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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 19 p4p, 84 weight class) and Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 2 p4p, 12 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body shot.
Barkley scores with a shot to the body.
Barkley connects with a body shot that sends Kowalkiewicz's belly button to the back.
Kowalkiewicz lands a big head kick that sends Barkley tumbling to the mat! Kowalkiewicz takes a step backwards and waves Barkley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but Barkley is having none of it.
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalkiewicz manages to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barkley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barkley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barkley misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
Kowalkiewicz checks a leg kick nicely.
Barkley darts in and clinches Kowalkiewicz up against the cage.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Barkley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalkiewicz or not.
Good body shot from Barkley.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalkiewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the head strike.
Barkley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz misses with some punches.
A short left from Barkley.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a right to the head.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barkley misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barkley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barkley tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Barkley back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Barkley pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barkley scores with a shoulder strike.
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Barkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barkley.
A short left from Barkley.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalkiewicz.
Barkley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalkiewicz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barkley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kowalkiewicz can turn it around.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shoulder strike.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shoulder strike.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Barkley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Barkley misses with a body punch.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
Barkley can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalkiewicz controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barkley.
Kowalkiewicz tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barkley misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Barkley.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Barkley blocking some punches.
Barkley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalkiewiczs head.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barkley can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalkiewicz controls the action.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Kowalkiewicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barkley blocks a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Still in the clinch, Barkley scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Barkley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
Kowalkiewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalkiewicz prevents a body shot from Barkley.
A short left from Barkley.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Kowalkiewicz misses with some punches.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Barkley.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalkiewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Barkley.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley tries a body shot but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Barkley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Barkley.
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalkiewicz.
Barkley throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Barkley.
Kowalkiewicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkley.
Barkley scoring well with a low kick there.
Barkley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barkley thumps Kowalkiewicz with a low kick.
Kowalkiewicz checks a leg kick.
Nick Barkley is winning the standup battle so far.
Kowalkiewicz throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barkley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kowalkiewicz is out of range.
Barkley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot by Barkley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kowalkiewicz to counter with a crisp jab.
Barkley throws a leg kick but Kowalkiewicz checks it.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barkley lands with a cross.
Barkley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz moves forwards but Barkley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barkley scores with a kick to the body.
Kowalkiewicz checks a low kick from Barkley.
Barkley connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Barkley.
Barkley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barkley thuds a left hand into Kowalkiewicz's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley is looking to chop away at Kowalkiewicz's legs.
Kowalkiewicz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kowalkiewicz clinches up with Barkley and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kowalkiewicz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz.
Barkley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barkley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barkley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Kowalkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Kowalkiewicz gets through Barkley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz is working Barkley over against the cage.
Barkley blocks a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kowalkiewicz on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Michał Kowalkiewicz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Kowalkiewicz prevents a body shot from Barkley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barkley trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Kowalkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
A hook to the body from Kowalkiewicz.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand underneath Barkley's ribcage. Barkley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalkiewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barkley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kowalkiewicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalkiewicz.
Barkley is rocked!
Kowalkiewicz pushes Barkley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Barkley's head.
Oh Barkley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kowalkiewicz unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barkley! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kowalkiewicz is unloading with more strikes now! Barkley drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michał Kowalkiewicz!
Michał Kowalkiewicz is the new middleweight champion!
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