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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Sydney, Diesel Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marek Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kowalski wants it to stay on the feet.
Mitchell wants to clinch but Kowalski slips to the side
and Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Kowalski manages to pull guard.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving.
Kowalski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mitchell defends it easily.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
Kowalski pushes Mitchell off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalski.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
Mitchell swings around for an armbar but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mitchell's guard.
Kowalski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mitchell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchell tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Mitchell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mitchell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kowalski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitchell is pulling down on Kowalski's head to control his posture.
Marek Kowalski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mitchell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Mitchell is not content to let Kowalski control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mitchell gets tackled into the cage by Kowalski. Kowalski maintains the clinch.
Mitchell gets control of Kowalski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mitchell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mitchell is adopting a defensive guard.
Mitchell is trying to control the position but Kowalski postures up.
Kowalski stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diesel Mitchell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kowalski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kowalski throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a takedown but Mitchell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kowalski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kowalski looks gassed!
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kowalski's waist but Kowalski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kowalski off to one side.
Mitchell drives through with a takedown into Kowalski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Diesel Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kowalski sprawls well. Kowalski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mitchell but Mitchell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kowalski was covering up waiting for the punch and Mitchell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kowalski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kowalski is proving hard to escape from.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.
Mitchell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kowalski's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mitchell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kowalski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kowalski has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski advances to half guard.
Kowalski is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is working for a submission of some sort.
Kowalski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchell is trying to stand up here but Kowalski is controlling him well.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep. Kowalski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kowalski 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 seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mitchell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
Mitchell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kowalski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mitchell's guard! Nice work there by Kowalski!
Mitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowalski chips away with some ground and pound.
Mitchell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Kowalski controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Mitchell dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kowalski moves nicely into side control.
Mitchell gets back to half guard.
Mitchell is trying to maintain the position but Kowalski is very close to passing his half guard.
Kowalski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard but Kowalski has mounted him!
Mitchell tries to reverse the position but Kowalski maintains control.
Kowalski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mitchell is looking to escape.
Diesel Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kowalski working for a guillotine from mount but Mitchell is in no mood to give up.
Kowalski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to buck Kowalski off but Kowalski takes his back!
You can see the frustration on Mitchell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Kowalski just sinks the hooks in.
Good control from Kowalski.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kowalski's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is hanging on to Mitchell's back as he tries to escape.
Kowalski lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mitchell.
Mitchell just trying to survive but Kowalski is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kowalski trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
Kowalski working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kowalski throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is really stuck here.
Mitchell trying to control the position but Kowalski manages to sink in the hooks.
Mitchell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kowalski on the ground.
Mitchell fending off the submission attempt from Kowalski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell trying to control the hands but Kowalski breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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
48% |
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