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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Kawulski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawulski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davidson won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Kawulski crashes against the mat.
Davidson is trying to control Kawulski's posture but Kawulski avoids it.
Davidson dodges the ground and pound from Kawulski.
Davidson is being controlled here.
Kawulski working away.
Davidson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kawulski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawulski working away.
Kawulski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Davidson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davidson is looking for a sweep.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet but Kawulski drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kawulski happy to just control the position for now.
Davidson tries to buck Kawulski off but Kawulski is having none of it.
Kawulski misses with the ground and pound.
Davidson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kawulski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kawulski is trying to control the action in half guard but Davidson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Davidson gets tackled into the cage by Kawulski. Kawulski maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawulski leaning against his opponent.
Kawulski struggles to land a body shot inside as Davidson controls his hands.
Kawulski gets underhooks to prevent Davidson's takedown attempt.
A short right from Kawulski.
Davidson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kawulski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davidson looking for a takedown.
Aleksander Kawulski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Davidson.
Kawulski scores with a shot to the side of Davidson's head.
Kawulski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawulski is pressed up against the cage. Davidson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kawulski down to the mat. Kawulski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kawulski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davidson as he avoids it easily.
Kawulski moves into range and clinches up with Davidson.
A short left from Kawulski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawulski.
Kawulski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davidson's efforts to push away.
Kawulski lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kawulski is defending well.
Kawulski lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawulski.
Davidson blocking some punches.
Kawulski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawulski throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson taking a breather.
Kawulski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Kawulski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kawulski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davidson wants to stall.
Davidson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski has Davidson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kawulski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Davidson tumbling to the mat - Kawulski dives into Davidson's guard.
Kawulski postures up and lands a big shot to Davidson's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawulski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kawulski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davidson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Davidson won't allow Kawulski to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kawulski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kawulski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidson.
Kawulski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Davidson misses.
Kawulski rushes Davidson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kawulski stops a takedown attempt from Davidson.
Kawulski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Kawulski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawulski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davidson tries to score a body lock takedown but Kawulski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kawulski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davidson's elbow.
Kawulski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Davidson is trying to keep an underhook but Kawulski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet.
Kawulski lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson taking some punishment here, with Kawulski in his half guard.
Davidson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski is keen to just control but Davidson is a slippery customer.
Kawulski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kawulski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davidson can do to turn this around?
Kawulski is just content to waste time from the top position. Davidson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kawulski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Kawulski from controlling successfully.
Kawulski stopping the sweep attempt from Davidson.
Kawulski lands a couple of digs.
Kawulski throwing strikes from guard but Davidson blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski distracts Davidson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kawulski trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Kawulski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kawulski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kawulski clinches up against the cage.
Davidson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kawulski is defending well.
Aleksander Kawulski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Davidson.
Kawulski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawulski is trying to trip Davidson. He has hold of a leg but Davidson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kawulski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kawulski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davidson looking to control but Kawulski passes into half guard.
Kawulski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davidson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kawulski controlling the action here.
Kawulski prevents Davidson from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davidson is trying to maintain the position but Kawulski is very close to passing his half guard.
Davidson is looking for a sweep. Kawulski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kawulski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kawulski is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kawulski trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawulski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kawulski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Davidson loads up on a big right hand but Kawulski slips the punch.
Davidson misses with an uppercut
and Kawulski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davidson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kawulski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kawulski staying out of range there.
Kawulski slips a jab from Davidson.
Kawulski moves into the clinch.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksander Kawulski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Davidson.
Kawulski breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawulski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davidson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kawulski somewhat.
Kawulski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davidson momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson drives through with a takedown into Kawulski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Davidson looking to pass the guard.
Kawulski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kawulski tries to get out of the position.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Kawulski.
Kawulski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davidson manages to get himself to full guard.
Kawulski trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawulski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kawulski prevents Davidson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawulski trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kawulski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kawulski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kawulski trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawulski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kawulski looks to score with a jab to the body but Davidson is just out of range.
Kawulski cracks Davidson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davidson fails with the takedown.
Kawulski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davidson tries to clinch but Kawulski is having none of it.
Kawulski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kawulski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawulski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aleksander Kawulski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries to stall but Kawulski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davidson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davidson throws a nice looking combination but Kawulski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kawulski attempts a counter takedown but Davidson avoids it well and moves away.
Davidson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kawulski finds it's way round the side to connect with Davidson's head.
Davidson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawulski avoids the body shot from Davidson.
Kawulski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Davidson sprawls and moves away.
Kawulski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Kawulski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kawulski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Kawulski!
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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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