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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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272 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kowalski with that takedown attempt.
Kowalski fails with the takedown.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski has a takedown stuffed.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Jones leaves Kowalski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alex Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Kowalski's front leg but catches the back leg as Kowalski tries to avoid it.
Kowalski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalski.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Kowalski checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kowalski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kowalski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Kowalski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalski's sensitive parts.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kowalski moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Alex Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Kowalski checks it.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalski's sensitive parts.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalski moves out of range easily.
Jones lands a head kick. Kowalski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kowalski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kowalski is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Kowalski checks it.
Jones lands a high kick!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Kowalski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Kowalski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones controlling the position well.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kowalski is working away from the top position though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones gets back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kowalski!
Kowalski blocking the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones cracks Kowalski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Jones breaks from Kowalski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kowalski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Kowalski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones looking to control but Kowalski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones unloading with bombs!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones punching from mount but Kowalski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kowalski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones throwing strikes here but Kowalski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes here but Kowalski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kowalski is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kowalski is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones is stalling here but it's allowed Kowalski to get half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Kowalski's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kowalski is defended easily by Jones.
Kowalski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alex Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Kowalski moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones pushes Kowalski away with a front kick.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalski moves out of range easily.
Kowalski checks a low kick from Jones.
Stefan Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones tries a low kick but Kowalski avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kowalski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kowalski defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kowalski if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Kowalski in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kowalski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Kowalski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Kowalski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones scores with a head kick. Kowalski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Kowalski's side.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Kowalski moved away.
Jones leaves Kowalski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones is looking to slow Kowalski down with leg kicks.
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!
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kowalski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick from Jones lands but Kowalski takes it in his stride.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Kowalski moves his leg out of the way.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kowalski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a leg kick but Kowalski moved away.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stefan Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalski moves out of range easily.
Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Jones ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kowalski being controlled here momentarily.
Jones wants to sweep here but Kowalski controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Alex Jones!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Alex Jones!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Alex Jones!
Alex Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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