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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Maleszewski (ranked 2103 p4p, 2747 weight class) and Finley Cowan (ranked 215 p4p, 268 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blazej Maleszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Finley Cowan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maleszewski throws a leg kick but Cowan checks it.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maleszewski sprawls well. Maleszewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cowan gets slowly back to his feet.
Maleszewski takes the fight into the clinch.
Maleszewski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cowan.
Maleszewski lands a takedown into guard.
Maleszewski content to stall in guard here.
Cowan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maleszewski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan stopping the sweep attempt from Maleszewski.
Maleszewski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maleszewski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maleszewski wants to hit a sweep here but Cowan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maleszewski there!
Maleszewski can't escape the position.
Maleszewski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cowan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maleszewski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Maleszewski tries to get to full guard but Cowan has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cowan lands a nice short elbow.
Maleszewski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cowan slips a nice elbow through Maleszewski's hands, connecting with Maleszewski's forehead.
Maleszewski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cowan.
Cowan slips a nice elbow through Maleszewski's hands, connecting with Maleszewski's forehead.
Cowan thows a huge punch but Maleszewski dodges it nicely.
Maleszewski wants to improve his position but Cowan is controlling well.
Maleszewski is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Maleszewski moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maleszewski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cowan works over Maleszewski with some ground and pound from guard.
Maleszewski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maleszewski has momentary wrist control but Cowan slips an elbow through the middle.
Maleszewski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maleszewski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cowan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski working a defensive guard here.
Maleszewski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cowan.
Cowan trying to control but Maleszewski is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Maleszewski throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan tries to keep at a distance but Maleszewski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maleszewski pulls guard effortlessly.
Cowan looking to pass the guard.
Cowan trying to control but Maleszewski is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maleszewski controls Cowan momentarily but Cowan frees himself.
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 Blazej Maleszewski will probably get the nod.
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.
Maleszewski darts in and clinches Cowan up against the cage.
Maleszewski has clasped his hands together around Cowan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Maleszewski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cowan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cowan wants to control but Maleszewski postures up.
Maleszewski wants to control but Cowan is keeping him busy.
Cowan prevents Maleszewski from moving into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maleszewski misses with the ground and pound.
Maleszewski trying to control the position but Cowan is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cowan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maleszewski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maleszewski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Maleszewski wants to take a breather but Cowan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Maleszewski.
Maleszewski trying to control but Cowan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cowan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maleszewski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cowan tries to land a leg kick but Maleszewski saw it coming and moves away.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses.
Cowan gets tackled into the cage by Maleszewski. Maleszewski maintains the clinch.
Cowan goes for a takedown attempt but Maleszewski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maleszewski has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan tries to score a body lock takedown but Maleszewski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cowan wants to stall.
Maleszewski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cowan regains guard.
Maleszewski wants to control from the top but Cowan keeps moving.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maleszewski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maleszewski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maleszewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Cowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan wants to sweep here but Maleszewski controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cowan is trying to keep Maleszewski in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cowan throws the kick towards the body but Maleszewski avoids it.
The fighters circling - Maleszewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cowan throws a nice head kick!
Maleszewski has managed to clinch.
Cowan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blazej Maleszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finley Cowan.
Cowan goes for a takedown attempt but Maleszewski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maleszewski clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blazej Maleszewski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cowan looks to score with a jab to the body but Maleszewski is just out of range.
Finley Cowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maleszewski forces Cowan back against the cage and clinches.
Maleszewski jumps guard.
Maleszewski is trying to control the position but Cowan postures up.
Maleszewski looking for a sweep. Not yet Maleszewski, not yet.
Maleszewski keeping moving, preventing Cowan from controlling successfully.
Cowan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maleszewski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cowan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleszewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maleszewski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maleszewski stalling in the clinch.
Cowan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maleszewski after a bit of a struggle.
Maleszewski gets control of Cowan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Maleszewski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cowan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cowan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maleszewski's head.
Maleszewski is pulling down on Cowan's head. It's preventing any offense from Cowan, at least for the moment.
Maleszewski trying to keep a closed guard but Cowan is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan looking to pass the guard.
Maleszewski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cowan looking to pass the guard.
Cowan stopping the sweep attempt from Maleszewski.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cowan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cowan is trying to control the action in half guard but Maleszewski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cowan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cowan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Maleszewski to regain full guard.
Cowan chips away with some ground and pound.
Maleszewski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maleszewski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maleszewski is on top in guard.
Cowan trying to keep a closed guard but Maleszewski is proving a slippery customer.
Cowan wants to sweep here but Maleszewski controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cowan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowan is keeping the position for now.
Maleszewski looking to sit in guard and control but Cowan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cowan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maleszewski trying to control the position.
Maleszewski pulls Cowan in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cowan lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finley Cowan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maleszewski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blazej Maleszewski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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