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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DMX - Intro It's Dark and Hell is Hot. Marcin Kowalczyk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcin Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Kowalczyk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Kowalczyk pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalczyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalczyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez wants to counter the offense by Kowalczyk and move into the clinch position.
Kowalczyk swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
And Rodriguez tries to counter it with a takedown but Kowalczyk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kowalczyk throws a sloppy head kick
and Rodriguez counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kowalczyk misses with a kick to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a nice body shot.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk is breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up.
Kowalczyk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez wants to counter with a clinch but Kowalczyk pushes him away.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalczyk moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Kowalczyk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodriguez is able to avoid easily.
Rodriguez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kowalczyk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kowalczyk. That one must have hurt.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kowalczyk rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Kowalczyk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kowalczyk prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kowalczyk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kowalczyk moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kowalczyk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalczyk drives through and clinches with Rodriguez against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Kowalczyk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marcin Kowalczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Kowalczyk has the dominant position.
Kowalczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowalczyk clinches with his opponent.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kowalczyk wants to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowalczyk throws a one two combo.
It looks like Alex Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Kowalczyk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Rodriguez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalczyk wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalczyk rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalczyk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodriguez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kowalczyk is defending well.
Kowalczyk prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Kowalczyk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marcin Kowalczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Rodriguez.
Kowalczyk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Kowalczyk has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a nice elbow.
Marcin Kowalczyk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Kowalczyk pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalczyk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalczyk prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalczyk has Rodriguez pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk manages to break the clinch.
Kowalczyk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalczyk gets a clinch.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez tries to counter with a clinch but Kowalczyk shakes him off and moves away.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalczyk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kowalczyk drives through and clinches with Rodriguez against the cage.
Rodriguez fails to pull guard.
Kowalczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kowalczyk moves to clinch but Rodriguez breaks away
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick from Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez throws a big counter head kick but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez wants to counter with a clinch but Kowalczyk pushes him away.
Nice body kick there by Kowalczyk.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalczyk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kowalczyk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk closes the distance but Rodriguez moves to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalczyk with a body shot.
Kowalczyk has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kowalczyk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kowalczyk manages to break the clinch.
Kowalczyk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez throws a big counter head kick but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalczyk tried to score with a low kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Kowalczyk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRodriguez.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Kowalczyk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Rodriguez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kowalczyk throws a solid leg kick but Rodriguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marcin Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Kowalczyk misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
Kowalczyk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRodriguez.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick from Kowalczyk.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kowalczyk rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kowalczyk wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kowalczyk thinking.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves away
and Rodriguez counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Rodriguez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Marcin Kowalczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kowalczyk clinches with his opponent.
Kowalczyk landing knees to the body.
Kowalczyk misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriguez looking to slow down the pace here.
Kowalczyk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to stall but Kowalczyk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Kowalczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodriguez fails to pull guard.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kowalczyk has him pressed against the cage.
Kowalczyk is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kowalczyk prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez looking to stall.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alex Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowalczyk working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kowalczyk is defending well.
Marcin Kowalczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails to pull guard.
Rodriguez tries to stall but Kowalczyk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kowalczyk prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kowalczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch.
Kowalczyk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kowalczyk throws a sloppy head kick
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk darts in trying to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Kowalczyk.
Rodriguez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kowalczyk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcin Kowalczyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kowalczyk looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Rodriguez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcin Kowalczyk.
Well Kowalczyk 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Kowalczyk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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