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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gray Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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283 lbs
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278 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thompson sneaks back into half guard.
Kowalski is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kowalski trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Kowalski blocks Thompson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kowalski blocks Thompson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Thompson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
Thompson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kowalski. What's that going to do exactly?
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the head.
Thompson is trying desperately to improve position.
Thompson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kowalski content just to control the position here.
Thompson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.
Thompson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Thompson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kowalski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Kowalski's attempts to control the action.
Kowalski blocks Thompson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thompson tries to roll over but Kowalski keeps him under control.
Kowalski is looking to advance position but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson manages to get to full guard.
Thompson punching from the bottom.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson trying to strike off his back.
Kowalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kowalski trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Kowalski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thompson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gray Thompson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kowalski as he avoids it easily.
Thompson drives through with a takedown into Kowalski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kowalski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalski, not yet.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kowalski has wrist control.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Kowalski blocks nicely.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kowalski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kowalski is retaining full guard.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kowalski trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kowalski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kowalski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Kowalski stalling.
Thompson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is controlling the pace.
Thompson throws a strike from the bottom but Kowalski passes into side control!
Kowalski gets to mount! Thompson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gray Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kowalski content just to control the position here.
Thompson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kowalski tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Thompson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Thompson 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Thompson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kowalski quickly recovers to half guard.
Kowalski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kowalski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kowalski is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
Kowalski wants to sweep but no luck.
Kowalski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Kowalski blocks nicely.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Kowalski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalski, not yet.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kowalski is controlling Thompson's posture.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson stands up over Kowalski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard.
Kowalski looking to control.
Thompson trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Kowalski trying to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kowalski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kowalski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kowalski's head.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stefan Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson works over Kowalski with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalski, not yet.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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