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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Birchall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killer Kawalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killer Kawalski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Birchall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killer Kawalski!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawalski doesn't manage to clinch there - Birchall circles away.
Kawalski misses with a body shot.
Birchall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Birchall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Killer Kawalski has been cut.
Kawalski drives through and clinches with Birchall against the cage.
Kawalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kawalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kawalski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawalski lands an elbow inside.
We've been informed that Kawalski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice elbow from Kawalski.
Kawalski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawalski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawalski lands an elbow inside.
Kawalski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawalski lands an elbow just above Birchall 's eye.
Kawalski lands a nice elbow.
Birchall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Kawalski.
Kawalski keeps control of Birchall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawalski missing with knees to the body.
Birchall takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Kawalski.
Kawalski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kawalski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawalski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Birchall's defenses.
It looks like Paul Birchall has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawalski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawalski.
Kawalski trying to land knees to the body.
Birchall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Birchall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawalski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Birchall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Birchall is breathing heavily.
Birchall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawalski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Birchall's efforts to push away.
Birchall takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawalski with a knee to the head.
Kawalski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Birchall's defenses.
Birchall takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawalski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Birchall is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Kawalski.
Kawalski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Birchall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Birchall is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawalski has double underhooks.
Kawalski lands a damaging elbow.
Birchall looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kawalski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawalski lands an elbow that stopped Birchall in his tracks for a moment.
Birchall decides to pull guard.
Birchall keeping moving, preventing Kawalski from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kawalski trying to control but Birchall is working from the bottom.
Kawalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Birchall is keeping the position for now.
Kawalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Birchall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawalski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kawalski trying to control but Birchall is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kawalski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
No joy there for Birchall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul Birchall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawalski misses with a body shot.
Kawalski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kawalski throws a body punch but Birchall moves out of range.
Kawalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birchall.
Birchall is looking to counter the offense by Kawalski and move into the clinch.
Birchall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kawalski has time to react.
Birchall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Kawalski.
Birchall cracks a nice hook into Kawalski's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchall lands a slapping body shot.
Kawalski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kawalski throws a hook to the side of Birchall's head but Birchall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Birchall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawalski.
Birchall lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawalski closes the distance and clinches.
Kawalski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawalski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kawalski working Birchall over with knees to the body.
Kawalski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Birchall avoiding damage as Kawalski throws knees to the body.
Birchall blocks a body shot from Kawalski.
Kawalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Birchall avoids it.
Killer Kawalski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawalski lands a damaging elbow.
Kawalski lands an elbow inside.
Kawalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Birchall.
Kawalski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Birchall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Birchall looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchall avoids a wild elbow strike from Kawalski.
Kawalski working Birchall over with knees to the body.
Birchall is trying to break the clinch but Kawalski is controlling him.
Kawalski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawalski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Birchall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawalski scores with a knee to the head.
Birchall managing to block the knees to the body from Kawalski.
Kawalski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawalski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawalski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawalski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawalski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kawalski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawalski misses with an elbow over the top.
Birchall has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kawalski lands an elbow inside that Birchall shrugs off.
Kawalski misses with an elbow over the top.
Kawalski landing knees to the head.
Kawalski lands an elbow that stopped Birchall in his tracks for a moment.
Kawalski tries to land knees in the clinch but Birchall avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Birchall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawalski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Birchall's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawalski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawalski lands an elbow inside.
Kawalski lands an elbow inside.
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!
Kawalski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawalski with a knee to the head.
Kawalski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Birchall.
Kawalski misses with a knee to the head.
Kawalski lands an elbow inside that Birchall shrugs off.
Birchall wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawalski won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kawalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Birchall swinging wildly here.
Kawalski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Birchall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Paul Birchall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birchall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kawalski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Birchall ducks under a wild hook from Kawalski.
Kawalski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kawalski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Birchall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawalski is looking to clinch but Birchall is avoiding it.
Birchall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawalski manages to avoid it.
Kawalski wants to clinch up but Birchall keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchall lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Birchall is just out of range.
Birchall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kawalski momentarily.
Kawalski wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawalski throws the left hand but Birchall avoids the punch easily.
Birchall scores with a body shot.
Birchall is looking to wear down Kawalski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kawalski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Birchall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Birchall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawalski with the counter takedown but Birchall avoids it easily.
Birchall takes a swing at Kawalski's ribcage but misses.
Birchall throws a looping overhand right but Kawalski ducks down to avoid it.
Birchall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kawalski is looking to clinch.
Birchall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kawalski.
Kawalski tries to clinch up.
Birchall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Birchall looks to land a left hand but Kawalski moved out of range nicely.
Kawalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawalski throws out a loose jab but Birchall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kawalski, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Birchall.
Birchall swinging wildly here.
Birchall misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Birchall.
Kawalski loads up on a big right hand but Birchall slips the punch.
Birchall throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawalski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birchall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kawalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Birchall.
Paul Birchall is winning the standup battle so far.
Birchall staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Birchall.
Kawalski swings for the body but Birchall moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Birchall tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchall.
Birchall gets tackled into the cage by Kawalski. Kawalski maintains the clinch.
Kawalski lands a damaging elbow.
Birchall takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawalski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Birchall's brow.
Killer Kawalski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Birchall takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawalski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawalski lands a nice elbow.
Birchall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawalski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchall blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawalski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Birchall's brow.
Birchall working hard to break the clinch.
Kawalski pushes off an throws an elbow but Birchall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kawalski lands an elbow that stopped Birchall in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Kawalski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawalski landing knees to the body.
Kawalski working Birchall over with knees to the body.
Paul Birchall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawalski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Killer Kawalski.
I've got Kawalski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kawalski!
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energy
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hype
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