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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maku Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Maku Amir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maku Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Amir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amir drops Kowalski with a beautiful combination! Kowalski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Amir is looking for the KO!
Kowalski is rocked!
It looks like Jack Kowalski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amir fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowalski is still on wobbly legs! Can Amir finish him?
Amir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amir wants it to stay on the feet.
Kowalski looks for a takedown but Amir sprawls well.
Maku Amir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kowalski.
Amir rushes Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowalski seems to have recovered his senses.
Amir throws a series of punches but Kowalski avoids them all with ease.
Amir tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalski gets a takedown into half guard.
Kowalski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kowalski is looking to advance position but Amir won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kowalski.
Kowalski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kowalski prevents Amir from improving his position.
Kowalski wants to pass to mount but Amir is defending the position.
Amir is staying active underneath Kowalski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kowalski is looking to advance position but Amir won't allow it.
Amir is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Amir jabs at Kowalski's body.
Amir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kowalski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kowalski lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amir keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Kowalski landing some decent shots from guard.
Amir keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski won't allow Amir to sweep him here.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Amir is retaining full guard.
Kowalski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Amir looking for a sweep. Not yet Amir, not yet.
Kowalski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowalski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Amir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is pushing down on Amir's leg trying to pass to half guard. Amir is fighting to maintain full guard but Kowalski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Amir is in trouble now - Kowalski has advanced to mount!
Kowalski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amir looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kowalski working the ground and pound effectively.
Kowalski looking to finish Amir with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amir!
Kowalski scoring with strikes but Amir is staying in there.
Kowalski landing strikes from the mount and Amir is in trouble!
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.
Amir regains half guard.
Kowalski slips a nice elbow through Amir's hands, connecting with Amir's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Kowalski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Kowalski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kowalski misses with a takedown
and Amir counters with a one-two to the body.
Amir throws a series of strikes that have Kowalski backpedaling.
Amir fails to land with a series of punches.
Amir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amir wants it to stay on the feet.
Amir shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kowalski eats them both and turns towards Amir to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kowalski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maku Amir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kowalski.
Amir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kowalski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amir manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski is keen to just control but Amir is a slippery customer.
Kowalski is stalling here. Amir is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kowalski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Amir has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Amir scoring with punches from side control.
Kowalski has one of Amir's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
You can see the frustration on Kowalski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kowalski is looking for a sweep.
Kowalski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kowalski is trying to maintain the position but Amir is very close to passing his half guard.
Kowalski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Amir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Amir postures up in Kowalski's guard and throws a big left but Kowalski blocks it.
Amir trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski is looking to stand up but Amir isn't so interested in that idea.
Amir won't allow Kowalski to sweep him here.
Kowalski wants to stand and escape but Amir is having none of it.
Amir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amir wants to stand but Kowalski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but Amir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir gets a clinch.
Amir tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Amir missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Amir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Amir scores with the left hand. Kowalski knows he should have avoided that one.
Amir lands an overhand right.
Amir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amir misses with the combination.
Maku Amir is winning the standup battle so far.
Kowalski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amir pinned against the cage. Amir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Amir. Those never looked like landing.
Amir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kowalski swivels and escapes.
Sloppy strikes from Amir. Those never looked like landing.
Amir stuffs the takedown.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but Amir shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amir throws a nice looking combination but Kowalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Amir stuffs the takedown.
Amir tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maku Amir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Kowalski's cut.
That's time! Amir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Amir gets a clinch.
Amir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kowalski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kowalski keeps control of Amir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kowalski wants a takedown.
Amir working hard to break the clinch.
Kowalski has Amir pushed against the cage.
Amir gets through Kowalski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Amir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maku Amir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kowalski.
Amir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maku Amir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir tries to clinch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Amir closes the distance but Kowalski moves to the side
and Kowalski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kowalski prevents Amir from getting back to his feet.
Kowalski lands a couple of digs.
Kowalski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Amir's guard.
Amir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kowalski.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kowalski in particular looking to stall.
Kowalski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Amir with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir tries to roll over but Kowalski keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amir is trying to stand up here but Kowalski is controlling him well.
Kowalski uses his free foot to push down on Amir's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Amir.
Amir is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kowalski working the ground and pound effectively.
Kowalski with shots to the head and body - Amir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Amir is squirming around, avoiding Kowalski's attempts to control the action.
Kowalski landing strikes from the mount.
Kowalski looking to finish Amir with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amir!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir is desperately trying to improve his position but Kowalski has a good base and remains in mount.
Kowalski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kowalski lands a big shot there that rocks Amir but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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 landing shots from mount.
Jack Kowalski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kowalski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kowalski with good strikes from the mount here!
Amir is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Amir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amir is bucking up trying to escape but Kowalski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kowalski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kowalski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Amir's face.
Kowalski trying to control but Amir is having none of it.
Kowalski working Amir over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the head.
Kowalski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kowalski with shots to the head and body - Amir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kowalski controlling his opponent.
Amir tries to hold on but Kowalski postures up.
Kowalski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kowalski controlling the position easily from mount.
Kowalski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski with good strikes from the mount here!
Kowalski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kowalski scoring with strikes but Amir is staying in there.
Kowalski cracks Amir with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kowalski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Kowalski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kowalski shoots in but Amir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Amir wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Amir tries to clinch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Amir scores a takedown into full mount!
Kowalski tries to hold on but Amir postures up.
Amir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Amir seems to have got his legs back now.
Amir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kowalski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kowalski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Amir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amir scoring with strikes but Kowalski is staying in there.
Kowalski is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Amir looking to control but Kowalski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Amir looking to finish Kowalski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kowalski!
Amir throwing strikes here but Kowalski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Amir misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Amir with the ground and pound from mount.
Kowalski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kowalski tries to hold on but Amir postures up.
Amir wants to control the pace but Kowalski is squirming around nicely.
Kowalski tries to lock up and control but Amir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kowalski bucks up and throws Amir to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amir closes the distance and pushes Kowalski back into the cage.
Kowalski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Amir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maku Amir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kowalski.
Amir trying to stall but Kowalski improves his position.
Amir slowing the pace effectively.
Kowalski is looking for a takedown.
Amir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Amir pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski is trying to drag Amir to the mat but Amir just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kowalski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Amir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Amir tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Amir back against the cage.
Amir tries to break the clinch but Kowalski is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Amir throws an elbow but misses.
Kowalski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Amir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Amir is trying to break the clinch but Kowalski has him pressed against the cage.
Kowalski is working for takedown but Amir is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski tries to score a body lock takedown but Amir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Amir controlling the action here for a moment.
Amir tries to break the clinch but Kowalski is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maku Amir had his way with Jack Kowalski in that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Kowalski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Amir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kowalski has closed the distance and engaged Amir in a clinch.
Amir is pressed up against the cage. Kowalski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Amir down to the mat. Amir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Amir misses with the combination.
Amir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Amir manages to break the clinch.
Amir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kowalski is pressing down on Amir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kowalski is adopting a defensive guard.
Amir won't allow Kowalski to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amir postures up in Kowalski's guard and throws a big left but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kowalski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amir counters with a stiff right hand.
Kowalski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Amir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Amir clinches.
Amir is trying to break the clinch but Kowalski has him pressed against the cage.
Kowalski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Amir after a bit of a struggle.
Maku Amir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kowalski.
Amir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amir lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir drags the fight down to the ground.
Kowalski advances to half guard.
Kowalski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amir keeps working.
Amir is looking to improve his position.
Kowalski working over Amir with some ground and pound. Amir looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski prevents Amir from standing back up.
Kowalski trying to control the action but Amir is working from the bottom.
Kowalski trying to mount his opponent but Amir defends it.
Kowalski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Amir!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kowalski is trying to control the position but Amir postures up.
Amir prevents Kowalski from getting back to his feet.
Kowalski pushes Amir off and gets back to his feet.
Kowalski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kowalski.
Amir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maku Amir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Amir can't break the clinch.
Amir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kowalski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Amir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Amir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski is looking for a takedown.
Amir lands a right hand.
Amir avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maku Amir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amir 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maku Amir!
After the fight, Maku Amir 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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