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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawulski comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Slippin'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Kawulski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Kawulski moves away and avoids it.
Kawulski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whitaker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kawulski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitaker misses with a double jab.
Kawulski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kawulski wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kawulski misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker throws a hook but Kawulski blocks it.
Kawulski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kawulski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Kawulski misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Kawulski as he connects with a hook.
Kawulski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Kawulski saw that one coming.
Kawulski connects with the punch.
Kawulski slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker .
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Kawulski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawulski.
Kawulski feinted with a counter takedown.
Kawulski looks to clinch
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Whitaker misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a one two combo.
Kawulski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawulski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Whitaker .
Kawulski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawulski blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Whitaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kawulski doesn't seem phased though.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawulski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawulski slips a straight right by Whitaker .
Whitaker takes one to the chin there.
Kawulski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whitaker to score with a decent uppercut.
Kawulski looks to land a body kick but Whitaker moved away.
Whitaker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Whitaker looks to land a combination but Kawulski avoids it well.
Whitaker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kawulski throws a poor cross that misses
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawulski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawulski throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Whitaker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kawulski scores with a one two! Whitaker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whitaker is rocked!
Kawulski misses with a head kick.
Whitaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker misses with the combination.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a right hand that misses
and Kawulski counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Kawulski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Kawulski misses.
Kawulski ducks right into an uppercut from Whitaker .
Kawulski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whitaker avoids it really well and circles away.
Whitaker lands a left and a right that send Kawulski crashing to the mat, dazed. Whitaker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kawulski is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Whitaker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whitaker misses with the combination.
Kawulski blocks a jab.
Kawulski staying out of range there.
Kawulski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whitaker on his heels. He'll look to pass Whitaker 's guard now, I'm sure.
Kawulski trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawulski stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker .
Whitaker controls Kawulski momentarily but Kawulski frees himself.
Whitaker managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kawulski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Whitaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kawulski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kawulski slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker .
Kawulski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Whitaker .
Whitaker swings for the body but Kawulski moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker loads up on a big right hand but Kawulski slips the punch.
Kawulski moves into the clinch.
Whitaker wants to break free but Kawulski has control.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawulski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Whitaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawulski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whitaker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kawulski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kawulski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawulski's calf.
Whitaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawulski is just out of range.
Kawulski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawulski misses with a double jab.
Whitaker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawulski misses the target.
Whitaker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kawulski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kawulski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whitaker sprawls and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Whitaker . Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
Kawulski is looking to counter the offense by Whitaker and move into the clinch.
Whitaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ray Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kawulski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kawulski looks for the body kick but Whitaker saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whitaker ! But no joy.
Kawulski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whitaker under the eye.
Ray Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawulski ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Kawulski was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kawulski tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawulski tries for a takedown but Whitaker circles away easily
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Kawulski.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawulski is just out of range.
Kawulski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker .
As Kawulski backs off Whitaker throws a huge counter combo but Kawulski manages to avoid it all.
Kawulski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whitaker scores with the left hand. Kawulski knows he should have avoided that one.
Kawulski shoots in but Whitaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker throws a big shot that misses.
Kawulski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whitaker lands a really nice looking cross but Kawulski seems unphased.
Kawulski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whitaker sprawls well. Whitaker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kawulski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Kawulski moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kawulski misses with a hook.
Whitaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab, jab by Whitaker - just one landing.
Kawulski throws a head kick but Whitaker moves out of range.
Kawulski throws a body kick that misses
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawulski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker .
Kawulski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitaker motions for Kawulski to come forward. Whitaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kawulski misses with the combination.
Whitaker unleashes a big counter combination but Kawulski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Whitaker connects with a body shot.
Aleksander Kawulski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitaker lands a really nice looking cross but Kawulski seems unphased.
Whitaker misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that Kawulski avoids nicely.
Kawulski tries to move into range but Whitaker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whitaker , right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawulski. Whitaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Kawulski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawulski is looking to counter punch.
Whitaker dodges the punch combination from Kawulski.
Whitaker throws out a counter right but Kawulski avoids it with no problem.
Whitaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawulski's calf.
The crowd cheers as Whitaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kawulski doesn't seem phased though.
Kawulski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kawulski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawulski lands an overhand right.
Kawulski thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker .
Kawulski misses with a straight left.
Kawulski misses with a left hand
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawulski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Whitaker on the inside.
Kawulski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawulski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker sizes up Kawulski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Kawulski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitaker connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Kawulski tumbling to the canvas! Whitaker pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Kawulski was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Whitaker !
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