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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kronos Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk Karwoski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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286 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kronos Fury!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karwoski.
It looks like Kirk Karwoski has been cut.
Karwoski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Karwoski blocks a head kick by Fury.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Karwoski's head but Karwoski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury checks a leg kick nicely.
Karwoski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fury throws a chopping leg kick but Karwoski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fury lands a big head kick that sends Karwoski tumbling to the mat! Fury takes a step backwards and waves Karwoski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury throws a head kick but Karwoski moves out of range.
Fury misses with a body shot
and Karwoski counters with a single leg into guard. Fury didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Karwoski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fury is keeping the position for now.
Fury wants to stand up but Karwoski is controlling him.
Karwoski working some strikes from top position.
Fury wants to stand but Karwoski is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karwoski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski throws a big elbow that misses.
Fury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karwoski is controlling him.
Fury keeping moving, preventing Karwoski from controlling successfully.
Karwoski stops Fury from standing up.
Karwoski trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Karwoski postures up in Fury's guard and throws a big left but Fury blocks it.
Fury is wriggling around but Karwoski manages to pass to half guard.
Karwoski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karwoski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karwoski is trying to control. Fury wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karwoski prevents Fury from standing back up.
Karwoski trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Karwoski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury looks like he's trying to stand up.
Karwoski tries to pass to full mount but Fury defends it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fury's head.
Fury is looking to escape.
Karwoski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fury defending well though.
Karwoski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karwoski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fury is trying to stand.
Fury keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karwoski prevents Fury from standing back up.
Karwoski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karwoski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski is trying to control the action in half guard but Fury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fury is looking to escape.
Karwoski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karwoski is trying to control the action in half guard but Fury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karwoski thows a huge punch but Fury dodges it nicely.
Fury pushes Karwoski off looking to stand but Karwoski dives back in and keeps control.
Karwoski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karwoski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karwoski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fury pushes Karwoski off but Karwoski dives into side control.
Fury is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Karwoski is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fury tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski trying to control but Fury is having none of it.
Karwoski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fury is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fury trying desperately to get to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski landing punches.
It looks like Kronos Fury has been cut.
Karwoski landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Fury that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fury is rocked!
We've been hearing that Karwoski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fury's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Fury is still in real trouble! Can Karwoski finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karwoski postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Fury out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Karwoski goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kirk Karwoski!
After winning the bout, Kirk Karwoski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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