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Event:
RISE 159
Date: Apr 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Kowalczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Yelisey avoids them all with ease.
Yelisey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalczyk with a body shot.
Kowalczyk misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk throws a one two combo.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yelisey.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Yelisey avoids them all with ease.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yelisey looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Yelisey avoids them all with ease.
Yelisey is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Yelisey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yelisey throws a counter combo.
Kowalczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yelisey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kowalczyk throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Yelisey avoids nicely.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Yelisey is having none of it.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yelisey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yelisey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Yelisey responds with a good body kick, but Kowalczyk manages to step out the way in time.
Kowalczyk is breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Yelisey avoids nicely.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yelisey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Yelisey moves out of range.
Yelisey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Kowalczyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yelisey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Yelisey moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kowalczyk.
A little jabbing left from Yelisey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kowalczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yelisey slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yelisey blocks a head kick by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
Yelisey dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Kowalczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yelisey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yelisey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kowalczyk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aleksander Kowalczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yelisey moves away from the strike by Kowalczyk.
A little jabbing left from Yelisey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
Kowalczyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yelisey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yelisey counters with an outside leg kick.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yelisey moves away.#T4#
Kowalczyk fails to land with a series of punches.
Yelisey throws a counter combo.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch
enabling Yelisey to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut.
Kowalczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Kowalczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yelisey.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk is looking to wear down Yelisey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kowalczyk misses with a double jab.
Yelisey throws a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Yelisey moves out of range.
Kowalczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kowalczyk dominated that round.
That's time! Kowalczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kowalczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalczyk missing with a left hand there. Yelisey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yelisey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Yelisey avoids the head kick by Kowalczyk.
Yelisey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kowalczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yelisey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Yelisey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yelisey dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
A nice side step and Yelisey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalczyk throws a nice looking combination but Yelisey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Kowalczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yelisey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yelisey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sloppy strikes from Kowalczyk. Those never looked like landing.
Yelisey tries a quick counter leg kick but Kowalczyk is wise to it.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey avoids the head kick by Kowalczyk.
Yelisey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aleksander Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yelisey manages to avoid it.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aleksander Kowalczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalczyk misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
Kowalczyk backing away here, and Yelisey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Kowalczyk looks for the body kick but Yelisey saw that one coming.
Kowalczyk misses with a double jab.
Yelisey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch but Yelisey is avoiding it.
Yelisey moves out of range as Kowalczyk strikes.
Yelisey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kowalczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Aleksander Kowalczyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey avoids a kick to the body.
Yelisey raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kowalczyk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yelisey can do to turn this around?#T3#
Kowalczyk misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yelisey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kowalczyk has got the better of the exchanges.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
No joy there for Kowalczyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yelisey circles away quickly and effectively.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kowalczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Yelisey circles away.
#T4#
Yelisey dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalczyk with a body shot.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yelisey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalczyk with a body shot.
Kowalczyk throws a nice looking combination but Yelisey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yelisey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kowalczyk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
The fighters circling - Kowalczyk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Yelisey avoids nicely.
Kowalczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yelisey circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yelisey avoids the head kick by Kowalczyk.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yelisey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yelisey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kowalczyk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yelisey's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Yelisey avoids them all with ease.
Kowalczyk takes a swing at Yelisey's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Kowalczyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Yelisey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalczyk moves in looking to clinch but Yelisey pushes him off.
Yelisey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
No joy there for Kowalczyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalczyk misses with a double jab.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Kowalczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kowalczyk throws a combination that misses
and Yelisey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kowalczyk's knee momentarily.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a jab to the body but Yelisey is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yelisey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yelisey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kowalczyk.
#T2#
Yelisey slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk backing away here, and Yelisey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kowalczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yelisey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kowalczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Yelisey's shoulder, as Yelisey tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
Kowalczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yelisey circles away quickly and effectively.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kowalczyk misses with a series of wild punches.
Yelisey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T3#
Kowalczyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Yelisey avoids nicely.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Yelisey slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.#T4#
Kowalczyk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yelisey checks a low kick from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yelisey avoids a kick to the body.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalczyk backing away here, and Yelisey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kowalczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yelisey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalczyk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yelisey counters with a good low kick that Kowalczyk was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Kowalczyk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kowalczyk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Kowalczyk! |
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Event:
RISE 152
Date: Mar 12, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Kowalczyk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lygre won't allow Kowalczyk to get back to his feet.
Lygre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SU#
Lygre stands up from Kowalczyk's guard - Lygre perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Lygre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kowalczyk quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lygre moves into full mount! Kowalczyk won't be happy about that!
Lygre controlling from mount. #T1#
Lygre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lygre controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Lygre has isolated one of Kowalczyk's arms. Kowalczyk looking to fight him off but Lygre twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stian Lygre!
Stian Lygre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
RISE 143
Date: Feb 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Kowalczyk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sterling throws a jab but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a combination
#TD2#
and Sterling decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kowalczyk's guard.
Sterling is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sterling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Sterling might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Sterling has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sterling's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Sterling scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sterling looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sterling is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kowalczyk! #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sterling controlling from the full mount.
We've been informed that Sterling has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
More stalling from Sterling.
Sterling is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Sterling 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#
Sloppy strikes from Kowalczyk. Those never looked like landing.
Kowalczyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Sterling counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kowalczyk won't be happy with that.
Kowalczyk being controlled for a moment.
Adrian Sterling has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Sterling has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kowalczyk is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sterling yanks on the arm and Kowalczyk is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sterling.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adrian Sterling!
Adrian Sterling 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawkins wants to counter with a clinch but Kowalczyk pushes him away.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Aleksander Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Dawkins moves into range and clinches up with Kowalczyk.
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins. #T1#
Dawkins slowing the pace effectively.
Dawkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dawkins receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins tries to stall but Kowalczyk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dawkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalczyk avoids it.#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.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dawkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kowalczyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawkins won't allow it.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
Dawkins leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land. #T3#
Dawkins misses with some punches.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins is trying to stall.
Dawkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dawkins seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kowalczyk can't break the clinch.
Kowalczyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dawkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dawkins wants to stall.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins trying to control the position but instead, Kowalczyk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dawkins into the cage.
Kowalczyk tries to break free but Dawkins pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawkins working aggressively here.
Dawkins effectively controlling the action here.
Kowalczyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Dawkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalczyk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Dawkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalczyk is defending well for now.
Dawkins misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Dawkins missing with knees to the body.
Dawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
Kowalczyk can't break the clinch.
Dawkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kowalczyk's efforts to push away.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawkins throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kowalczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawkins is pushing Kowalczyk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Casey Dawkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins wants to stall.
Dawkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk managing to block the knees to the body from Dawkins.
Dawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kowalczyk is keeping busy.
Dawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
Dawkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Dawkins into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
The referee calls for Dawkins to work.
Dawkins trying to stall but Kowalczyk improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Casey Dawkins.#CL2#
Kowalczyk gets tackled into the cage by Dawkins. Dawkins maintains the clinch.
Kowalczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawkins has double underhooks.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Dawkins. #T4#
Kowalczyk can't break the clinch.
Dawkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kowalczyk is keeping busy.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Dawkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Dawkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Dawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kowalczyk throws a head kick but Dawkins moves out of range.
Kowalczyk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dawkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Kowalczyk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dawkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Dawkins into the cage.#T1#
Dawkins slows down the pace here.
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Dawkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins prevents Kowalczyk from breaking the clinch.
Dawkins effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk. #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.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Dawkins to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dawkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kowalczyk's brow.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dawkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kowalczyk prevents a body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawkins has Kowalczyk pressed against the cage, preventing Kowalczyk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins stalling the fight.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kowalczyk as Dawkins tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Casey Dawkins.#CL#
Kowalczyk takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Kowalczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Casey Dawkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Kowalczyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kowalczyk is trying to push Dawkins away but Dawkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Dawkins working aggressively here.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawkins prevents Kowalczyk from breaking the clinch.
Aleksander Kowalczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawkins trying to stall but Kowalczyk improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Dawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dawkins 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Dawkins! |
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