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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Salvadore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Kowalski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edwin Salvadore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvadore blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Salvadore lands the left hand.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Salvadore moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salvadore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwin Salvadore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Salvadore moves out of range.
Salvadore tries to clinch up.
Salvadore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Salvadore taking a breather.
Salvadore tries a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks it.
Salvadore misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalski avoids the elbow strike from Salvadore, against the cage.
Salvadore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvadore tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Salvadore tries to clinch there but Kowalski circles away.
Salvadore slips under a jab.
Salvadore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kowalski tries to avoid it but Salvadore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kowalski to the ground. Kowalski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salvadore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salvadore fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvadore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kowalski showed some decent athleticism there.
Kowalski working over Salvadore with some ground and pound. Salvadore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salvadore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kowalski pulls his head out easily.
Kowalski is nestled in close to Salvadore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kowalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salvadore's head.
Salvadore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salvadore is breathing heavily.
Kowalski stops Salvadore from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kowalski in particular looking to stall.
Salvadore wants to control but Kowalski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Salvadore has hold of Kowalski's hands but Kowalski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salvadore looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski works Salvadore's body with a nice hook.
Kowalski scores with a nice right hand.
Kowalski dives in and scores a takedown into Salvadore's guard.
Kowalski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kowalski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kowalski working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salvadore working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kowalski has passed into half guard!
Kowalski controlling the pace.
Kowalski lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kowalski thows a huge punch but Salvadore dodges it nicely.
Kowalski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salvadore looking for submissions off his back.
Salvadore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kowalski pulls his head out easily.
Kowalski moves nicely into side control.
Kowalski prevents Salvadore from escaping the position.
Salvadore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Salvadore's face as Kowalski controls the position.
Kowalski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvadore is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kowalski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Salvadore is in a horrible position here. Kowalski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kowalski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvadore taking shots to the head.
Salvadore working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kowalski wants to finish this one by submission but Salvadore is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kowalski.
Salvadore tries to reverse the position but Kowalski maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Kowalski dominated that 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.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Salvadore is defending well.
Salvadore wants to take the fight to the mat but Kowalski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvadore tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvadore is looking to clinch.
Salvadore clinches.
Salvadore pulls Kowalski into guard.
Salvadore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kowalski is working Salvadore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tomasz Kowalski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salvadore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kowalski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kowalski landing some decent shots from guard.
Salvadore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kowalski defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvadore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kowalski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kowalski stands up over Salvadore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvadore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kowalski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kowalski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Salvadore, up you get!
Kowalski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kowalski.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalski is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
Salvadore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salvadore is rocked!
Kowalski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh Salvadore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salvadore.
Salvadore tries for a takedown but Kowalski circles away easily
and Kowalski counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a shot to the body.
Kowalski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Salvadore sprawls well initially but Kowalski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kowalski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salvadore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salvadore seems to have got his legs back now.
Salvadore tries to roll over but Kowalski keeps him under control.
Salvadore wants to get back to full guard but Kowalski has mounted him!
Salvadore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Salvadore is working to get back to half guard.
Salvadore is bucking up trying to escape but Kowalski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvadore wants to control but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski controlling from mount.
Salvadore tries to hold on but Kowalski postures up.
Salvadore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Salvadore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kowalski is landing with some decent strikes but Salvadore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kowalski cracks Salvadore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salvadore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kowalski lands a heavy elbow.
Salvadore is looking to get to half guard.
Kowalski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salvadore?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvadore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kowalski breaks from Salvadore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski content just to control the position here.
Kowalski scoring with strikes but Salvadore is staying in there.
Kowalski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Salvadore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski unloading with bombs!
Salvadore is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kowalski lands a big head kick that sends Salvadore to the canvas! Kowalski follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasz Kowalski!
Tomasz Kowalski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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