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Event:
PSE 11
Date: Oct 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Kowalski throws a low kick, looking for Sexton's leg but Sexton calmly moves out of range.
Kowalski connects with a body shot that sends Sexton's belly button to the back.#CL#
Sexton has closed the distance and engaged Kowalski in a clinch.
Kowalski working aggressively here.
Kowalski working aggressively here.
Kowalski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kowalski's coach down at Doherty's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kowalski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD#
Sexton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kowalski regains guard.
Sexton throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalski controlling Sexton's posture.
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.#T1##SUB2#
Kowalski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sexton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sexton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kowalski holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Sexton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kowalski dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Sexton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sexton tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Sexton working for submissions but it's allowed Kowalski to get to half guard.
Kowalski trying to control the pace.
Sexton is looking for a sweep. Kowalski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Sexton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kowalski is working away from the top position though.
Sexton has his hands clasped together around Kowalski's back. He's all about the action.
Sexton tries to get to full guard but Kowalski has control of the leg.
Sexton is doing well to control the position and prevent Kowalski from advancing to side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kowalski throws a body punch but Sexton moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Sexton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brutus Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalski throws a leg kick which misses Sexton's front leg but catches the back leg as Sexton tries to avoid it.
Sexton shoots and misses
and Kowalski counters with a right hand to the body.
Sexton lands a lovely overhand right.
Kowalski scores with a leg kick.
Sexton loads up on a big right hand but Kowalski slips the punch.
Kowalski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kowalski scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Kowalski lands but Sexton takes it in his stride.
Sexton moves out of range as Kowalski strikes.
Kowalski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalski scores with a nice body kick.
Sexton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kowalski circles away.
Sexton looks to throw the jab but Kowalski is out of range.
Sexton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kowalski as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Kowalski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A swing and a miss from Sexton.
A combination from Sexton does no damage.
Sexton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kowalski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sexton shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Sexton feints and as Kowalski raises his hands in defense, Sexton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kowalski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sexton's guard. #REVB#
Sexton looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Sexton working for submissions but it's allowed Kowalski to get to half guard.
#SUB2#
Kowalski is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Kowalski controlling the action here.
Kowalski trying to control the action but Sexton is working from the bottom.
Sexton is trying to stand back up but Kowalski is controlling him
Kowalski trying to control from half guard but Sexton is working away. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sexton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kowalski is working away from the top position though.
Sexton manages to get to full guard.
Kowalski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Kowalski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sexton shoots for a takedown but Kowalski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Sexton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Sexton.
A jab from Sexton finds it's way through Kowalski's defenses.
Sexton misses with a takedown
and Kowalski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sexton closes the distance and clinches up with Kowalski, looking for a takedown. Sexton pushes Kowalski against the cage but Kowalski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL2#
Kowalski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kowalski digs a right hand underneath Sexton's ribcage. Sexton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4##TD#
Sexton has clasped his hands together around Kowalski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kowalski parries the strikes from Sexton easily there. Sexton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kowalski to escape.
Kowalski sneaks back into half guard.
Kowalski is refusing to be controlled, as Sexton sits in half guard.
Kowalski is controlling Sexton's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sexton is keen to just control but Kowalski is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brutus Kowalski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
A big right from Kowalski misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sexton misses with a takedown
and Kowalski counters with a nice uppercut.
Sexton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kowalski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sexton somewhat.
Kowalski looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sexton blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Sexton misses with a takedown attempt
and Kowalski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Sexton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kowalski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sexton.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD#
Sexton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kowalski to the ground. Sexton is now in Kowalski's guard.#T1#
Kowalski has control of Sexton's left arm, preventing Sexton from doing any damage.
Sexton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sexton stopping the sweep attempt from Kowalski.#SUB#
Sexton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kowalski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kowalski has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Kowalski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sexton keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sexton keeping full guard, as Kowalski tries to pass.
Kowalski looking to sit in guard and control but Sexton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Kowalski looking to control.
#T3#
Sexton is fighting to break Kowalski's control of his arms but Kowalski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sexton wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving.
Kowalski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sexton preventing the sweep.
Seth Sexton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sexton throwing strikes from guard but Kowalski blocks nicely.
Kowalski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sexton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sexton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kowalski pinned against the cage. Kowalski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kowalski with a hook.
Sexton misses with a takedown attempt
and Kowalski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kowalski looks to land a combination but Sexton avoids it well.
Sexton defending well as Kowalski loads up on a big left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sexton or perhaps it was just good defense by Kowalski, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sexton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Kowalski!
Brutus Kowalski decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Seth Sexton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Naaah, didn't happen. This was just a bad mushroom trip and I'm still undefeated! '.
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Event:
Battle of the Beef Cakes RD3
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Packer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut.
Kowalski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Packer.
Packer looks to land a right hand but Kowalski moved out of range.
Packer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Packer sizes up Kowalski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Packer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kowalski defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kowalski misses the target.
Kowalski misses with a leg kick #TD2#
so Packer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Packer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kowalski is looking to stand up but Packer isn't so interested in that idea.
Packer throws a big right hand that misses.
Packer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kowalski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Packer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Packer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Packer works over Kowalski with some ground and pound from guard.
Packer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Packer with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Packer lands a nice shot that snaps Kowalski's head back.
Packer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Packer pushes Kowalski away with a front kick.
Packer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kowalski checks it well.
Kowalski is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Packer.
Packer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kowalski if he has to take too many more of those.
Kowalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
Packer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kowalski misses with a right hand
and Packer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Packer sizes up Kowalski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Packer throws a push kick but Kowalski slaps the foot to one side.
Packer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Packer thumps Kowalski with a low kick.
Packer staying out of range there.
A combination from Packer does no damage.
Packer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kowalski in his tracks.
Packer misses with a body kick.
Kowalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Nice shot lands for Kowalski.
Packer tries to land a front kick but Kowalski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kowalski swings for the body but Packer moves out of range.
Packer lands with an overhand left.
Packer looks to land a body kick but Kowalski moved away.
It looked like Kowalski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kowalski throws a hook but Packer blocks it.#CL#
Kowalski clinches.
Kowalski is trying to pull guard but Packer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kowalski misses with some punches.
Packer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kowalski misses with some punches.
Packer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kowalski after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Kowalski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Packer uses from the top position.
Packer wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving.
Kowalski wants to stand but Packer is controlling the position.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Packer from controlling successfully. #T4#
Packer throws a big elbow that misses.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Packer from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kowalski holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kowalski looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kowalski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Packer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Packer lands a jab.
Todd Packer seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Kowalski darts in and clinches Packer up against the cage.
Kowalski throws a head punch that misses.
Packer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Packer gets through Kowalski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Packer blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Packer.
Packer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kowalski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kowalski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalski tries to score a body lock takedown but Packer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Packer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kowalski gets through Packer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Packer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Packer misses with an elbow over the top.
Packer takes a shot to the head.
Packer lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalski.
A short left from Packer.
Packer lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalski. #T1#
Kowalski misses with a punch on the inside.
Packer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Packer takes a shot to the head.
Brutus Kowalski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Packer misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Kowalski.
Kowalski fails to land the takedown.
Kowalski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Packer cracks the inside of Kowalski's front leg.
Packer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kowalski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Packer is looking to land body kicks.
Todd Packer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Kowalski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kowalski is trying to break free.#BC#
Kowalski manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Kowalski.#T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Kowalski blocks the leg kick.
Kowalski tests Packer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Packer shoots in but Kowalski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kowalski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Packer fakes the leg kick and cracks Kowalski in the body.
A big right from Kowalski misses.
Packer misses with a hook
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
Packer scores with a jab. Kowalski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Packer moves out of range.
Packer shoots in for a double leg but Kowalski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD#
Kowalski feints and as Packer raises his hands in defense, Kowalski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2#
Packer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kowalski presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T3#
Kowalski misses with some punches.
Kowalski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but Packer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Packer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalskis head.
Packer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalski tries to circle away but Packer has him pinned against the cage.
Packer lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalski tries to circle away but Packer has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Kowalski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Packer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kowalski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Packer. That did some damage!#CL#
Kowalski clinches up against the cage.
Kowalski has a couple of punches blocked by Packer.
Packer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Packer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Packer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Packer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.#T4##BC#
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Packer throws a push kick but Kowalski slaps the foot to one side.
Packer throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Kowalski moves into the clinch.#BC#
Kowalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Packer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Packer misses with a looping left.
Kowalski scores with a jab. Packer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Packer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kowalski. Kowalski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Packer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#
It looks like Brutus Kowalski has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
Packer cracks Kowalski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#TD#
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES2#
Packer pushes Kowalski off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Todd Packer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kowalski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Packer scores with a sloppy right hand. Kowalski should have avoided that one.
Kowalski throws a body punch but Packer moves out of range.
Packer throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski throws a hook but Packer blocks it.
Kowalski shoots in but no luck this time.
Packer feints a counter leg kick.
Packer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kowalski's hands.
Packer lands a head kick. Kowalski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Packer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Packer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalski.
Packer misses with an uppercut
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Packer throws a lazy right hand but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalski defending well as Packer loads up on a big left hand.
Packer throws a body kick that misses
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Packer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Packer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Packer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kowalski throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Kowalski has closed the distance and engaged Packer in a clinch.
Packer missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Packer.
Kowalski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Packer slips a jab from Kowalski.
A slow jab from Kowalski misses its intended target.
Packer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Packer cracks the inside of Kowalski's front leg.
Kowalski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kowalski blocks a jab.#T2#
Packer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalski throws out the jab.
Kowalski slips a jab from Packer.
Packer tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Kowalski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Packer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Packer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Packer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kowalski checks it well.
Packer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Packer misses with the body kick
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowalski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kowalski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Packer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Packer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kowalski.
Packer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Packer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Packer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kowalski will feel that in the morning.
Packer misses with a hook. Kowalski ducked under it nicely.
Kowalski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Packer stuffs the takedown.
Packer shapes to counter with a head kick.
A slow jab from Packer misses its intended target.
Packer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Packer throws a jab when Kowalski was well out of range.
Kowalski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brutus Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Kowalski has managed to clinch.
Kowalski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Packer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Kowalski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski takes a shot to the head.
Packer lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Packer is looking to clinch.
Packer lands a nice hook to Kowalski's body. Kowalski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Packer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kowalski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Packer. Packer obviously looking to wear him down.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and Packer moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Packer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Packer misses with a wild combination.
Kowalski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kowalski throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Packer stuns Kowalski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Todd Packer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No joy there for Kowalski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Packer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Todd Packer.
I've got Packer 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Packer!
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Event:
K-1 40 Romero vs Szczesny II
Date: Aug 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Halo.
Halo lands with an overhand left.
Halo thumps Kowalski with a low kick.
Halo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halo scores with a nice body kick.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a low kick.
Kowalski misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Kowalski misses with a straight left.
Halo is looking to slow Kowalski down with leg kicks.
Halo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Halo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo defending well as Kowalski loads up on a big left hand.
Halo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kowalski. Kowalski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kowalski throws an off balance right hand
and Halo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
Halo lands with a straight right. Kowalski didn't see that one coming.
Kowalski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kowalski scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Halo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Halo finds it's target.#T2#
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kowalski's head.
Kowalski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Halo tests Kowalski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kowalski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kowalski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo digs a good body shot into Kowalski's ribs.
Halo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Halo lands with a nice body punch.
Kowalski throws a right hand that misses
and Halo counters with a left to the body.
Halo scores with a jab. Kowalski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kowalski avoids the body shot from Halo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo cracks Kowalski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kowalski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halo tests Kowalski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalski throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Kowalski. #BC#
Kowalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalski.
Kowalski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo misses with a combination
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Kowalski moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo throws a wild body kick that Kowalski sees coming a mile off.
Kowalski lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Kowalski throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and Kowalski only half commits.
Kowalski misses with a looping right.
Halo scores with the left hand. Kowalski knows he should have avoided that one.
Halo checks a low kick from Kowalski.
Kowalski missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo thows a leg kick but Kowalski checks it
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kowalski moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Kowalski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kowalski misses with a low kick.
Kowalski throws a poor cross that misses
and Halo counters with a thumping low kick.
Kowalski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo cracks Kowalski with an open hand slap.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand. #T2#
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Kowalski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Kowalski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kowalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kowalski blocks it well.
Kowalski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halo lands with a straight right. Kowalski didn't see that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Kowalski walks into a straight right hand from Halo.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kowalski misses with a looping right.
Kowalski looks to throw the jab but Halo is out of range.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Kowalski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halo lands an overhand right.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Melchizedek Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Halo jabs Kowalski right on the nose. Kowalski blinks but takes it well.
Melchizedek Halo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halo scores with a jab. Kowalski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kowalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kowalski misses with a looping right.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Halo jabs at Kowalski's body.
Kowalski throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halo lands a jab.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Kowalski moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo throws a one two combo.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Halo finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo pushes Kowalski away with a front kick.#T1#
Kowalski throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Halo throws a fast counter high kick but Kowalski manages to duck under it in time.
Halo scores with a spinning back kick!
Kowalski throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Halo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halo lands with a hook. Kowalski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Kowalski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalski cracks Halo with a good jab.
Halo scores with a hook.
Kowalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalski throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo takes a swing at Kowalski's ribcage but misses.
Brutus Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowalski loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo scores with a jab. Kowalski acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T2#
An inside leg kick from Halo misses.
Kowalski looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kowalski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalski scores with a hook.
Kowalski is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kowalski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kowalski drops his hands momentarily and Halo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halo scores with a jab.
Kowalski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kowalski counters with a three punch combo that has Halo backing up. Halo nods at Kowalski to acknowledge the strikes.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melchizedek Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halo 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melchizedek Halo!
Our winner, Melchizedek Halo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
K-1 31 Haller vs Monroe
Date: Jul 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Kowalski walks into a jab.
MacArthur Jnr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a straight right. Kowalski didn't see that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by MacArthur Jnr!
A jab from Kowalski misses.
MacArthur Jnr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a push kick.
Kowalski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and MacArthur Jnr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kowalski scrambles back to his feet.
We've been informed that Kowalski 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kowalski.
MacArthur Jnr misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Jnr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Jnr moves out of range as Kowalski strikes.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a kick to the midsection.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kowalski doesn't seem bothered though.
MacArthur Jnr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalski.#T1#
Kowalski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacArthur Jnr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kowalski ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Jnr.
Kowalski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a straight left.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick that misses.
Kowalski takes one to the side of the head.
Kowalski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kowalski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
MacArthur Jnr throws a push kick but Kowalski slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Kowalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalski.
MacArthur Jnr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kowalski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacArthur Jnr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kowalski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski scores with a body shot.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kowalski falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacArthur Jnr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacArthur Jnr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacArthur Jnr throws the kick towards the body but Kowalski avoids it.
Kowalski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
MacArthur Jnr cracks Kowalski with a good jab.
A big left from Kowalski misses. #T3#
Kowalski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacArthur Jnr throws out a leg kick but Kowalski moves out of range and MacArthur Jnr only half commits.
Kowalski throws a head kick that half lands.
MacArthur Jnr thuds his shin into the meat of Kowalski's side.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kowalski lands a head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacArthur Jnr.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
MacArthur Jnr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kowalski ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Jnr.
Kowalski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kowalski fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kowalski.
MacArthur Jnr fakes the leg kick and cracks Kowalski in the body. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur Jnr misses the shot to the body.
Kowalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalski.
Kowalski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
MacArthur Jnr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a leg kick.
Kowalski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MacArthur Jnr keeps Kowalski at a distance using the push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by MacArthur Jnr!
Kowalski throws the left hand but MacArthur Jnr avoids the punch easily.
Kowalski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kowalski connects with a body shot that sends MacArthur Jnr's belly button to the back.
Kowalski looks to land a left hand but MacArthur Jnr moved out of range nicely.
Kowalski throws a body shot but no joy. #T5#
Kowalski lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Kowalski - just one landing.
MacArthur Jnr connects with a looping right hand.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body kick.
Kowalski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
MacArthur Jnr connects with a leg kick. Kowalski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MacArthur Jnr's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kowalski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kowalski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Kowalski.
MacArthur Jnr lands an overhand right.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a left hand
and Kowalski counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacArthur Jnr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T6#
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!
MacArthur Jnr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacArthur Jnr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A leg kick checked by Kowalski.
MacArthur Jnr misses the shot to the body.
Kowalski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacArthur Jnr.
It seemed like Kowalski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kowalski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from MacArthur Jnr - the referee stops the clock and Kowalski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says MacArthur Jnr. Kowalski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MacArthur Jnr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kowalski defending well as MacArthur Jnr loads up on a big left hand. #T7#
MacArthur Jnr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Kowalski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalski stuns MacArthur Jnr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kowalski throws a low kick, looking for MacArthur Jnr's leg but MacArthur Jnr calmly moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr connects with an inside leg kick.
Robert MacArthur Jnr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacArthur Jnr. Kowalski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kowalski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacArthur Jnr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kowalski counters with a low kick, right behind MacArthur Jnr 's knee.
MacArthur Jnr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Kowalski. Beautiful body shot.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a sloppy right hand. Kowalski should have avoided that one. #T8#
MacArthur Jnr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kowalski to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacArthur Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
MacArthur Jnr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacArthur Jnr slips a straight right by Kowalski.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacArthur Jnr throws a wild body kick that Kowalski sees coming a mile off.
Kowalski throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Kowalski lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacArthur Jnr doesn't seem phased though.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a low kick.
MacArthur Jnr throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr tests Kowalski's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T9#
Kowalski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kowalski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacArthur Jnr can pounce on him.
MacArthur Jnr lands with an uppercut that bounces Kowalski off the ropes and back into range.
MacArthur Jnr throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacArthur Jnr catches Kowalski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacArthur Jnr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a left hand
and Kowalski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kowalski throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacArthur Jnr cracks Kowalski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kowalski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert MacArthur Jnr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
MacArthur Jnr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski avoids a kick to the body.
Kowalski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacArthur Jnr digs a good body shot into Kowalski's ribs.
MacArthur Jnr lunges at Kowalski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kowalski's hand.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but MacArthur Jnr avoids them all with ease.
MacArthur Jnr scores with the left hand. Kowalski knows he should have avoided that one.
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowalski ducks right into an uppercut from MacArthur Jnr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Jnr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kowalski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacArthur Jnr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalski can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacArthur Jnr thuds a left hand into Kowalski's body.#T1#
Kowalski is looking to score with low kicks.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a kick to the body
and Kowalski counters with a nice body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr digs a good body shot into Kowalski's ribs.
Kowalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalski.
MacArthur Jnr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacArthur Jnr.
Robert MacArthur Jnr is winning the standup battle so far.
Kowalski throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur Jnr's shoulder, as MacArthur Jnr tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur Jnr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kowalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Jnr.
Kowalski digs a good body shot into MacArthur Jnr's ribs.#T2#
A big left from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur Jnr's shoulder, as MacArthur Jnr tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur Jnr half committed to a counter leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from MacArthur Jnr misses.
Kowalski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacArthur Jnr throws a low kick, looking for Kowalski's leg but Kowalski calmly moves out of range.
Kowalski misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body kick.
Kowalski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kowalski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr moves away.
Kowalski throws a head kick but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacArthur Jnr. #T3#
MacArthur Jnr scores with a hook.
Kowalski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick that misses.
Kowalski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
MacArthur Jnr lands an overhand right.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and MacArthur Jnr moves out of range easily.
Kowalski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Kowalski misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and MacArthur Jnr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacArthur Jnr avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacArthur Jnr lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
A big left from Kowalski misses.
MacArthur Jnr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kowalski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kowalski throws a push kick but MacArthur Jnr slaps the foot to one side.
MacArthur Jnr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kowalski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kowalski misses with a hook
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur Jnr moves away from the strike by Kowalski.
MacArthur Jnr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kowalski's calf.
Kowalski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! MacArthur Jnr slams his shin into Kowalski's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. MacArthur Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacArthur Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a jab.#T5#
MacArthur Jnr scores with a head kick. Kowalski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
MacArthur Jnr cracks the inside of Kowalski's front leg.
Kowalski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kowalski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
MacArthur Jnr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kowalski looks to land a left hand but MacArthur Jnr moved out of range nicely.
Kowalski looks to land a right hand but MacArthur Jnr moved out of range.
MacArthur Jnr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for MacArthur Jnr.#T6#
MacArthur Jnr lands a really nice looking cross but Kowalski seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
MacArthur Jnr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kowalski's head.#ROC#
Kowalski is rocked!
Kowalski walks into a jab.
Kowalski is still on wobbly legs! Can MacArthur Jnr finish him?
MacArthur Jnr cracks Kowalski with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kowalski is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kowalski is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Kowalski could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Robert MacArthur Jnr!
After winning the bout, Robert MacArthur Jnr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
DUEL Live #1 Kapaldi vs Miller
Date: Oct 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Webb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kowalski just misses with a punch to the body.
Webb drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kowalski defends it well.
Kowalski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Webb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Webb is just out of range.
Kowalski connects with a right hand. Webb shakes it off.
Webb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kowalski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT2#
It looks like Brutus Kowalski has been cut.
Webb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Webb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Webb walks into a jab.
A lazy left from Kowalski finds it's target.#T1#
Kowalski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Webb throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalski counters with a leg kick.
Kowalski looks to land a left hand but Webb moved out of range nicely.
Webb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Webb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Webb.#TD2#
Kowalski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Webb to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Webb is looking to work some ground and pound but Kowalski has wrist control.
Kowalski wants to sweep here but Webb controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Webb scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Webb is fighting to break Kowalski's control of his arms but Kowalski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Webb throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalski trying to control the position.
Kowalski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Webb. #T3#
Kowalski trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kowalski is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Webb looks to land a left hand but Kowalski moved out of range nicely.
Webb ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
Kowalski swings for the body but Webb moves out of range.
#TD2#
Webb looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Webb throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Webb thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Webb thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kowalski's head.
Webb with the ground and pound but Kowalski uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T4#
Kowalski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Webb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Kowalski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Webb doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Webb manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Webb is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Webb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Webb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Webb throws a big elbow that misses.
Webb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kowalski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Webb throws a body shot but no joy.
Webb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kowalski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kowalski.
Kowalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Webb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Webb.
Webb throws a hook but Kowalski avoids it easily.
Kowalski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Webb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webb.
Webb feints the counter takedown.
Kowalski lands with a hook. Webb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Webb will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T1#
Webb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kowalski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Webb walks into a stiff left hand from Kowalski.
Kowalski connects with a solid leg kick.
Webb shoots in but Kowalski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kowalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webb.
Kowalski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Webb can do to turn this around?
Webb lands a really nice looking cross but Kowalski seems unphased.
Kowalski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Webb.
Webb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kowalski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Webb does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Webb misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalski cracks Webb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Kowalski.
Webb checks a low kick from Kowalski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Webb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kowalski counters with a left to the body.
Kowalski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Webb gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kowalski counters with a right hand to the body.
Brutus Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Webb.
Webb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T3#
Webb slips a jab from Kowalski.
Webb with the counter takedown but Kowalski avoids it easily.
Kowalski throws a leg kick but Webb moved away.
Kowalski cracks Webb with an open hand slap.
Webb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christopher Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Webb moves away.
Kowalski feints and then cracks Webb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Webb down.
Webb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Webb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Webb does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Kowalski throws an overhand right that lands on Webb's shoulder, as Webb tries to avoid the shot.
Webb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalski.
A solid body kick from Kowalski.
Webb shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kowalski counters with a solid body kick.
Brutus Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Webb throws a lazy uppercut
and Kowalski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Webb thinking.
Kowalski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kowalski throws a body punch but Webb moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Kowalski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kowalski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Webb jabs at Kowalski's body.
Kowalski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Webb throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Kowalski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brutus Kowalski is winning the standup battle so far.
Webb misses with a lunging right hand
and Kowalski counters with a left to the body.
Webb is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kowalski.
Webb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Webb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Webb misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
That kick from Kowalski tenderised Webb's leg. Webb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kowalski tries to score with a low kick but Webb moves his leg out of the way.
Kowalski throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Webb's sensitive parts.
Kowalski connects with an inside leg kick.
Webb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kowalski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Webb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Webb misses its intended target.
Christopher Webb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kowalski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Webb at a distance.
Kowalski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Webb ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalski loads up on a big right hand but Webb slips the punch.
Webb just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski lands a slapping body shot.
Kowalski misses with a head kick.
You can see that Webb has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webb connects with a right hand. Kowalski shakes it off.
Kowalski scores with a decent looking hook.
Kowalski connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
Kowalski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalski scores with a leg kick.
Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Webb.
Kowalski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a straight left.
Webb with the counter takedown but Kowalski avoids it easily.
Kowalski staying out of range there.
Webb throws a body shot but no joy.
Webb throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Webb thinking.
Webb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
Webb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kowalski misses the jab.
Webb is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kowalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Webb.
Webb tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kowalski, right into the meat.
The crowd cheers as Kowalski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Webb doesn't seem phased though.#ROC#
Webb is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webb throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalski's shoulder, as Kowalski tries to avoid the shot.
Webb is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalski finish him?
Webb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kowalski counters with a huge left! Webb is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kowalski isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Webb from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kowalski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Kowalski!
A very excited looking Brutus Kowalski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
DUEL#98 Allen vs Stenberg
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Smith cracks Kowalski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kowalski lands a jab to the nose.
Kowalski throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kowalski's calf.
Kowalski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Kowalski shrugs it off.
Smith sizes up Kowalski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kowalski works Smith's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalski missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kowalski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Kowalski throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kowalski is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Kowalski counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kowalski lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith lands a high kick!
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalski looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith walks into a left hand. #T2#
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#
Smith is rocked!
A low kick from Smith misses
and Kowalski counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Smith out cold! What a finish! Kowalski is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Kowalski!
Brutus Kowalski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
DFN#20 Adelhard vs Eluard
Date: Sep 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Kowalski avoids the head kick by Conrad.
Kowalski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kowalski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kowalski misses the jab.
Kowalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalski swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Conrad to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Kowalski 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.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. Kowalski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Conrad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL#
and Conrad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conrad.
Conrad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalski controls his hands.
#T1#
Conrad misses with some punches.
Kowalski lands a body punch.
Conrad tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
#BC2#
Kowalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kowalski scores with a nice strike.
Kowalski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Conrad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kowalski misses with a hook
and Conrad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kowalski connects with the punch.
Kowalski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Conrad counters with a nice body shot.
Kowalski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conrad backing away here, and Kowalski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Conrad ducks right into an uppercut from Kowalski. #ROC2#
Conrad is rocked!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski finds Conrad's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Conrad flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kowalski lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Conrad will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Kowalski!
Brutus Kowalski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
DUEL#84 Fanning vs Army
Date: Jul 19, 2017 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Al-Khaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Kowalski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Malik Al-Khaldi has been cut.
Al-Khaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kowalski.
Kowalski throws out a counter right but Al-Khaldi avoids it with no problem.
Kowalski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al-Khaldi moves away.
It appears Al-Khaldi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kowalski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Kowalski misses.
Good exchange - Al-Khaldi coming out on top.
Al-Khaldi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn Reborn in the buildup to the fight.
Al-Khaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kowalski misses with a low kick as Al-Khaldi jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski moves out of range as Al-Khaldi throws a body kick.
Al-Khaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kowalski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al-Khaldi takes a swing at Kowalski's ribcage but misses.
Al-Khaldi works over Kowalski's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#
It looks like Brutus Kowalski has been cut.
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!
Kowalski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Kowalski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al-Khaldi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kowalski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Al-Khaldi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kowalski scrambles back to his feet.
Al-Khaldi with a hook.#CL#
Al-Khaldi forces Kowalski back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Al-Khaldi on the inside.
Kowalski working aggressively here.
Al-Khaldi tries to work over Kowalski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Al-Khaldi fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalski.
Al-Khaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalski.
Kowalski swings wildly with an uppercut but Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al-Khaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al-Khaldi lands an uppercut.
Al-Khaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalski controls the action.
#T2#
Al-Khaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Al-Khaldi lands with a right to the head.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al-Khaldi blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski slowing the pace effectively.#BC#
Al-Khaldi manages to break the clinch.
Kowalski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al-Khaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Al-Khaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kowalski connects with the punch.
Al-Khaldi cracks a nice hook into Kowalski's ribs.
Al-Khaldi throws a body kick that misses.
Kowalski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Malik Al-Khaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick as Kowalski jumps back.
Al-Khaldi misses with a few strikes there.
Al-Khaldi scores with a leg kick.
#T3#
Al-Khaldi misses the body punch
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al-Khaldi.
A punch lands to the side of Kowalski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Al-Khaldi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Al-Khaldi lands with a cross.
Kowalski misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kowalski lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al-Khaldi. Kowalski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al-Khaldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kowalski takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al-Khaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T4#
The fighters circling - Al-Khaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al-Khaldi wants to slow Kowalski down by chopping away at his legs.
Kowalski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab-cross combination.
Al-Khaldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Al-Khaldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kowalski doesn't seem phased though.
Al-Khaldi scores with a decent looking hook.
Al-Khaldi misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Al-Khaldi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kowalski slips under a jab from Al-Khaldi.
Kowalski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC#
Kowalski is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Al-Khaldi throws a right and a left that both miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kowalski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Al-Khaldi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al-Khaldi swings for the body but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski connects with a body shot that sends Al-Khaldi's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Kowalski.
Al-Khaldi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Al-Khaldi misses
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi misses with a jab to the body
and Kowalski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Al-Khaldi's knee momentarily.
Kowalski misses with a hook. Al-Khaldi ducked under it nicely.
Malik Al-Khaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Al-Khaldi misses.
Al-Khaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalski unleashes a big counter combination but Al-Khaldi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kowalski connects with a body shot that sends Al-Khaldi's belly button to the back.
Kowalski misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Al-Khaldi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1##CL#
Al-Khaldi pushes Kowalski up against the cage in a clinch.
Al-Khaldi tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Al-Khaldi back against the cage.
Kowalski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al-Khaldi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalskis head.
Kowalski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al-Khaldis head.
Al-Khaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalski controls his hands.
#BC2#
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al-Khaldi avoids the body shot from Kowalski.
Al-Khaldi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kowalski is out of range and Al-Khaldi settles back down.
It seemed like Kowalski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalski throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kowalski jabs Al-Khaldi right on the nose. Al-Khaldi blinks but takes it well.
Kowalski throws a shot from downtown. Al-Khaldi moves away and avoids it.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalski's sensitive parts.
Al-Khaldi misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Al-Khaldi thumps Kowalski with a low kick.
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!
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
#CL#
Al-Khaldi clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice uppercut.
Al-Khaldi lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalski.
Al-Khaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Kowalski.
Al-Khaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al-Khaldi lands a body shot.
Malik Al-Khaldi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Al-Khaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Al-Khaldi manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Al-Khaldi coming out on top.
Al-Khaldi connects with a body shot that sends Kowalski's belly button to the back.
Al-Khaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalski can do to turn this around?#T3#
Al-Khaldi connects with a single shot there.
Kowalski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kowalski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
Kowalski throws out a leg kick but Al-Khaldi moves out of range and Kowalski only half commits.
Al-Khaldi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al-Khaldi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kowalski if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Al-Khaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al-Khaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kowalski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al-Khaldi lands with a right hand.
Kowalski is still on wobbly legs! Can Al-Khaldi finish him?
Kowalski misses the body punch
and Al-Khaldi counters with a good low kick that Kowalski was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Al-Khaldi gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kowalski is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malik Al-Khaldi!
A very excited looking Malik Al-Khaldi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
DFN#6 Army vs Bangsit
Date: Jun 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Wilson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kowalski throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Kowalski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Kowalski does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Wilson misses with a leg kick
and Kowalski counters with a series of strikes. Wilson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kowalski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
Kowalski jabs at Wilson's body.
Kowalski throws a chopping leg kick but Wilson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson throws a push kick but Kowalski slaps the foot to one side.
Kowalski misses with a body shot
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Brutus Kowalski has been cut.
Wilson slips a jab from Kowalski.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Kowalski moves away and avoids it.
Wilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kowalski misses with a right hand
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Kowalski misses with a body shot
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kowalski walks into a left hand.
Kowalski scores with a nice right hand.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Kowalski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wilson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kowalski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalski misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Kowalski slips the punch.
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalski.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from Kowalski misses its intended target.
Brutus Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kowalski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T4#
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Kowalski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kowalski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Kowalski throws a low kick but Wilson moves out of range easily.
Kowalski moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kowalski throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kowalski just manages to avoid it.
Wilson stuns Kowalski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson walks into a left hand.
Wilson lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kowalski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Wilson throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Brutus Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Kowalski. Those never looked like landing.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Wilson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson looks for the body kick but Kowalski saw that one coming.
Kowalski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kowalski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.#T1##TD#
Wilson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kowalski did well to prevent Wilson getting side control.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kowalski wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
#SUB#
Wilson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kowalski sees it coming and defends easily.
Kowalski is holding on to half guard well.
Kowalski is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Kowalski wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Wilson is looking to stall here but Kowalski recovers full guard.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Kowalski wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Kowalski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Wilson throws a leg kick
and Kowalski counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kowalski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilson moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT#
That has opened up Brutus Kowalski's cut even more.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilson checks a leg kick.
Kowalski lands with a kick to the temple. Wilson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wilson throws a front kick aimed at Kowalski's knee but Kowalski avoids it well.
Kowalski flicks out a counter leg kick but Wilson steps away.
Wilson wants to land a leg kick but Kowalski is out of range.
Kowalski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilson. Wilson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T4#
Kowalski connects with a body shot.
Kowalski thows a leg kick but Wilson checks it
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalski. That did some damage!
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kowalski.
Wilson connects with a looping right hand.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Kowalski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kowalski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kowalski jabs at Wilson's body.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Kowalski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kowalski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowalski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kowalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalski throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Kowalski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Kowalski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Wilson tenderised Kowalski's leg. Kowalski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kowalski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kowalski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilson will feel that in the morning.
Wilson scores with a jab.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Kowalski scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Kowalski.#T2#
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilson swings for the body but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski feints a counter leg kick.
Kowalski digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kowalski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson checks the leg kick.#T3#
Kowalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Kowalski swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throwing a counter right hand but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Kowalski, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Kowalski against the cage but Kowalski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kowalski thumps Wilson with a low kick.
Kowalski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Kowalski is out of range.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Kowalski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.#T4#
Kowalski throws out a powerful jab.
Kowalski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kowalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson attempts a counter takedown but Kowalski avoids it well and moves away.
Kowalski misses with a looping left.
Wilson swings for the body but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Kowalski misses its intended target.
Kowalski misses the jab.
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!
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Kowalski.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kowalski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Kowalski!
After the fight, Brutus Kowalski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Wrestlerman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kowalski. Kowalski obviously looking to wear him down.
Wrestlerman throws a wild body kick that Kowalski sees coming a mile off.
Wrestlerman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wrestlerman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kowalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrestlerman.
Strikey Wrestlerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrestlerman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Strikey Wrestlerman has been cut.
Kowalski avoids the head kick by Wrestlerman.
Kowalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrestlerman.
Wrestlerman is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestlerman scoring well with a low kick there.
Wrestlerman throws a jab when Kowalski was well out of range.
Kowalski connects with a body shot.#CL#
Kowalski gets tackled into the cage by Wrestlerman. Wrestlerman maintains the clinch. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wrestlerman backwards.
Kowalski avoiding damage as Wrestlerman throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
Wrestlerman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC2#
Wrestlerman is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrestlerman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid body kick from Wrestlerman.
Wrestlerman moves to clinch but Kowalski breaks away
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Wrestlerman misses
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
Kowalski thuds a left hand into Wrestlerman's body.#KD2#
Kowalski sends Wrestlerman crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kowalski is motioning to the referee to let Wrestlerman up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Wrestlerman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrestlerman throws a sloppy head kick
and Kowalski counters with a huge left! Wrestlerman is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kowalski isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Wrestlerman from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kowalski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Kowalski!
In his post fight interview, Brutus Kowalski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 08, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Mcfly has managed to clinch.
Kowalski working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcfly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcfly moves out of range as Kowalski throws a body kick.
Kowalski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mcfly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kowalski in his tracks. #CUT#
It looks like Brutus Kowalski has been cut.
Mcfly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mcfly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalski dodges the punch combination from Mcfly.
A big right from Kowalski misses.
Mcfly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcfly.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mcfly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Mcfly lands a nice shot to the body.
#CL#
Mcfly closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Mcfly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kowalski there.
Mcfly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcfly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Mcfly avoids the body shot from Kowalski.
Mcfly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mcfly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kowalski is able to avoid easily.
Mcfly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Kowalski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kowalski takes a swing at Mcfly's ribcage but misses.
Kowalski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcfly momentarily.
#T2#
Mcfly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kowalski misses the target.
Mcfly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL#
Mcfly clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kowalski as the two fighters clinch.
Kowalski lands with a left to the head.
Kowalski working aggressively here.
Mcfly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
A short right from Kowalski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcfly.
Kowalski lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcfly backwards.
Kowalski gets through Mcfly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3##BC2#
Kowalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowalski connects with a solid leg kick.
Mcfly connects with a body shot that sends Kowalski's belly button to the back.
A combination from Mcfly does no damage.
Kowalski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kowalski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcfly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Mcfly ducks down to avoid it.
Mcfly cracks Kowalski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcfly throws a combination that misses
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Mcfly slips under a jab from Kowalski.
A big left from Kowalski misses.
Mcfly tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Kowalski cracks the inside of Mcfly's front leg.
Kowalski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mcfly scores with a body shot.
Kowalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcfly misses with a body shot.
Kowalski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Mcfly closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Mcfly fails to land. #BC#
Mcfly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcfly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kowalski keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kowalski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Mcfly moves forwards but Kowalski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kowalski thumps Mcfly with a low kick.
Kowalski throws a leg kick
and Mcfly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mcfly drops his hands momentarily and Kowalski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Mcfly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kowalski.
Mcfly misses the shot to the body.
Kowalski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcfly. Kowalski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcfly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcfly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mcfly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcfly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfly cracks Kowalski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcfly with a body shot.#CL#
Mcfly pushes Kowalski up against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalski lands an uppercut.#T1#
A short left from Kowalski. #BC#
Mcfly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brutus Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcfly cracks the inside of Kowalski's front leg. #CL#
Mcfly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kowalski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcfly is struggling to control the position.
Kowalski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcflys head.
Kowalski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kowalski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalski presses Mcfly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mcfly prevents a body shot from Kowalski.
Kowalski blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalski can't find room to land a body shot as Mcfly controls the action.
Mcfly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Kowalski works on Mcfly's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kowalski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcfly backwards.
Kowalski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcfly or not.
Kowalski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcfly backwards.
Kowalski digs a right hand into Mcfly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcfly's gas tank.
Kowalski works on Mcfly's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcfly backwards.
Kowalski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC2#
Mcfly is rocked!
Kowalski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Kowalski.
Oh Mcfly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kowalski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalski pushes Mcfly against the cage. Kowalski is working some dirty boxing. Kowalski pushes off with a quick right hook! Mcfly goes down! Mcfly tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kowalski moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Kowalski!
Brutus Kowalski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Kingsley catches Kowalski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kowalski digs a good body shot into Kingsley's ribs.
Kowalski misses with a low kick.
Kingsley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Kingsley.
Kingsley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kowalski lands with a nice body punch.
Kingsley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingsley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kingsley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kowalski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kowalski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kingsley misses with a looping right.
Kingsley throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingsley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingsley throws a sloppy body shot
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Kingsley moves out of range as Kowalski strikes.#T1#
No joy there for Kingsley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingsley throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalski moves out of range easily.
Kowalski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kingsley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingsley loads up on a big right hand but Kowalski slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalski! But no joy.
Kowalski thumps Kingsley with a low kick.
Kingsley throws the left hand but Kowalski avoids the punch easily.
Kowalski walks into a stiff left hand from Kingsley.#TD#
Kingsley drives through with a takedown into Kowalski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kingsley wants to pass the guard but Kowalski is keeping the position.
Kingsley is working hard here to advance position.
Kowalski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kingsley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kingsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingsley throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Kowalski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kingsley's guard. #REVB#
Kingsley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kowalski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Kingsley is retaining full guard.
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!
Kingsley wants to get back to his feet but Kowalski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kowalski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Kowalski postures up.
Kowalski content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kingsley takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kingsley slips a jab from Kowalski.
Kingsley misses with a few strikes there.
Kingsley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kowalski on the side of the head.
Kingsley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingsley.
Kingsley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kingsley misses with a body shot.
Kingsley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kingsley throws a looping overhand right but Kowalski ducks down to avoid it.
Kingsley fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kingsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingsley throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingsley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowalski feints a counter leg kick.
Kowalski lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brutus Kowalski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kowalski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingsley throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kowalski. That snapped Kingsley's head back.
Brutus Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingsley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kowalski avoids it really well and circles away.
Kowalski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kingsley throws a wild body kick that Kowalski sees coming a mile off.
Kingsley misses the shot to the body.
Kingsley jabs Kowalski right on the nose. Kowalski blinks but takes it well.#TD#
Kingsley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kowalski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kingsley is in Kowalski's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kingsley trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Kowalski keeping full guard, as Kingsley tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingsley postures up.
#T1#
Kingsley with a nice head shot there.
Kingsley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kowalski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kingsley postures up.
Kingsley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kowalski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kingsley preventing the sweep.
Kowalski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kingsley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kingsley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kowalski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kingsley advances to half guard. #T2#
Kingsley is trying to control the action in half guard but Kowalski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kowalski tries to get to full guard but Kingsley has control of the leg.
Kingsley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kingsley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kowalski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #CUT#
It looks like Brutus Kowalski has been cut.
Kingsley throwing shots but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Kowalski is trying to control but Kingsley passes into side control!
Kingsley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kingsley lands a nice forearm strike.
Kingsley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kowalski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kowalski is looking to regain half guard here but Kingsley keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Kingsley landing strikes.
Kowalski is looking to regain half guard here but Kingsley keeps moving and retains side control.
Kingsley trying to control the action but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Kingsley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kingsley lands some shots froms side control.
Kowalski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kingsley with the ground and pound but Kowalski regains half guard under the barage of strikes. #T4#
Ground and pound from Kingsley. #CUT#
That has opened up Brutus Kowalski's cut even more.
Kowalski wants to control but Kingsley is keeping busy.
Kowalski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kingsley distracts Kowalski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#CUT#
The cut above Brutus Kowalski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kingsley being controlled here momentarily.
Kowalski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kingsley's guard. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kingsley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kowalski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Kowalski looks to land a right hand but Kingsley moved out of range.
Kowalski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kingsley slips a jab and a cross from Kowalski.
Kingsley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kowalski as he avoids it easily.
Kowalski misses with a hook. Kingsley ducked under it nicely.
Kowalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingsley.
Kingsley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James Kingsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Kingsley ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kingsley misses the shot to the body.
Kowalski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kingsley with a body shot.
Kingsley misses with the combination.
#T1#
Kingsley misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Kingsley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kowalski is trying to defend but Kingsley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kingsley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kowalski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kingsley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kingsley is trying to control. Kowalski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kowalski is looking for a sweep. Kingsley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kingsley stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski won't allow Kingsley to pass to mount. #T2#
Kingsley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kingsley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kingsley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kowalski's head.
Kowalski tries to get to full guard but Kingsley has control of the leg.
Kingsley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kowalski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kowalski is trying to control the position but Kingsley postures up.
James Kingsley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kingsley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kingsley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kingsley throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
Kingsley preventing the sweep.
Kingsley advances position into side control!
Kingsley trying to control the action but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Kowalski parries the strikes from Kingsley easily there. Kingsley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kowalski to escape.
The ground and pound from Kingsley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kowalski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kingsley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kingsley thows a huge punch but Kowalski dodges it nicely.
#T4#
Kingsley wants to pass the guard but Kowalski is defending well.
Kingsley is trying to control the action in half guard but Kowalski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kingsley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kowalski is looking for a sweep. Kingsley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kingsley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kowalski is looking to improve his position.
Kingsley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kingsley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kowalski manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Kingsley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kingsley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kingsley!
In his post fight interview, James Kingsley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Munster tries for a takedown but Kowalski circles away easily
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#KD2#
Kowalski drops Munster with a beautiful combination! Munster stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kowalski is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Munster is rocked!
Munster bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kowalski comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Munster falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Munster was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Kowalski!
In his post fight interview, Brutus Kowalski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
USFC 117
Date: May 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Vurny tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut. Vurny saw that one coming.
Vurny takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT2#
It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
Kowalski throws a hook but Vurny avoids it easily.
Vurny tries to counter with a takedown but Kowalski is quick to defend against it.
Vurny avoids the body shot from Kowalski.
Kowalski wants to land a leg kick but Vurny is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vurny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny swinging wildly here.
Kowalski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kowalski misses with a straight right. #TD#
Vurny decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T1#
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vurny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vurny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vurny working over Kowalski with some ground and pound. Kowalski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kowalski wants to improve his position but Vurny is controlling well.
Kowalski gets back to full guard.
Kowalski is pulling down on Vurny's head to control his posture.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Vurny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kowalski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vurny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vurny throwing strikes but missing.
Vurny chips away with some ground and pound.
Vurny trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Vurny landing some decent shots from guard.
Vurny stopping the sweep attempt from Kowalski.
Vurny postures up in Kowalski's guard and throws a big left but Kowalski blocks it.
Vurny stands and throws Kowalski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kowalski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T3#
Vurny trying to control the position but Kowalski is working away.
Vurny sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kowalski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#SUB#
Vurny wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kowalski, who protects the arm well.
Kowalski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Vurny is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Vurny wants to work for an arm triangle but Kowalski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vurny working over Kowalski with some ground and pound. Kowalski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
Kowalski is refusing to be controlled, as Vurny sits in half guard.
Kowalski trying to control but Vurny postures up.
Vurny trying to control the action but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vurny connects with a nice short shot to Kowalski's temple.
Ground and pound from Vurny.
Kowalski is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kowalski has hold of Vurny's hands but Vurny slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kowalski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vurny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kowalski tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A big right from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Vurny decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kowalski's guard.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowalski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vurny trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Vurny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalski can do to turn this around?
Vurny throws an elbow that misses. Kowalski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vurny's guard. Nice move by Kowalski!#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Vurny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vurny wants to hit a switch here but Kowalski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vurny there! #T1#
Vurny is looking to improve his position but Kowalski isn't that keen on the idea.
Vurny sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kowalski in particular looking to stall.
Vurny moves into full guard.
#T2#
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.
Kowalski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kowalski won't allow Vurny to sweep him here. #T3#
Vurny controls Kowalski momentarily but Kowalski frees himself.
Vurny is really struggling to control Kowalski but he's trying to hold on to the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Kowalski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vurny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vurny advances position into side control!
Vurny working the ground and pound but Kowalski is defending the strikes. #T4#
Kowalski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vurny.
Vurny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vurny throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vurny working the ground and pound but Kowalski is defending the strikes.
Vurny in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SUB#
Vurny thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kowalski is looking for a sweep.
Kowalski can't do much from the bottom here.
Vurny landing strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kowalski parries the strikes from Vurny easily there. Vurny is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kowalski to escape.
Vurny working the strikes but Kowalski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Kowalski misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Kowalski as he connects with a hook.
Kowalski digs a good body shot into Vurny's ribs.
Kowalski throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vurny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalski misses the shot to the body.
Vurny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Vurny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vurny.
Vurny postures up in Kowalski's guard and throws a big left but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny is looking to work some ground and pound but Kowalski has wrist control.#T1#
Kowalski wants to sweep here but Vurny controlling him for the moment.
Kowalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowalski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowalski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Kowalski seems keen to control Vurny's posture.
Kowalski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kowalski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Vurny postures up in Kowalski's guard and throws a big left but Kowalski blocks it.
Vurny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kowalski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kowalski wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
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.
Vurny trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vurny misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalski throws a leg kick #TD#
and Vurny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vurny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kowalski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vurny landing some decent shots from guard.
Kowalski is trying to control the position but Vurny postures up.
Vurny landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Kowalski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vurny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.
Vurny wants to pass the guard but Kowalski is keeping the position.
Vurny is working hard here to advance position.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vurny looking to sit in guard and control but Kowalski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Vurny has control of Kowalski's left arm, preventing Kowalski from doing any damage. #T4#
Vurny looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kowalski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kowalski not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurny trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
That's time! Vurny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Kowalski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kowalski lands a slapping body shot.
Vurny fails with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kowalski is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kowalski digs a good body shot into Vurny's ribs.
Brutus Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vurny fails with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aldo Vurny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalski feints and then cracks Vurny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vurny down. #T1#
Kowalski misses with a body punch
and Vurny counters with a right hand to the body.
Kowalski is looking to slow Vurny down with leg kicks.
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kowalski thuds a left hand into Vurny's body.
Kowalski looks to throw the jab but Vurny is out of range.
Vurny fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Vurny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vurny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Kowalski looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Nice sprawl there from Kowalski as Vurny shoots in.
Vurny gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kowalski sprawls well. Kowalski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vurny gets slowly back to his feet.
Vurny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kowalski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vurny fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Vurny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kowalski.
Vurny fails with the takedown.
Brutus Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kowalski counters with a thumping low kick.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Vurny throws a sloppy body shot
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Kowalski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kowalski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kowalski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
The crowd cheers as Kowalski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vurny doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#
Aldo Vurny's cut is getting worse.
Kowalski misses with a left hand #TD#
and Vurny decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kowalski's guard.
Vurny is fighting to break Kowalski's control of his arms but Kowalski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kowalski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vurny's guard. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aldo Vurny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalski content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Kowalski dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Kowalski jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD#
Vurny drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vurny postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vurny looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kowalski is avoiding damage well.
Vurny cracks Kowalski with a big right hand but Kowalski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kowalski stops Vurny from passing to mount.
Kowalski wants to control but Vurny postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski is not content to let Vurny control the position. #SUB#
Vurny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kowalski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1#
Vurny controlling the position.
Kowalski defending against the ground and pound.
Vurny misses with the ground and pound.
Kowalski gets back to half guard.
Kowalski trying to control here.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vurny seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kowalski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kowalski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vurny's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vurny's back!
Kowalski controlling the position well here. Vurny rolled but Kowalski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Vurny is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kowalski slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kowalski trying to control momentarily.
Kowalski controlling well, preventing Vurny from escaping the position.
Aldo Vurny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Vurny trying to control the position but Kowalski manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Vurny's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
What can Vurny do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kowalski is continuing to stall.
Kowalski is hanging on to Vurny's back as he tries to escape.
Kowalski is trying to stick to Vurny's back but Vurny is turning into Kowalski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kowalski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vurny.
Kowalski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Kowalski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vurny is looking to pass into half guard but Kowalski pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kowalski is in guard.#REVB#
Kowalski stays in close to Vurny's body and controls the position.
Vurny is trying to keep Kowalski in close.
Vurny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurny.
Brutus Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Vurny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Vurny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vurny has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Vurny!
Aldo Vurny is the new light heavyweight champion!
Aldo Vurny tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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