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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 433 p4p, 526 weight class) and Adrian Adamos (ranked 53 p4p, 69 weight class). Adamos has chosen Watch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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38 - 12 - 1 |
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16 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamos struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalkiewicz controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adamos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adamos tries a knee to the head but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
Adamos prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamos.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz avoiding damage as Adamos throws knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adamos's elbow.
Adamos tries to work over Kowalkiewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz avoiding damage as Adamos throws knees to the body.
Adamos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adamos obliges.
Kowalkiewicz misses with some punches.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamos tries a knee to the head but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
Adamos lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Kowalkiewicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamos misses with a knee strike.
Kowalkiewicz misses with some punches.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Adamos.
Adamos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz stalling in the clinch but Adamos improves position.
Kowalkiewicz presses Adamos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Kowalkiewicz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalkiewicz.
A short right from Adamos.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Adamos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adamos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamoss head.
Kowalkiewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Kowalkiewicz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz tries to work over Adamos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adamos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Adamos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the head strike.
Adamos pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adamos crunches a lovely knee into Kowalkiewicz's ribcage.
Kowalkiewicz is breathing heavily.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Adamos.
Adamos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
Adamos crunches a lovely knee into Kowalkiewicz's ribcage.
Adamos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kowalkiewicz's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Adamos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kowalkiewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalkiewicz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adamos loads up on a big right hand but Kowalkiewicz slips the punch.
Adamos ducks under a wild hook from Kowalkiewicz.
Adamos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adamos thinking.
Adamos misses with a hook
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamos lands with a hook. Kowalkiewicz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries to work over Adamos's front leg with a kick but Adamos checks it.
Adamos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adamos avoids the head kick by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz wants to clinch.
Kowalkiewicz moves in looking to clinch but Adamos pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz slips a jab from Adamos.
Adamos slips a jab and a cross from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hook but Adamos avoids it easily.
Adamos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalkiewicz takes one on the button.
Adamos scores with a nice right hand.
Kowalkiewicz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adamos has time to react.
Kowalkiewicz defending well as Adamos loads up on a big left hand.
Kowalkiewicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kowalkiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adamos moves away.
It seemed like Adamos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Adamos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Adamos throws a hook to the side of Kowalkiewicz's head but Kowalkiewicz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adrian Adamos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adamos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalkiewicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adamos throws a sloppy body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
Adamos digs a good hook to Kowalkiewicz's body.
Adamos missing with a left hand there. Kowalkiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Adamos misses.
Adamos stuns Kowalkiewicz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamos lands a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to clinch but Adamos is avoiding it.
Adamos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamos blocks a head kick by Kowalkiewicz.
Adamos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalkiewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalkiewicz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adamos jabs at Kowalkiewicz's body.
Adamos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adamos scores with a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz instigates a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the head strike.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamos tries to work over Kowalkiewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adamos lands with a right to the head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamos controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz is working Adamos over against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Adamos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Adamos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adamos.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adamos prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Adamos.
Well Adamos 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Adamos!
An out of breath Adrian Adamos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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