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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Devon Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel shoots in but Kowalski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gabriel instigates a clinch.
Kowalski is looking for a takedown.
Gabriel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gabriel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalski prevents it.
Gabriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalski tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gabriel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gabriel stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kowalski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gabriel somewhat.
Gabriel has a takedown stuffed.
Gabriel fails with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gabriel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kowalski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Kowalski with a nice head shot there.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kowalski is in close to Gabriel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gabriel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gabriel is keeping the position for now.
Gabriel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kowalski content to stall in guard here.
Kowalski postures up.
Gabriel 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kowalski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gabriel's head.
Kowalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is working hard here to advance position.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gabriel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kowalski is one step ahead there.
Kowalski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gabriel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gabriel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kowalski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gabriel wants to stand up but Kowalski is controlling him.
Gabriel looks gassed!
Kowalski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Gabriel is retaining full guard.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Kowalski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Kowalski just wasn't active enough.
No luck for Kowalski with that takedown attempt.
Gabriel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kowalski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gabriel is one step ahead there.
Kowalski pushes Gabriel off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kowalski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gabriel slaps away a takedown attempt from Kowalski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Gabriel has closed the distance and engaged Kowalski in a clinch.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gabriel goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gabriel stuffs the takedown.
Kowalski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gabriel is looking for a sweep.
Gabriel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gabriel is not content to let Kowalski control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gabriel throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Gabriel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kowalski's best efforts.
Kowalski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gabriel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gabriel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kowalski pulls his head out easily.
Kowalski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gabriel keeps working.
Kowalski is just content to waste time from the top position. Gabriel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kowalski connects with a couple of short punches.
Gabriel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kowalski is aware though and is defending well.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is working Gabriel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
Kowalski is pushing down on Gabriel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gabriel is fighting to maintain full guard but Kowalski has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabriel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kowalski is trying to control the action in half guard but Gabriel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gabriel trying to control but Kowalski postures up.
Gabriel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kowalski prevents Gabriel from improving his position.
Kowalski slips a nice elbow through Gabriel's hands, connecting with Gabriel's forehead.
Kowalski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kowalski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gabriel is looking to escape.
Kowalski with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kowalski blocks Gabriel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gabriel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gabriel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kowalski working Gabriel over with strikes here.
Kowalski with the ground and pound from mount.
Kowalski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kowalski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gabriel regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski lands with a punch from half guard.
Kowalski is taking a breather. Gabriel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski drops an elbow to the side of Gabriel's head.
Gabriel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kowalski is working away from the top position though.
Kowalski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kowalski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gabriel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kowalski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gabriel taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Kowalski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jack Kowalski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kowalski is looking to take a break and control but Gabriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kowalski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gabriel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gabriel has hold of Kowalski's hands but Kowalski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kowalski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gabriel tries to sprawl but Kowalski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kowalski winds up and cracks Gabriel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel is rocked!
Kowalski prevents Gabriel from improving his position.
Gabriel is still in real trouble! Can Kowalski finish him?
Gabriel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gabriel.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
Gabriel seems to have recovered his senses.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet but Kowalski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabriel is trying to keep Kowalski in close.
Kowalski looking to sit in guard and control but Gabriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kowalski has Gabriel pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gabriel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gabriel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kowalski wants to stand and escape but Gabriel is having none of it.
Gabriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowalski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gabriel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalski pushes Gabriel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kowalski drives through with a takedown into Gabriel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gabriel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kowalski lands a couple of digs.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Gabriel is retaining full guard.
Kowalski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kowalski is looking to advance position but Gabriel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabriel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kowalski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kowalski tries to get out of the position.
Kowalski tries to buck Gabriel off but he can't manage it.
Gabriel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kowalski tries to lock up and control but Gabriel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gabriel has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kowalski's face.
The referee warns Kowalski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kowalski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kowalski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gabriel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gabriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Gabriel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kowalski pushes Gabriel off looking to stand but Gabriel dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel thows a huge punch but Kowalski dodges it nicely.
Kowalski trying to hold on to Gabriel's head to control him but Gabriel postures up.
Gabriel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kowalski defending well though.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Gabriel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kowalski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gabriel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kowalski defending well though.
Kowalski trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kowalski keeping control of the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jack Kowalski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kowalski as he jumps to the side.
Kowalski leaves Gabriel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kowalski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gabriel can't do much from the bottom here.
Devon Gabriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Kowalski is looking to take a break and control but Gabriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kowalski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kowalski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kowalski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kowalski!
After the fight, Jack Kowalski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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