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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JR Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers's entrance music is Before I Forgot. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JR Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Summers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nowak is in Summers's guard.
Nowak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Summers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Summers is controlling Nowak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nowak drops an elbow to the side of Summers's head.
Summers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nowak with the ground and pound but Summers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nowak throws a big right hand that misses.
Summers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nowak landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers punching from the bottom - just letting Nowak know he's still in a fight.
Nowak throwing strikes from guard but Summers blocks nicely.
Nowak is looking to work some ground and pound but Summers has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nowak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nowak postures up and lands a big shot to Summers's brow.
Nowak cracks Summers with a solid left hand.
Nowak distracts Summers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Summers looking for a sweep. Not yet Summers, not yet.
Nowak landing some decent shots from guard.
Nowak lands a couple of elbows.
Nowak distracts Summers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nowak drops back looking for a leg! Summers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Summers manages to kick Nowak off! Nowak jumps back into Summers's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nowak scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowak works over Summers with some ground and pound from guard.
Summers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nowak on the ground.
Summers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nowak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nowak throwing strikes from guard but Summers blocks nicely.
Nowak throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nowak landing some decent shots from guard.
Nowak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Summers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak distracts Summers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nowak throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers has momentary wrist control but Nowak slips an elbow through the middle.
Summers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowak connects with a couple of short punches.
Nowak throws an elbow that misses. Summers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nowak's guard. Nice move by Summers!
Nowak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Nowak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Summers is trying to stand up here but Nowak is controlling him well.
Nowak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nowak lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nowak drops an elbow to the side of Summers's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Summers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nowak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nowak works his way into side control.
Nowak cracks Summers with a big right hand but Summers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nowak swings around for an armbar but Summers sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nowak's guard.
Summers lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Summers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Summers won't allow Nowak to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Nowak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Summers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
JR Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers closes the distance but Nowak moves to the side
and Nowak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Summers's guard.
Nowak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Summers tries to strike from the bottom.
Summers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Summers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nowak is controlling him.
Nowak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Summers's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowak postures up in Summers's guard and throws a big left but Summers blocks it.
Nowak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nowak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nowak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nowak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Summers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Summers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nowak with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nowak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nowak with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowak connects with a couple of short punches.
Nowak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Summers's head.
Summers has momentary wrist control but Nowak slips an elbow through the middle.
Nowak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nowak lands a couple of digs.
Summers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nowak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak postures up and lands a big shot to Summers's brow.
Nowak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nowak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nowak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nowak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nowak chips away with some ground and pound.
Nowak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Summers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nowak won't allow Summers to sweep him here.
Nowak advances to half guard.
Nowak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Nowak connects with a nice short shot to Summers's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nowak is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Summers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nowak landing punches.
Nowak fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nowak lands a big elbow.
Nowak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nowak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nowak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nowak with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak lands a big shot there that rocks Summers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nowak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nowak lands a nice shot to the head.
Summers is trying to stand up.
Nowak landing strikes from the mount and Summers is in trouble!
Nowak is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Summers can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nowak cracks Summers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowak unloading with bombs!
Nowak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nowak unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Nowak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nowak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Summers but Summers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nowak feints a jab promting Summers to slip. Nowak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Summers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch combination from Summers misses.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Summers is fending him off so far but Nowak persists. Nope, Summers circles away and we're back to standing.
Nowak misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a takedown into side control.
Summers trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Summers misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nowak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Summers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Summers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Summers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Summers trying to control but Nowak is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Summers wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because JR Summers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nowak throws a looping overhand right but Summers ducks down to avoid it.
Nowak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summers circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Summers as he jumps to the side.
JR Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Nowak.
Summers gets caught flat footed, as Nowak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nowak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Summers has momentary wrist control but Nowak slips an elbow through the middle.
Nowak connects with a couple of short punches.
Nowak throws a big right hand that misses.
Summers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nowak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nowak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nowak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nowak with a nice head shot there.
Nowak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Summers trying to control the position.
Nowak works over Summers with some ground and pound from guard.
Michal Nowak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nowak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Summers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nowak is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
JR Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summers keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Nowak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Nowak!
During a confident post fight interview, Michal Nowak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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