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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Korczewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Korczewski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korczewski swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Markakis or perhaps it was just good defense by Korczewski which made him look bad.
No joy there for Korczewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korczewski throws a combination that misses
and Markakis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Markakis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Markakis throwing shots but Korczewski is blocking nicely.
Korczewski pushes Markakis off looking to stand but Markakis dives back in and keeps control.
Korczewski is refusing to be controlled, as Markakis sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korczewski kicks off Markakis and gets to his feet.
Korczewski closes the distance and pushes Markakis back into the cage.
Markakis is trying to pull guard but Korczewski has him pressed against the cage.
Markakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korczewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markakis misses with a knee to the head.
Markakis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korczewski drops Markakis with a beautiful combination! Markakis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Korczewski is looking for the KO!
Markakis is rocked!
It looks like Nick Markakis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korczewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Markakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korczewski misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski swinging wildly here.
Korczewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markakis slips a jab and a cross from Korczewski.
Markakis seems to have got his legs back now.
Korczewski fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Korczewski does no damage.
Kamil Korczewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Korczewski throws a series of punches but Markakis moves out of range.
Korczewski clinches up against the cage.
Markakis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis tries to land a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks with his arms.
Markakis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Markakis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Markakis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Markakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markakis trying to land knees to the body.
Markakis is breathing heavily.
Korczewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Korczewski is trying to push Markakis away but Markakis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markakis.
Markakis is trying to pull guard but Korczewski has him pressed against the cage.
Markakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korczewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Markakis has Korczewski pushed against the cage.
Korczewski wants to get back to striking at distance but Markakis won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis misses with a knee to the head.
Korczewski tries to break the clinch but Markakis is controlling the position.
Korczewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korczewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Markakis tries to land a knee to the head but Korczewski blocks with his arms.
Korczewski wants to get back to striking at distance but Markakis won't allow it.
Korczewski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Korczewski wants to break free but Markakis has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korczewski prevents the takedown attempt.
Markakis prevents Korczewski from breaking the clinch.
Korczewski is trying to force a seperation but Markakis has the dominant position.
Korczewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Korczewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Markakis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Korczewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markakis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markakis avoids a kick to the body.
Korczewski drops Markakis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Markakis looks back up at him and smiles so Korczewski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korczewski looks to land a left hand but Markakis moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Korczewski.
Markakis misses with a takedown attempt - Korczewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Korczewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markakis manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Korczewski lands a left and a right that send Markakis crashing to the mat, dazed. Korczewski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nick Markakis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markakis looks up at the clock. Bad move! Korczewski lands a right hand from hell, dropping Markakis. Korczewski pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Korczewski!
After the fight, Kamil Korczewski 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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