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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Szymon Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and donald flump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). donald flump is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Szymon Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, donald flump!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
flump misses with a few strikes there.
flump tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
flump slaps away a takedown attempt from Kowalski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
flump misses with a double jab.
flump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around flump's waist but flump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kowalski off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Szymon Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from flump misses.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a takedown. flump tries to sprawl out of it but Kowalski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. flump manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kowalski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. flump tries to avoid it but Kowalski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag flump to the ground. flump escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kowalski.
flump misses with a double jab.
flump misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
flump throws a series of punches but Kowalski avoids them all with ease.
A combination from flump does no damage.
flump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kowalski.
flump looks gassed!
flump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kowalski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
flump moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
flump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowalski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
flump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kowalski shoots for a takedown but flump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from flump does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
flump swinging wildly here.
flump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalski looks for a takedown but flump sprawls well.
flump fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts flump as he jumps to the side.
flump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kowalski avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski closes this distance looking for a takedown but flump circles away.
A combination from flump does no damage.
Kowalski shoots in and drives through. flump sprawls well.
flump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch but flump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from flump does no damage.
flump leaves Kowalski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
flump misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
flump misses with a wild combination.
Kowalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but flump swivels and escapes.
flump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
flump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
donald flump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
flump misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kowalski has closed the distance and engaged flump in a clinch.
flump breaks from the clinch.
flump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
flump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalski dodges the punch combination from flump.
Kowalski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but flump is avoiding it.
flump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kowalski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
flump throws a series of punches but Kowalski avoids them all with ease.
flump misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
donald flump dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kowalski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
flump fails to land with a series of punches.
flump misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from flump does no damage.
Kowalski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowalski fails to land the takedown.
flump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Szymon Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
flump misses with a double jab.
flump misses with a few strikes there.
flump stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski slips a jab and a cross from flump.
A combination from flump does no damage.
Kowalski shoots in but no luck this time.
flump misses with a double jab.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but flump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
flump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
flump blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
donald flump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowalski dodges the punch combination from flump.
flump misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kowalski has a takedown stuffed.
flump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
flump misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalski gets the takedown into side control.
flump regains half guard, as Kowalski was trying to land strikes.
flump tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kowalski blocks the strikes from flump.
flump is looking to escape.
flump tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
flump tries to kick Kowalski off but Kowalski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
flump is staying active underneath Kowalski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kowalski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. flump defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
flump misses with a two punch combination.
donald flump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for flump, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but flump swivels and escapes.
flump misses with a few strikes there.
flump throws a nice looking combination but Kowalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kowalski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from flump.
flump throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
flump misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from flump misses.
flump swinging wildly here.
flump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
flump throws a right and a left that Kowalski avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
flump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from flump. No joy for Kowalski on that attempt.
flump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
flump tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kowalski shoots for a takedown but flump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kowalski tries to clinch there but flump circles away.
flump swinging wildly here.
Kowalski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kowalski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalski throwing strikes but missing.
flump keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
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.
flump uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szymon Kowalski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kowalski shoots in but no luck this time.
flump throws a series of punches but Kowalski avoids them all with ease.
A combination from flump does no damage.
flump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
flump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalski looks for a takedown but flump sprawls well.
flump misses with a two punch combination.
Kowalski feints and as flump raises his hands in defense, Kowalski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kowalski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kowalski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
flump keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
flump lands with a heel strike from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but flump blocks nicely.
flump looking for a guillotine here but Kowalski defends easily.
flump wants to stand but Kowalski is controlling the position.
flump trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
flump keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Kowalski tries to stand but flump is controlling from the bottom.
flump trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but flump keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
flump throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
flump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kowalski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kowalski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
flump is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kowalski defends well.
Kowalski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
flump is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kowalski is aware though and is defending well.
Kowalski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a strike but flump rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
flump throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
flump stands and throws Kowalski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kowalski is trying to improve his position.
flump tries to score with some ground and pound. Kowalski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kowalski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
flump in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kowalski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kowalski is trying to improve his position.
flump working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
flump cracks Kowalski with a big elbow.
flump scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kowalski to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
donald flump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think flump has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... donald flump!
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