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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firco Nowack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski comes to the cage accompanied by Reptile Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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240 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Firco Nowack!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
Nowack blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Nowack tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nowack moves into the clinch.
A short right from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski is trying to break the clinch but Nowack has him pressed against the cage.
Nowack lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kowalski's efforts to push away.
Nowack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kowalski throws a combination. Nowack tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kowalski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nowack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kowalski somewhat.
Nowack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowalski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roman Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski gets tackled into the cage by Nowack. Nowack maintains the clinch.
Nowack crunches a lovely knee into Kowalski's ribcage.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Nowack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowack landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Nowack on the inside.
Nowack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowack.
Nowack landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Nowack.
Kowalski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kowalski's defenses.
Nowack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nowack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nowack.
Nowack landing knees to the head.
Kowalski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowack lands an elbow inside that Kowalski shrugs off.
Nowack lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
Nowack breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski gets tackled into the cage by Nowack. Nowack maintains the clinch.
Nowack landing knees to the head.
Nowack lands a shoulder strike.
Nowack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kowalski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Nowack.
Kowalski misses with the head strike.
Nowack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowack scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowack obliges.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks with his arms.
Nowack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nowack scores with a knee to the head.
Nowack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nowack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowack lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kowalski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kowalski takes an elbow to the temple.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowack with a knee to the head.
Nowack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowalski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nowack avoids it really well and circles away.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Nowack.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a hook.
Nowack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nowack avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowack has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nowack.
Nowack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski misses with the head strike.
Nowack lands a knee to the head.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowack scores with a knee to the head.
Nowack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowack looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Nowack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowack misses with a knee strike.
Nowack misses with a knee strike.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks with his arms.
Nowack lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firco Nowack dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kowalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roman Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Nowack.
Good shot there by Kowalski.
Nowack scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Nowack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nowack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kowalski under the eye.
A slow jab from Kowalski misses its intended target.
Nowack wants to clinch.
Kowalski misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Nowack.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowack defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kowalski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nowack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nowack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut.
Kowalski looks to throw the jab but Nowack is out of range.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Nowack.
Nowack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nowack slips a straight right by Kowalski.
Nowack closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowack scores with a knee to the head.
Nowack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nowack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nowack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kowalski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nowack pinned against the cage. Nowack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nowack tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Kowalski with that takedown attempt.
Nowack moves into the clinch successfully.
Nowack lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
Nowack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Nowack.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowack lands a nice elbow.
Nowack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nowack lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowack misses with a knee to the head.
Nowack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nowack scores a nice knee to the body.
Nowack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kowalski's face.
Nowack lands with a right to the head.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but Nowack won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Nowack.
Nowack crunches a lovely knee into Kowalski's ribcage.
Nowack lands a nice elbow.
Nowack scores a nice knee to the body.
Nowack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but Nowack won't allow it.
Firco Nowack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kowalski takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowack.
Nowack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Nowack slams his shin into Kowalski's torso.
Nowack scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kowalski avoids the head kick by Nowack.
A solid body kick from Nowack.
Nowack misses with the combination.
Nowack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Kowalski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nowack doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kowalski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nowack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firco Nowack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowalski throws a jab when Nowack was well out of range.
Nowack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Kowalski cracks Nowack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nowack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nowack.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nowack.
Nowack closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Kowalski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nowack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kowalski's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kowalski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nowack - the referee stops the clock and Kowalski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nowack. Kowalski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowack wants to clinch.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nowack throws a head kick that misses.
Nowack instigates a clinch.
Kowalski is working Nowack over against the cage.
Kowalski is looking to break free of the clinch but Nowack has double underhooks.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nowack lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
Nowack lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
Nowack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowack connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski tries to circle away but Nowack has him pinned against the cage.
Nowack connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski jumps guard but Nowack stands there with Kowalski around his waist. Kowalski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nowack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowack obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Nowack.
Nowack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kowalski can't find room to land a body shot as Nowack controls the action.
Kowalski has a couple of punches blocked by Nowack.
A right hand to the body from Nowack.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowack landing knees to the body.
Nowack pushes Kowalski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nowack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Nowack lands a body punch.
Nowack lands an elbow inside that Kowalski shrugs off.
Nowack looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Kowalski lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski jumps guard but Nowack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nowack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalskis head.
Nowack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nowack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nowack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Nice defenses there by Nowack.
Kowalski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nowack counters with an outside leg kick.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut
enabling Nowack to counter with a crisp jab.
Nowack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nowack closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nowack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kowalski lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski throws a combination that misses
and Nowack finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nowack doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
Kowalski misses with the combination.
Nowack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Nowack.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kowalski is defended easily by Nowack.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowack closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski misses with the head strike.
Nowack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firco Nowack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firco Nowack!
As Firco Nowack got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Um, I want to thank the NGF and everything they've done for me, thank my fans and Roman, but I think this was my last fight. Thanks and good bye.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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