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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Brutos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Brutos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piotr Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski rushes Brutos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Brutos lands a takedown into guard.
Kowalski trying to keep a closed guard but Brutos is proving a slippery customer.
Kowalski wants to sweep but no luck.
Brutos postures up.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Brutos from controlling successfully.
Kowalski managing to control the position.
Brutos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski looking for a guillotine here but Brutos defends easily.
Kowalski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to sweep but no luck.
Kowalski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kowalski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brutos.
Kowalski is looking for a triangle but Brutos pushes his legs off easily.
Kowalski looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Brutos gets a takedown into half guard.
Brutos is thwarting Kowalski's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brutos drops an elbow to the side of Kowalski's head.
Brutos trying to pass the guard but Kowalski defending well.
Kowalski actively working from the bottom here.
Brutos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutos lands with a punch from half guard.
Brutos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brutos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brutos lands a nice short elbow.
Kowalski is rocked!
Kowalski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brutos is working away from the top position though.
Brutos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kowalski is still in real trouble! Can Brutos finish him?
Kowalski trying to control here.
Kowalski seems to have recovered his senses.
Kowalski taking some punishment here, with Brutos in his half guard.
Kowalski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brutos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brutos's back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brutos breaks Kowalski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brutos throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to stand but Brutos is controlling the position.
Brutos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brutos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kowalski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brutos stopping the sweep attempt from Kowalski.
Kowalski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brutos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brutos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kowalski wants to stand up but Brutos is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brutos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brutos with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Brutos dominated that round.
That's time! Brutos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kowalski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Brutos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalski can do to turn this around?
Brutos goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brutos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowalski clinches.
Brutos jumps guard but Kowalski turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Brutos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kowalski pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Brutos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski darts in and clinches Brutos up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kowalski stalling away here and it's allowed Brutos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kowalski trying to control but Brutos is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.
Brutos wants to stand and escape but Kowalski is having none of it.
Brutos keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Kowalski 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brutos keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kowalski takes the fight into the clinch.
Brutos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brutos manages to end up in side control.
Brutos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kowalski can't do much from the bottom here.
Brutos is looking to take a break and control but Kowalski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kowalski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kowalski is refusing to be controlled, as Brutos sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kowalski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gregory Brutos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kowalski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brutos manages to get himself to full guard.
Kowalski trying to control but Brutos is working from the bottom.
Kowalski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brutos is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to control but Brutos is working from the bottom.
Kowalski wants to pass the guard but Brutos is keeping the position.
Kowalski trying to control but Brutos is working from the bottom.
Brutos wants to stand but Kowalski is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brutos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Brutos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kowalski avoids it really well and circles away.
Gregory Brutos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Brutos has picked Kowalski up - he's going for a ride! Brutos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kowalski wants to get back to full guard.
Kowalski is trying to stand up here but Brutos is controlling him well.
Kowalski is pressing down on Brutos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kowalski throws an elbow that misses. Brutos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kowalski's guard. Nice move by Brutos!
Brutos with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kowalski is on top in guard.
Kowalski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kowalski wants to stand but Brutos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Brutos is retaining full guard.
Kowalski postures up in Brutos's guard and throws a big left but Brutos blocks it.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brutos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brutos is pulling down on Kowalski's head. It's preventing any offense from Kowalski, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kowalski takes the fight into the clinch.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kowalski gets underhooks to prevent Brutos's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Brutos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brutos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kowalski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brutos wants the takedown. Kowalski is fighting it off but Brutos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kowalski's guard against the ropes.
Kowalski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brutos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kowalski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalski is pulling down on Brutos's head to control his posture.
Kowalski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kowalski thows a huge punch but Brutos dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brutos wants to improve his position but Kowalski is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kowalski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Kowalski!
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energy
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RATING
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