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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nowell's choice of entrance music: Doin Time. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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259 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Nowell.
Nowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gromowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nowell wants to clinch up but Gromowski keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nowell. That's going to slow Gromowski down.
Nowell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gromowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowell.
Gromowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nowell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gromowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nowell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nowell misses with a leg kick
and Gromowski counters with a low kick, right behind Nowell 's knee.
Nowell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gromowski.
Nowell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gromowski.
Gromowski throws a hook but Nowell avoids it easily.
Nowell throws a nice looking combination but Gromowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nowell is looking to clinch.
Nowell blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowell tries a head kick but it misses.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch but Gromowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gromowski lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski scores with a nice head shot.
Gromowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gromowski counters with a low kick, right behind Nowell 's knee.
Gromowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nowell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gromowski swivels and escapes.
Gromowski cracks a nice hook into Nowell's ribs.
Nowell misses with a wild body shot.
Nowell clinches with his opponent.
Gromowski tries to circle away but Nowell has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gromowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nowell's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gromowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nowell's brow.
Nowell looking to slow down the pace here.
Gromowski looking to stall.
Nowell avoids the elbow strike from Gromowski, against the cage.
Gromowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nowell is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski has had enough of the clinch but Nowell keeps him there for the moment.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Gromowski blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nowell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gromowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gromowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nowell blocks the elbow strike.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Gromowski is blocking nicely.
Gromowski breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowell tries to clinch up but Gromowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Nowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nowell blocks the elbow strike.
Nowell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gromowski wants to break free but Nowell has control.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Gromowski blocks with his arms.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Nowell.
It looks like Michael Gromowski has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gromowski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gromowski misses with an elbow strike.
Gromowski working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nowell avoids a wild elbow strike from Gromowski.
Gromowski throws an elbow that misses.
Gromowski trying to land knees to the body.
Nowell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gromowski's efforts to push away.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gromowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowell stalling in the clinch.
Gromowski misses with a knee to the head.
Gromowski tries a knee to the head but Nowell blocks it.
Gromowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Nowell avoids the damage to the body.
Gromowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gromowski lands a knee to the body.
Gromowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski tries to throw a body punch but Nowell avoids it by throwing Gromowski back against the cage.
Nowell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Gromowski blocks it.
Nowell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gromowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Gromowski misses with an elbow strike.
Gromowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gromowski lands an elbow inside that Nowell shrugs off.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowell taking a breather.
Gromowski with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gromowski as Nowell tries to tie him up.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Gromowski is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Gromowski is blocking nicely.
Nowell trying to land knees to the body.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bradley Nowell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Gromowski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nowell ducks under a wild hook from Gromowski.
Nowell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gromowski.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nowell 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 Gromowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gromowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gromowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gromowski.
Nowell avoids the body shot from Gromowski.
Nowell tries to clinch but Gromowski is having none of it.
Gromowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Nowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowell moves into the clinch.
Gromowski is trying to stall.
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
Gromowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gromowski.
Bradley Nowell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gromowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gromowski managing to block the knees to the body from Nowell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gromowski avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowell.
Gromowski has had enough of the clinch but Nowell keeps him there for the moment.
Nowell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gromowski up against the cage.
Gromowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gromowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Nowell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nowell tries a body shot but Gromowski blocks it.
Gromowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowell avoids it.
Gromowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nowell is defending well for now.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Gromowski blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gromowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gromowski has had enough of the clinch but Nowell keeps him there for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Gromowski blocks with his arms.
Gromowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Gromowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nowell.
Gromowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Nowell avoids the damage to the body.
Gromowski avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nowell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nowell stalling in the clinch but Gromowski improves position.
Gromowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nowell is defending well for now.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into Gromowski's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Nowell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gromowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowell avoids a wild elbow strike from Gromowski.
Gromowski trying to land knees to the body.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gromowski avoids it.
Gromowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gromowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gromowski counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nowell.
Nowell tries to clinch but Gromowski is having none of it.
Gromowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nowell tries to clinch up but Gromowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Nowell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gromowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nowell.
Bradley Nowell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nowell moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Gromowski misses.
Gromowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gromowski tries to keep at a distance but Nowell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gromowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nowell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gromowski misses with a leg kick.
Nowell wants to clinch
and Gromowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nowell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gromowski's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gromowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowell is looking to clinch but Gromowski is avoiding it.
Gromowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gromowski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bradley Nowell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gromowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Nowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Gromowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gromowski throws an overhand right that lands on Nowell's shoulder, as Nowell tries to avoid the shot.
Gromowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nowell moves away from the strike by Gromowski.
Gromowski misses with a body shot.
Nowell looks for the body kick but Gromowski saw that one coming.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gromowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nowell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gromowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nowell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nowell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gromowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gromowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch but Gromowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowell throws a head kick that misses.
Nowell slips under a jab.
Nowell wants to clinch.
Nowell tries to clinch but Gromowski is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nowell misses with a head kick.
Nowell clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Gromowski.
Gromowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nowell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gromowski is defending well for now.
Gromowski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Gromowski blocks with his arms.
Nowell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gromowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nowell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gromowski.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Nowell takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gromowski throws an elbow but misses.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
Nowell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gromowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gromowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gromowski misses with an elbow strike.
Nowell wants a takedown.
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.
Nowell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gromowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Michael Gromowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Nowell.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Gromowski blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gromowski lands a knee to the body.
Gromowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gromowski breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nowell tries to clinch there but Gromowski circles away.
Nowell walks into a straight right hand from Gromowski.
Gromowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nowell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gromowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nowell. That did some damage!
Nowell moves in looking to clinch but Gromowski pushes him off.
Nowell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gromowski.
Michael Gromowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gromowski misses with a body kick.
Donk. Gromowski catches Nowell right on the button with a cross.
Gromowski lands a jab to Nowell's midsection.
Nowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gromowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nowell.
Nice elbow from Gromowski.
Nowell trying to stall but Gromowski improves his position.
Nowell takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gromowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Gromowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nowell clinches with his opponent.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Gromowski blocks it.
Bradley Nowell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gromowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nowell's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gromowski throws an elbow but misses.
Nowell wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Nowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowell 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Nowell!
Bradley Nowell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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