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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikodem Kowalczyk (ranked 408 p4p, 1005 weight class) and Xicko Loco (ranked 47 p4p, 128 weight class). Loco has chosen Memphis Cult, Groove Dealers, SPLYXER - 9mm as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikodem Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xicko Loco!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Loco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kowalczyk preventing the sweep.
Loco pulls Kowalczyk in close to his closed guard and prevents Kowalczyk from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kowalczyk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk postures up.
Kowalczyk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kowalczyk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowalczyk preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk is looking to work some ground and pound but Loco has wrist control.
Kowalczyk postures up in Loco's guard and throws a big left but Loco blocks it.
Loco is trying to control the position but Kowalczyk postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Loco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowalczyk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowalczyk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Kowalczyk from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kowalczyk lunges at Loco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loco's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Loco misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Kowalczyk there.
Loco throws a hook but Kowalczyk avoids it easily.
Loco misses with a hook. Kowalczyk ducked under it nicely.
Loco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalczyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Nikodem Kowalczyk has been cut.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loco gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loco has Kowalczyk pulled in close to control his posture.
Loco controls Kowalczyk momentarily but Kowalczyk frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Loco holds on and takes a little breather.
Kowalczyk postures up.
Loco is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk throws a big elbow that misses.
Loco controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Loco tests Kowalczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loco works the jab nicely.
Kowalczyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalczyk clinches up against the cage.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loco working hard to break the clinch.
Loco tries a body shot but Kowalczyk blocks it.
Kowalczyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loco working aggressively here.
Loco misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kowalczyk pushes Loco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalczyk or not.
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!
Loco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk prevents a body shot from Loco.
A body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk has a couple of punches blocked by Loco.
Still in the clinch, Kowalczyk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Loco manages to break the clinch.
Kowalczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kowalczyk has time to react.
Loco throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Loco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalczyk slips under a jab from Loco.
Kowalczyk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Loco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loco ducks under a wild hook from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kowalczyk showed some decent athleticism there.
Loco preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikodem Kowalczyk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikodem Kowalczyk's cut.
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.
Loco throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalczyk's shoulder, as Kowalczyk tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loco cracks Kowalczyk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loco needs to keep his hands up - Kowalczyk had a free shot at his head there.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a jab to the body but Loco is just out of range.
Loco swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalczyk.
Loco with a nice cross.
Nikodem Kowalczyk's cut is getting worse.
Kowalczyk is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Loco's half guard.
Loco is doing well to control the position and prevent Kowalczyk from advancing to side control.
Kowalczyk tries to pass to full mount but Loco defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kowalczyk is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loco trying to control but Kowalczyk postures up.
Loco is concentrating on defense, preventing Kowalczyk from advancing position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kowalczyk seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Loco for as long as he can get away with.
Kowalczyk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loco wants to get back to full guard.
Loco gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kowalczyk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kowalczyk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kowalczyk connects with a couple of short punches.
Kowalczyk connects with a couple of short punches.
Loco trying to keep a closed guard but Kowalczyk is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalczyk controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kowalczyk throws the left hand but Loco avoids the punch easily.
Kowalczyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalczyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loco.
Kowalczyk moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
Kowalczyk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Loco is defending well.
Loco breaks the clinch.
Kowalczyk throws a body punch but Loco moves out of range.
Loco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kowalczyk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalczyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loco lands the left hand.
Kowalczyk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Xicko Loco has been cut.
Kowalczyk moves into the clinch.
Loco pushes Kowalczyk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Loco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Loco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Loco on the inside.
Loco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand underneath Loco's ribcage. Loco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalczyk gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Loco moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kowalczyk is one step ahead there.
Kowalczyk is looking to work some ground and pound but Loco has wrist control.
Loco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Loco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kowalczyk stands and throws Loco's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nikodem Kowalczyk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kowalczyk wants to clinch up but Loco keeps it at a distance.
Kowalczyk slips a straight right by Loco.
Loco thuds his right hand into Kowalczyk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Loco lands a big right hand that sends Kowalczyk crashing to the mat! Loco stays standing though and waves Kowalczyk back to his feet!
Kowalczyk is rocked!
Nikodem Kowalczyk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Loco lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kowalczyk off his feet! Kowalczyk tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xicko Loco!
In his post fight interview, Xicko Loco started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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