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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arran Balthazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arran Balthazar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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191 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dawid Lewandowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arran Balthazar!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balthazar digs a good body shot into Lewandowski's ribs.
Balthazar throws a body punch but Lewandowski moves out of range.
Lewandowski blocks a jab.
A low kick from Balthazar misses
and Lewandowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balthazar misses with a body shot
and Lewandowski counters with a straight right hand.
Lewandowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balthazar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lewandowski counters with a straight right hand.
Lewandowski lands with a straight right. Balthazar didn't see that one coming.
Balthazar is looking to slow Lewandowski down with leg kicks.
Lewandowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balthazar can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balthazar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Balthazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewandowski avoids the elbow strike from Balthazar, against the cage.
Lewandowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balthazars head.
Balthazar misses with a punch to the body.
Balthazar slowing the pace effectively.
Lewandowski breaks from the clinch.
Balthazar moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Lewandowski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewandowski.
A right hook to the body lands for Lewandowski.
Lewandowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Balthazar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Balthazar is trying to stall.
Balthazar misses with an elbow over the top.
Balthazar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lewandowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Balthazar up against the cage.
Lewandowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lewandowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewandowski lands with a light punch inside.
Lewandowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewandowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balthazar throws a series of punches but Lewandowski moves out of range.
Lewandowski lands with a cross.
It looks like Arran Balthazar has been cut.
Balthazar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lewandowski loads up on a big right hand but Balthazar slips the punch.
Lewandowski sends Balthazar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lewandowski is motioning to the referee to let Balthazar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Balthazar is rocked!
Balthazar misses with a right hand
and Lewandowski counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dawid Lewandowski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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