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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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186 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Desperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Desperado misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab by Desperado.
A shot to the body from Desperado misses
and Kowalczyk counters with an inside leg kick.
Desperado thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado throws a lazy right hand but Kowalczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Desperado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Desperado misses the body punch
and Kowalczyk counters with a body kick that stops Desperado in his tracks momentarily.
Desperado blocks a head kick by Kowalczyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperado misses the jab.
Desperado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalczyk is just out of range.
Kowalczyk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Desperado defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Desperado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Desperado moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four 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.
Desperado avoiding damage.
Desperado is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kowalczyk is keeping busy.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalczyk controls the action.
Desperado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desperado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kowalczyk.
Desperado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Desperado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Desperado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Desperado.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Desperado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
Desperado lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kowalczyk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kowalczyk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Desperado avoids it really well and circles away.
Desperado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kowalczyk, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desperado is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kowalczyk is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Desperado to the mat. Desperado regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kowalczyk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Desperado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Desperado has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Desperado wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kowalczyk throws a sloppy head kick
and Desperado counters with a right hand to the body.
Good leg kick by Kowalczyk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk slips under a jab.
Desperado misses with a hook
and Kowalczyk counters with a good, hard body kick but Desperado shrugs it off.
Kowalczyk thuds his right hand into Desperado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kowalczyk.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Desperado misses with an uppercut
and Kowalczyk counters with a thumping low kick.
Kowalczyk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado misses with a body punch
and Kowalczyk counters with a stiff right hand.
Desperado throws the left hand but Kowalczyk avoids the punch easily.
Desperado throws a leg kick but Kowalczyk sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kowalczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Desperado throws a hook but Kowalczyk blocks it.
Desperado instigates a clinch.
Desperado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desperado working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desperado is struggling to control the position.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalczyk controls the action.
Desperado misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Desperado tries a body shot but Kowalczyk blocks it.
Desperado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desperado misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Desperado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalczyk controls the action.
Desperado struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalczyk controls his hands.
Kowalczyk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Desperado is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Desperado into the cage.
Desperado tries to work over Kowalczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desperado is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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.
Desperado struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalczyk controls his hands.
Desperado stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Desperado.
Desperado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Desperado tries to throw a body punch but Kowalczyk avoids it by throwing Desperado back against the cage.
Kowalczyk prevents a body shot from Desperado.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Desperado swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Desperado digs a right hand underneath Kowalczyk's ribcage. Kowalczyk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Desperado avoiding damage.
Desperado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viktor Kowalczyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperado's elbow.
Kowalczyk being controlled against the cage.
Desperado looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Desperado.
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
Kowalczyk works on Desperado's body with a couple of short punches.
Desperado's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Anthony Desperado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony Desperado.
Kowalczyk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Desperado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kowalczyk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Desperado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kowalczyk 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kowalczyk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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