clinch.
Van Thüringen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalski's sensitive parts.
Kowalski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Thüringen throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Peter Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowalski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen stops a takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Van Thüringen lands with a left to the head.
Kowalski can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van Thüringen lands a nice uppercut.
Van Thüringen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Still in the clinch, Van Thüringen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kowalski has a couple of punches blocked by Van Thüringen.
Kowalski has a couple of punches blocked by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Thüringen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balthasar Van Thüringen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Thüringen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balthasar Van Thüringen!
Balthasar Van Thüringen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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