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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Atkinson (ranked 2206 p4p, 2014 weight class) and Kacper Kowalczyk (ranked 238 p4p, 224 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Atkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kacper Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Atkinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Atkinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kowalczyk throws a jab when Atkinson was well out of range.
Kowalczyk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kowalczyk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Atkinson momentarily.
Kowalczyk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kowalczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalczyk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkinson manages to avoid it.
Kowalczyk lands with a cross.
Atkinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalczyk throws out the jab.
Atkinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kowalczyk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands an overhand right.
Atkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalczyk connects with a body shot.
Atkinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atkinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Atkinson swings for the body but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Jab from Kowalczyk.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kowalczyk enables Atkinson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kowalczyk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kowalczyk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kowalczyk is looking for a triangle but Atkinson pushes his legs off easily.
Kowalczyk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Atkinson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kowalczyk is retaining full guard.
Atkinson won't allow Kowalczyk to sweep him here.
Kowalczyk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalczyk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Atkinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Atkinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kowalczyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Atkinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kowalczyk isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Atkinson stacks Kowalczyk on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Atkinson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk is trying to get back to half guard.
Kowalczyk sneaks back into half guard.
Kowalczyk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kowalczyk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kowalczyk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalczyk, not yet.
Atkinson is in close to Kowalczyk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kowalczyk looking for a guillotine here but Atkinson defends easily.
Kowalczyk has an active guard here but Atkinson has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kowalczyk wants to improve his position but Atkinson is controlling well.
Kowalczyk is refusing to be controlled, as Atkinson sits in half guard.
Kowalczyk is trying to get back to full guard.
Atkinson is keen to just control but Kowalczyk is a slippery customer.
Atkinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalczyk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kacper Kowalczyk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kowalczyk cracks Atkinson with a good jab.
Atkinson walks into a jab.
Atkinson fails with the takedown.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atkinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalczyk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Atkinson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice right hand.
Kowalczyk scores with a sloppy right hand. Atkinson should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atkinson.
Kowalczyk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk misses the shot to the body.
Atkinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kowalczyk misses the shot to the body.
Kowalczyk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalczyk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atkinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Kowalczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atkinson's elbow.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Atkinson avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kowalczyk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Atkinson controls his hands.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Atkinson blocks it.
Atkinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Atkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk slowing the pace effectively.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Atkinson controls his hands.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk jumps guard and drags Atkinson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kowalczyk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Atkinson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kowalczyk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Atkinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kowalczyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kowalczyk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Atkinson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kowalczyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kowalczyk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Atkinson is aware though and is defending well.
Atkinson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kowalczyk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Atkinson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Atkinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kowalczyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Atkinson slips nicely into half guard.
Kowalczyk gets full guard.
Kowalczyk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Atkinson passes into side control.
Kowalczyk is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalczyk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kowalczyk wants to sweep but Atkinson has passed to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kacper Kowalczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Atkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalczyk.
Atkinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Atkinson.
Kowalczyk takes a swing at Atkinson's ribcage but misses.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the side of Atkinson's head but Atkinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Kowalczyk misses its intended target.
Kowalczyk swings for the body but Atkinson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk throws a body shot but no joy.
Atkinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalczyk. Atkinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowalczyk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atkinson misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kowalczyk. That snapped Atkinson's head back.
Atkinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kowalczyk is looking for a sweep. Atkinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kowalczyk keeps trying to improve his position.
Kowalczyk is still trying to improve position.
Nice strikes from Atkinson there.
Atkinson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kowalczyk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atkinson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kowalczyk is looking for a sweep. Atkinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kowalczyk wants to get back to full guard.
Atkinson passes to full mount!
Atkinson controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk can't escape the position.
Kowalczyk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kowalczyk stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Atkinson throws up his legs and catches Kowalczyk in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kowalczyk tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Atkinson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pierre Atkinson!
A determined Pierre Atkinson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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FIGHT
RATING
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