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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Kalawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert Rozwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozwal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DREAMGATE. Hubert Rozwal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
25
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Kalawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hubert Rozwal!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozwal throws a head kick but Kalawa moves out of range.
Kalawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kalawa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rozwal to the ground. Kalawa is now in Rozwal's guard.
Rozwal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kalawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kalawa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kalawa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kalawa throwing strikes from guard but Rozwal blocks nicely.
Kalawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rozwal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rozwal has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Finch Farm. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Rozwal controls Kalawa momentarily but Kalawa frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalawa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kalawa wants to pass the guard but Rozwal is keeping the position.
Kalawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kalawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalawa postures up in Rozwal's guard and throws a big left but Rozwal blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hubert Rozwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rozwal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kalawa counters with a shoot takedown. Rozwal fights it but they end up in guard.
Kalawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalawa throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa postures up in Rozwal's guard and throws a big left but Rozwal blocks it.
Kalawa connects with a couple of short punches.
Kalawa distracts Rozwal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kalawa wants to control from the top but Rozwal keeps moving.
Kalawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalawa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kalawa wants to control from the top but Rozwal keeps moving.
Kalawa throws a strike but Rozwal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rozwal throwing strikes from guard but Kalawa blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kalawa looking to control.
Kalawa looking for a guillotine here but Rozwal defends easily.
Kalawa has his hands on Rozwal's head, controlling the position.
Rozwal wants to control from the top but Kalawa keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kalawa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rozwal passes into side control.
Kalawa is looking to regain half guard here but Rozwal keeps moving and retains side control.
Rozwal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kalawa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalawa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kalawa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kalawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kalawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
George Kalawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rozwal defending well though.
Kalawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kalawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Kalawa is nestled in close to Rozwal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kalawa is looking to advance position but Rozwal won't allow it.
Kalawa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalawa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rozwal?
Kalawa working the ground and pound effectively.
Kalawa avoids the attempt from Rozwal to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalawa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kalawa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kalawa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kalawa working the ground and pound effectively.
Rozwal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rozwal is squirming around, avoiding Kalawa's attempts to control the action.
Kalawa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa is landing with some decent strikes but Rozwal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rozwal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rozwal taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rozwal is desperately trying to improve his position but Kalawa has a good base and remains in mount.
Kalawa 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.
Kalawa breaks from Rozwal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rozwal is rocked!
Kalawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rozwal can do to turn this around?
Rozwal is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kalawa lands a heavy elbow.
Rozwal is still in real trouble! Can Kalawa finish him?
Kalawa punching from mount but Rozwal doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rozwal seems to have recovered his senses.
Kalawa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kalawa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalawa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kalawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kalawa lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Rozwal! Kalawa sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Rozwal and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Kalawa!
George Kalawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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