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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Przemyslaw Saleta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Karlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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198 cm
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265 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Przemyslaw Saleta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Karlowski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saleta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karlowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saleta to the mat! Saleta manages to get full guard.
Karlowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karlowski passes Saleta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlowski prevents Saleta from standing back up.
Karlowski lands strikes from half guard.
Karlowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Karlowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karlowski escapes and gets back to his feet.
Karlowski drives through and clinches with Saleta against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlowski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Saleta!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Karlowski controlling his opponent.
Karlowski looking to secure an arm triangle but Saleta defends it well.
Karlowski goes for an armbar but Saleta turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Saleta.
Saleta is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Saleta throws an elbow but it misses.
Karlowski breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Karlowski. Those never looked like landing.
Karlowski gets a double leg takedown into Saleta's guard.
Karlowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karlowski passes Saleta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski lands strikes from half guard.
Saleta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karlowski is working for a submission of some sort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlowski decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Karlowski 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.
Karlowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saleta swivels and escapes.
Saleta throws a head kick that misses.
Karlowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Saleta throws a head kick but Karlowski moves out of range.
Saleta misses with a head kick.
Karlowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saleta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Karlowski stops Saleta from standing up.
Karlowski stays in close to Saleta's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karlowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Karlowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saleta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Karlowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Saleta is retaining full guard.
Karlowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karlowski is pushing down on Saleta's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saleta is fighting to maintain full guard but Karlowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karlowski stands up out of the half guard.
Karlowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Przemyslaw Saleta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dariusz Karlowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Karlowski with that takedown attempt.
Karlowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlowski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Saleta to stand up.
Karlowski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Saleta's guard.
Karlowski passes Saleta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karlowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karlowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Karlowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Karlowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karlowski showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karlowski connects with a nice short shot to Saleta's temple.
Karlowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saleta's head.
Karlowski decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Karlowski tries to clinch but Saleta moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karlowski clinches up with Saleta and pushes him back against the cage.
Karlowski manages to break the clinch.
Saleta lands with a slapping head kick.
Karlowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karlowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karlowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Karlowski 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.
Karlowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Saleta is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dariusz Karlowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Karlowski clinches up with Saleta and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlowski manages to break the clinch.
Karlowski closes the distance and pushes Saleta back into the cage.
Saleta trying to land knees to the body.
Karlowski breaks from the clinch.
Karlowski gets a clinch.
Karlowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karlowski pushes Saleta up against the cage in a clinch.
Karlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlowski blocks a head kick by Saleta.
Karlowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski forces Saleta back against the cage and clinches.
Karlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlowski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karlowski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Saleta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karlowski closes the distance and clinches.
Karlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karlowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Karlowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Karlowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlowski is working for a guillotine from mount but Saleta frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saleta?
Karlowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karlowski controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlowski unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dariusz Karlowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karlowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Karlowski!
Dariusz Karlowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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