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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radek Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaddy McShaderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radek Kowalski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 lbs
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181 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radek Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaddy McShaderson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from McShaderson as Kowalski shoots in.
Kowalski fails with the takedown
and McShaderson counters with a straight right hand.
Kowalski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McShaderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kowalski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kowalski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kowalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McShaderson has control of Kowalski's left arm, preventing Kowalski from doing any damage.
McShaderson wants to stand and escape but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski distracts McShaderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kowalski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McShaderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowalski.
Kowalski postures up in McShaderson's guard and throws a big left but McShaderson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kowalski working some strikes from top position.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McShaderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kowalski is one step ahead there.
McShaderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowalski 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.
McShaderson wants to stand but Kowalski is controlling the position.
Kowalski trying to control but McShaderson is working from the bottom.
Kowalski throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McShaderson has Kowalski pulled in close to control his posture.
Kowalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but McShaderson blocks nicely.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McShaderson is keeping the position for now.
Kowalski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McShaderson wants to stand and escape but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McShaderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowalski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McShaderson keeping full guard, as Kowalski tries to pass.
McShaderson looking for a sweep. Not yet McShaderson, not yet.
McShaderson wants to stand and escape but Kowalski is having none of it.
McShaderson has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.
Kowalski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McShaderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kowalski throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is in close to McShaderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kowalski throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalski postures up in McShaderson's guard and throws a big left but McShaderson blocks it.
Kowalski passes McShaderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kowalski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radek Kowalski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from McShaderson. No joy for Kowalski on that attempt.
Kowalski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kowalski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McShaderson wants to get back to his feet.
McShaderson taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Kowalski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kowalski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McShaderson defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski working McShaderson over with strikes.
Kowalski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McShaderson is just riding it out for now. Kowalski eventually gives up the hold.
Kowalski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kowalski is working for an americana but McShaderson has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Kowalski was thinking about the submission.
Kowalski wants to pass the guard but McShaderson is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McShaderson trying to keep a closed guard but Kowalski is proving a slippery customer.
Kowalski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowalski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McShaderson keeping full guard, as Kowalski tries to pass.
Kowalski working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McShaderson is looking to stand up but Kowalski isn't so interested in that idea.
Kowalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McShaderson is trying to control the position but Kowalski postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shaddy McShaderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kowalski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kowalski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McShaderson leaves Kowalski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radek Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McShaderson looks to land a combination but Kowalski avoids it well.
Kowalski shoots and misses
and McShaderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kowalski fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McShaderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kowalski.
Kowalski with a lazy takedown attempt
and McShaderson counters with a straight right hand.
Radek Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McShaderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kowalski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McShaderson jabs Kowalski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kowalski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kowalski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McShaderson.
Kowalski misses with a takedown attempt
and McShaderson counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McShaderson scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McShaderson jabs Kowalski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kowalski shoots and misses
and McShaderson counters with a nice uppercut.
McShaderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Radek Kowalski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McShaderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalski tries for a takedown but McShaderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kowalski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McShaderson pinned against the cage. McShaderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McShaderson throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski has his takedown stuffed
and McShaderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radek Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski fails with the takedown.
Kowalski with a lazy takedown attempt
and McShaderson counters with an inside leg kick.
McShaderson lands a head kick!
It looks like Radek Kowalski has been cut.
McShaderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalski has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McShaderson works Kowalski's body with a nice hook.
Kowalski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kowalski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McShaderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kowalski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kowalski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McShaderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McShaderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kowalski tries to hold on but McShaderson pushes him away.
McShaderson working Kowalski over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McShaderson controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McShaderson tries to control but Kowalski wriggling away.
Radek Kowalski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McShaderson has hold of Kowalski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kowalski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kowalski is squirming around, avoiding McShaderson's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McShaderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kowalski is looking to get to half guard.
McShaderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McShaderson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McShaderson tries to control but Kowalski wriggling away.
Kowalski wants to control but McShaderson is having none of it.
Shaddy McShaderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Radek Kowalski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McShaderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McShaderson looking to finish with strikes here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McShaderson avoids the attempt from Kowalski to control.
Kowalski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaddy McShaderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kowalski 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radek Kowalski!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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