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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Abbot (ranked 6262 p4p, 418 weight class) and Jan Kowalski (ranked 5410 p4p, 391 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Chuck Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski tries to bum rush Abbot with a series of wild strikes but Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abbot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kowalski fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbot avoids the body shot from Kowalski.
Kowalski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abbot dives in for a single leg takedown but Kowalski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Kowalski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abbot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kowalski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abbot moves in looking to clinch but Kowalski pushes him off.
Abbot dives in for a single leg takedown but Kowalski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kowalski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kowalski 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kowalski!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalski.
Abbot rushes Kowalski and presses him up against the cage.
Kowalski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbot stalling against the cage.
Kowalski tries to break the clinch but Abbot is controlling the position.
Abbot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abbot tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Abbot back against the cage.
Kowalski misses with a body punch.
Abbot is trying to pull guard but Kowalski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Abbot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abbot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abbot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abbot walks away with a smile on his face. Kowalski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kowalski tests Abbot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalski instigates a clinch.
Kowalski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abbot has him pressed against the cage.
Abbot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Kowalski.
Kowalski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abbot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jan Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abbot shoots in for a takedown but Kowalski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Abbot backs off Kowalski throws a huge counter combo but Abbot manages to avoid it all.
Kowalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalski! But no joy.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Abbot moves out of range.
It looked like Abbot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Abbot avoids them all with ease.
Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Kowalski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kowalski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalski.
Kowalski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kowalski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kowalski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbot has clasped his hands together around Kowalski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kowalski is looking for a sweep.
Kowalski can't do much from the bottom here.
Kowalski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot wants to take a breather but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kowalski is looking to improve his position.
Kowalski is trying to stand.
Abbot tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kowalski controls his leg.
Kowalski keeping control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Kowalski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abbot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Abbot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws the kick towards the body but Abbot avoids it.
Kowalski misses with a wild combination.
Kowalski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kowalski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Abbot.
Kowalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abbot fails with a takedown attempt.
Kowalski moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski scores with a one two! Abbot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Chuck Abbot has been cut.
Kowalski drives through and clinches with Abbot against the cage.
Kowalski throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbot jumps guard but Kowalski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abbot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalski trying to stall but Abbot improves his position.
Kowalski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Kowalski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kowalski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbot is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Abbot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kowalski.
Kowalski decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbot postures up in Kowalski's guard and throws a big left but Kowalski blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abbot throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowalski pulls Abbot in close to prevent any damage.
Abbot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kowalski pulls Abbot in close to prevent any damage.
Kowalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kowalski moves into the clinch successfully.
Abbot has Kowalski pressed against the cage, preventing Kowalski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kowalski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Abbot up against the cage.
Abbot lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jan Kowalski has been cut.
Kowalski tries to work over Abbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Kowalski has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Abbot stalling in the clinch but Kowalski improves position.
Kowalski gets control of Abbot's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kowalski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Abbot content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is working an open guard so Abbot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kowalski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jan Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kowalski scores with a jab.
Kowalski takes the fight into the clinch.
Abbot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abbot has him pressed against the cage.
Kowalski swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Kowalski 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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abbot looks for a takedown but Kowalski sprawls well.
Kowalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Kowalski scores with a four punch combination!
Kowalski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Kowalski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Abbot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abbot misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abbot.
Abbot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kowalski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kowalski throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abbot has Kowalski pressed against the cage, preventing Kowalski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kowalski pushes off an throws an elbow but Abbot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kowalski misses with a knee strike.
Kowalski is stalling here.
Kowalski is trying to drag Abbot to the mat but Abbot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abbot drags the fight down to the ground.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Abbot keeps moving.
Kowalski stops Abbot from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbot wants to stand and escape but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kowalski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Abbot pushes Kowalski off and gets back to his feet.
Kowalski misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski rushes Abbot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abbot avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
Abbot breaks the clinch.
Kowalski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kowalski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abbot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abbot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kowalski looks to land a left hand but Abbot moved out of range nicely.
Kowalski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalski misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Abbot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski avoids the elbow strike from Abbot, against the cage.
Abbot tries to pull guard but Kowalski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Abbot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbot being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalski.
Kowalski wants to break free but Abbot has control.
Abbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbot breaks the clinch.
Abbot throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski clinches.
Chuck Abbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Kowalski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalski prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kowalski 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Kowalski!
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RATING
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