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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikodem Kowalczyk (ranked 2091 p4p, 3554 weight class) and Zheng Lingxin (ranked 228 p4p, 369 weight class). Nikodem Kowalczyk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikodem Kowalczyk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zheng Lingxin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk throws out a loose jab but Lingxin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lingxins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Zheng Lingxin has been cut.
Lingxin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalczyk.
Lingxin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lingxin blocks a jab.
Lingxin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lingxin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalczyk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kowalczyk checks a leg kick.
Kowalczyk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lingxin can pounce on him.
Kowalczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kowalczyk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kowalczyk scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Kowalczyk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lingxin misses with a looping right.
Kowalczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lingxin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lingxin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lingxin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lingxin.
Lingxin flicks out a counter leg kick but Kowalczyk steps away.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lingxin.
Lingxin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Lingxin does no damage.
Lingxin misses the body punch
and Kowalczyk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kowalczyk moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kowalczyk.
A short body shot lands from Kowalczyk as the two fighters clinch.
Lingxin looks winded!
Lingxin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalczyk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Lingxin misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalczyk cracks Lingxin with a nice body shot.
Kowalczyk lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Lingxin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingxin takes a shot to the head.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kowalczyk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Zheng Lingxin's cut even more.
Kowalczyk lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalczyk pushes Lingxin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lingxin is rocked!
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lingxin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalczyk finish him?
Kowalczyk is leaning against Lingxin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Kowalczyk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kowalczyk creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lingxin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lingxin drops to his knees and Kowalczyk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikodem Kowalczyk!
Nikodem Kowalczyk retains his middleweight title!
Nikodem Kowalczyk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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