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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Lemay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemay has chosen Gorguts - Obscura as his entrance music. Kirk Karwoski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luc Lemay's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luc Lemay!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemay. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Lemay.
Karwoski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karwoski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karwoski prevents Lemay from breaking the clinch.
Lemay managing to block the knees to the body from Karwoski.
Karwoski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Luc Lemay has been cut.
Karwoski prevents a body shot from Lemay.
Karwoski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lemay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lemay struggles to land a body shot inside as Karwoski controls his hands.
Karwoski prevents Lemay from breaking the clinch.
Karwoski stalling the fight.
Lemay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lemay manages to break the clinch.
Lemay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karwoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karwoski misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemay throws a hook to the side of Karwoski's head but Karwoski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemay misses with a straight left.
Lemay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karwoski doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirk Karwoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemay. Karwoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemay takes a swing at Karwoski's ribcage but misses.
Karwoski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karwoski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lemay is out of range and Karwoski settles back down.
Lemay lands a glancing blow to the side of Karwoski's head.
Lemay ducks under a wild hook from Karwoski.
Lemay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Karwoski.
Lemay stuns Karwoski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karwoski slips under a jab.
Lemay cracks Karwoski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay connects with a right hand. Karwoski shakes it off.
Lemay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karwoski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lemay swings for the body but Karwoski moves out of range.
Karwoski slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lemay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karwoski slips under a jab.
Lemay thows a body shot but no joy.
Lemay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lemay throws a big shot that misses.
Lemay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemay swings for the body but Karwoski moves out of range.
Lemay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karwoski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lemay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemay throwing strikes from guard but Karwoski blocks nicely.
Lemay is looking to work some ground and pound but Karwoski has wrist control.
Lemay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karwoski has Lemay pulled in close to control his posture.
Lemay throwing strikes from guard but Karwoski blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lemay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karwoski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lemay on the ground.
Karwoski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lemay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karwoski is trying to keep Lemay in close.
Lemay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karwoski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karwoski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karwoski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Lemay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Lemay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lemay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lemay just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemay missing with a left hand there. Karwoski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemay throws a body punch but Karwoski moves out of range.
Lemay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karwoski rather than just go for the knockout.
Karwoski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Karwoski.
Lemay misses with a body shot.
Karwoski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karwoski looks to land a left hand but Lemay moved out of range nicely.
Lemay connects with the punch.
Lemay slips a jab and a cross from Karwoski.
Lemay missing with a left hand there. Karwoski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karwoski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karwoski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemay dips to his left and cracks Karwoski with an uppercut!
Lemay throws a big shot that misses.
Karwoski is looking to clinch but Lemay is avoiding it.
Lemay throws a good cross that connects.
Karwoski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lemay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemay cracks Karwoski with an open hand slap.
Karwoski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karwoski wants to control but Lemay passes easily into half guard.
Karwoski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay wants to control but Karwoski is keeping him busy.
Lemay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Karwoski is just riding it out for now. Lemay eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemay is trying to control. Karwoski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karwoski is trying to maintain the position but Lemay is very close to passing his half guard.
Lemay thows a huge punch but Karwoski dodges it nicely.
Lemay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Karwoski defends it well.
Nice strikes from Lemay there.
Lemay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lemay looks to land a strike but Karwoski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lemay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karwoski is proving hard to escape from.
Lemay drops back looking for a leg! Karwoski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karwoski manages to kick Lemay off! Lemay jumps back into Karwoski's guard.
Lemay advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lemay with the ground and pound but Karwoski regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lemay throwing shots but Karwoski is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemay is working for a kimura but Karwoski is defending it quite comfortably.
Lemay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karwoski is staying active underneath Lemay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Lemay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luc Lemay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lemay just misses with a punch to the body.
Luc Lemay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karwoski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lemay just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemay moves out of range of the leg kick from Karwoski.
Lemay jabs Karwoski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lemay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luc Lemay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemay looks to throw the jab but Karwoski is out of range.
Karwoski walks into a straight right hand from Lemay.
Lemay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karwoski.
Karwoski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lemay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lemay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lemay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karwoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemay.
Karwoski tries to score with a low kick but Lemay moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karwoski moves away.
Karwoski misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Lemay.
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karwoski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karwoski wants it to stay on the feet.
Lemay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Karwoski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lemay checks a leg kick.
Lemay scores with a body shot.
Karwoski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemay.
Karwoski misses with a left hand
and Lemay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lemay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Lemay coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karwoski lands with a shot to the body.
Karwoski scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karwoski.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
Lemay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Karwoski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karwoski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karwoski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lemay is able to avoid easily.
Karwoski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lemay scores with a nice strike.
Karwoski throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemay connects with a body shot that sends Karwoski's belly button to the back.
Karwoski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karwoski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemay swings widly with a right hand
letting Karwoski counter with a right hand.
Lemay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemay cracks Karwoski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lemay lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Lemay misses
and Karwoski counters with a thumping low kick.
Lemay lands a nice looking body shot.
Lemay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karwoski scores with a jab to the body.
Karwoski throws a lazy uppercut
and Lemay counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemay misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lemay.
Lemay walks into a straight right hand from Karwoski.
Lemay misses the jab.
Karwoski misses with an uppercut. Lemay saw that one coming.
Karwoski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karwoski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemay.
Karwoski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karwoski throws a body punch but Lemay moves out of range.
Karwoski just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Lemay misses.
Karwoski tries to clinch up but Lemay circles away and keeps his distance.
Karwoski throws the left hand but Lemay avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kirk Karwoski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Luc Lemay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lemay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karwoski.
Karwoski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karwoski fails to land with a series of punches.
Karwoski avoids the body shot from Lemay.
Karwoski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left lands for Lemay.
Karwoski throws a low kick but Lemay moves out of range easily.
Karwoski throws a chopping leg kick but Lemay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lemay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwoski.
Karwoski blocks a jab.
Karwoski wants to land a leg kick but Lemay is out of range.
Lemay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lemay scores with a takedown into Karwoski's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karwoski holds on and takes a little breather.
Lemay pushes down on Karwoski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lemay throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karwoski to regain full guard.
Lemay pushing down on Karwoski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Lemay is working for a submission of some sort.
Lemay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemay looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lemay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karwoski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lemay throwing shots but Karwoski is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemay is looking for a kimura but Karwoski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lemay to get the leverage.
Karwoski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemay.
Karwoski wants to control but Lemay is keeping busy.
Luc Lemay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karwoski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Lemay.
Lemay not doing much here.
Lemay works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemay scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karwoski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemay landing a few strikes.
Lemay is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karwoski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lemay scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemay grinds an elbow into Karwoski's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Lemay dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luc Lemay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Karwoski drives through and clinches with Lemay against the ropes.
Lemay is trying to break the clinch but Karwoski is controlling him.
Lemay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karwoski throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemay.
Lemay tries to pull guard but Karwoski won't allow it.
Karwoski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lemay is trying to stall.
Karwoski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lemay is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lemay avoids a wild elbow strike from Karwoski.
Karwoski breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwoski thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Karwoski misses with a low kick.
Lemay swings for the body but Karwoski moves out of range.
Karwoski connects with an inside leg kick.
Lemay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karwoski is fending him off so far but Lemay persists. Nope, Karwoski circles away and we're back to standing.
Karwoski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lemay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lemay misses with a jab to the body
and Karwoski counters with a crisp one two that drops Lemay! Karwoski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lemay to his feet! Lemay is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski throws a leg kick but Lemay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karwoski catches Lemay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lemay is rocked!
Karwoski moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemay is still on wobbly legs! Can Karwoski finish him?
A big left from Lemay misses.
Lemay misses with a looping left.
Karwoski drops Lemay with a naaaaasty hook - Lemay is in real trouble here! Karwoski dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Karwoski!
Kirk Karwoski retains his heavyweight title!
Kirk Karwoski made sure to mention his sponsor, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview.
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