Post by The Sandmen on Jul 12, 2017 22:37:21 GMT -5
Barb Honchak glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Honchak and Kowalkiewicz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Barb Honchak swings...
hard impact to Kowalkiewicz 's face!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Honchak fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Kowalkiewicz 's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Karolina Kowalkiewicz looks to counter!
Honchak is in closed guard... Kowalkiewicz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Kowalkiewicz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz controls the situation despite Barb Honchak efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz rolls Barb Honchak to her stomach and takes her back!
Kowalkiewicz is in rear mount over Honchak
Kowalkiewicz tries to end this with a RNC!
Honchak manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
As the fight continues it seems that Karolina Kowalkiewicz is taking the best of the fight.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz attempts to move to full guard
Karolina Kowalkiewicz manages to switch to full guard.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak is in closed guard... Kowalkiewicz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Stand up! This is what Honchak's cornermen are shouting. Karolina Kowalkiewicz is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz tries to better her position on the ground...
Kowalkiewicz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Kowalkiewicz is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Kowalkiewicz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz controls the situation despite Barb Honchak efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak tries to roll to her side and trap Karolina Kowalkiewicz in her guard...
Barb Honchak gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in open guard over Honchak
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Kowalkiewicz 's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Honchak
Honchak is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Barb Honchak for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Kowalkiewicz time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Barb Honchak throws an uppercut
Kowalkiewicz slips it.
Honchak misses a step and Karolina Kowalkiewicz sees an opportunity to counter her!
Kowalkiewicz wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barb Honchak pushes away Kowalkiewicz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kowalkiewicz stumbles backwards and Barb Honchak circles to get the center of the cage
Brutal combination from Karolina Kowalkiewicz !
Honchak is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Honchak looks to be in very good shape.
Barb Honchak leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kowalkiewicz
Honchak shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barb Honchak shoots and grab Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's ankle trying to take her down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Honchak scoop up Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's ankle with one hand and pushes her body with another forcing Kowalkiewicz to the mat
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz launches a few punches to Honchak's cheek from the guard.
Barb Honchak uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak is in closed guard... Kowalkiewicz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Kowalkiewicz catch Barb Honchak's left arm and tries a kimura
Barb Honchak holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Poorly executed technique. Barb Honchak looks to counter!
Barb Honchak tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak tries to better her position on the ground...
Honchak breaks the closed guard of Karolina Kowalkiewicz and moves to half guard
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak isolates Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Kowalkiewicz 's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
That Arm Triangle from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Honchak is locking that Arm Triangle...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak is cooling the fight on the ground
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Barb Honchak looks to pass to mount...
Honchak slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Karolina Kowalkiewicz .
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Kowalkiewicz 's face!
Kowalkiewicz 's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Stand up! This is what Honchak's cornermen are shouting. Karolina Kowalkiewicz is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz tries to roll to her side and trap Barb Honchak in her guard...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Honchak works on the ground with her fingers over Kowalkiewicz 's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Barb Honchak for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Kowalkiewicz time to recover. Karolina Kowalkiewicz seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Karolina Kowalkiewicz .
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Lightning fast low kick from Honchak!
Kowalkiewicz blocks that kick with her leg.
Barb Honchak attempts a sweep single...
Barb Honchak catches Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Honchak.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak struggles on the ground and tries to break Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's guard...
Barb Honchak is in Kowalkiewicz open guard now
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak tries to move to full mount
Honchak succeeds
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz attempts to move to full guard
Barb Honchak keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak pushes Kowalkiewicz 's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Kowalkiewicz wraps her legs while she holds Barb Honchak's head... Tight guard!
Honchak misses a step and Karolina Kowalkiewicz sees an opportunity to counter her!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz throws up a triangle attempt!
Barb Honchak postures up and breaks the triangle.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak tries to pass Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's guard...
Barb Honchak manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz measures the resilience of Honchak's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Honchak blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Barb Honchak tries to open Kowalkiewicz 's guard...
Kowalkiewicz breaks the lock and covers herself from Honchak's punches
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Kowalkiewicz leads with a punch
Barb Honchak evades but whiffs with a counter.
Honchak misses a step and Karolina Kowalkiewicz sees an opportunity to counter her!
Middle kick from Kowalkiewicz .
Honchak receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz paws at Honchak.
Honchak answers with solid punches!
Honchak grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Barb Honchak
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak tries a kimura
Kowalkiewicz breaks the lock.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak looks to mount Karolina Kowalkiewicz ...
Barb Honchak slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Honchak throws a few hammer fists to the face of Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Solid shots!
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak sits high on Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's chest and pulls her leg underneath Kowalkiewicz 's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Crippling lock!
Honchak is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Kowalkiewicz tries to roll out. She's too quick for Barb Honchak and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Honchak and it cost her top position.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard over Honchak
Barb Honchak isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Kowalkiewicz blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Honchak's guard.
Honchak misses a step and Karolina Kowalkiewicz sees an opportunity to counter her!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz looks to posture up and open Barb Honchak's guard...
Barb Honchak has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard over Honchak
Barb Honchak launches a few punches to Kowalkiewicz 's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kowalkiewicz tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard over Honchak
Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard... Honchak tries to roll on the ground!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard over Honchak
Kowalkiewicz struggles on the ground and tries to break Barb Honchak's guard...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in Honchak open guard now
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in open guard over Honchak
Honchak tries to close her guard around Kowalkiewicz
She is not able to do it
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in open guard over Honchak
Honchak reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
That Kneebar from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Kowalkiewicz blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in half guard over Honchak
Honchak attempts a triangle from bottom! Karolina Kowalkiewicz slips out. Honchak quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Barb Honchak. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brutal combination from Barb Honchak!
Kowalkiewicz is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
A left hook from Kowalkiewicz
grazes the chin of Honchak.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz tries a middle kick
Barb Honchak blocks and steps away.
Poorly executed technique. Barb Honchak looks to counter!
Barb Honchak tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Kowalkiewicz moves backwards and Barb Honchak is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The two exchange wildly
Honchak is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Karolina Kowalkiewicz launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Karolina Kowalkiewicz .
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Round 3
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Nice punches from Karolina Kowalkiewicz .
Honchak staggers backwards. Kowalkiewicz wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
There is a small laceration on Barb Honchak's Left eye
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Barb Honchak seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Honchak begins to launch a barrage of punches over Kowalkiewicz
this is getting worse and worse for Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak fakes a punch and launches herself over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Great move by Honchak who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz launches a few punches towards Honchak's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Honchak seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Honchak is trying to counter now!
Honchak launches a few hard punches to Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's ribs!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's ribs shows the damage! Barb Honchak is working her opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz struggles and launches a few punches to Honchak's head
Nothing from this... Karolina Kowalkiewicz seems frustrated.
Barb Honchak tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Barb Honchak embrace and tries to move away...
Barb Honchak pushes Kowalkiewicz forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz clumsily fails here and it's time for Barb Honchak to fight back!
Barb Honchak gets control of Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Crippling lock!
Kowalkiewicz 's Chin is beginning to swell
That Standing Guillotine from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Kowalkiewicz 's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
That Standing Guillotine from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Karolina Kowalkiewicz shakes her off and staves off danger.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz slightly pushes Honchak into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Honchak's right thigh
Shovel hook by Barb Honchak
tags Kowalkiewicz .
Honchak moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Kowalkiewicz with a double overhooks!
Barb Honchak tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kowalkiewicz goes down.
Kowalkiewicz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak tries to move to full mount
Honchak succeeds
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Honchak catch Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's right arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Kowalkiewicz 's eyes...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Barb Honchak rolls Karolina Kowalkiewicz to her stomach and takes her back!
Honchak is in rear mount over Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz has given her back to Barb Honchak who is trying to get one hook in!
Kowalkiewicz struggles in the ground trying to break Honchak's control
Honchak is in rear mount over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak throws her leg over Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Barb Honchak's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
Kowalkiewicz struggles to free herself
Kowalkiewicz 's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
That Rear Naked Choke from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Kowalkiewicz 's eyes...
Kowalkiewicz 's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Honchak secures the lock while Karolina Kowalkiewicz refuses to tap... Herb Dean jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Barb Honchak by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:50 Round 3
Statistics: Barb Honchak
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 7/17 (41%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 437 s
Statistics: Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 437 s
Not ready.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Honchak and Kowalkiewicz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Barb Honchak swings...
hard impact to Kowalkiewicz 's face!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Honchak fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Kowalkiewicz 's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Karolina Kowalkiewicz looks to counter!
Honchak is in closed guard... Kowalkiewicz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Kowalkiewicz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz controls the situation despite Barb Honchak efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz rolls Barb Honchak to her stomach and takes her back!
Kowalkiewicz is in rear mount over Honchak
Kowalkiewicz tries to end this with a RNC!
Honchak manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
As the fight continues it seems that Karolina Kowalkiewicz is taking the best of the fight.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz attempts to move to full guard
Karolina Kowalkiewicz manages to switch to full guard.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak is in closed guard... Kowalkiewicz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Stand up! This is what Honchak's cornermen are shouting. Karolina Kowalkiewicz is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz tries to better her position on the ground...
Kowalkiewicz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Kowalkiewicz is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Kowalkiewicz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz controls the situation despite Barb Honchak efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak tries to roll to her side and trap Karolina Kowalkiewicz in her guard...
Barb Honchak gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in open guard over Honchak
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Kowalkiewicz 's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Honchak
Honchak is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Barb Honchak for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Kowalkiewicz time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Barb Honchak throws an uppercut
Kowalkiewicz slips it.
Honchak misses a step and Karolina Kowalkiewicz sees an opportunity to counter her!
Kowalkiewicz wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barb Honchak pushes away Kowalkiewicz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kowalkiewicz stumbles backwards and Barb Honchak circles to get the center of the cage
Brutal combination from Karolina Kowalkiewicz !
Honchak is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Honchak looks to be in very good shape.
Barb Honchak leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kowalkiewicz
Honchak shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barb Honchak shoots and grab Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's ankle trying to take her down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Honchak scoop up Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's ankle with one hand and pushes her body with another forcing Kowalkiewicz to the mat
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz launches a few punches to Honchak's cheek from the guard.
Barb Honchak uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak is in closed guard... Kowalkiewicz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Barb Honchak!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in full mount over Barb Honchak
Kowalkiewicz catch Barb Honchak's left arm and tries a kimura
Barb Honchak holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Poorly executed technique. Barb Honchak looks to counter!
Barb Honchak tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak tries to better her position on the ground...
Honchak breaks the closed guard of Karolina Kowalkiewicz and moves to half guard
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak isolates Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Kowalkiewicz 's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
That Arm Triangle from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Honchak is locking that Arm Triangle...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak is cooling the fight on the ground
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Barb Honchak looks to pass to mount...
Honchak slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Karolina Kowalkiewicz .
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Kowalkiewicz 's face!
Kowalkiewicz 's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Stand up! This is what Honchak's cornermen are shouting. Karolina Kowalkiewicz is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz tries to roll to her side and trap Barb Honchak in her guard...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Honchak works on the ground with her fingers over Kowalkiewicz 's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Barb Honchak for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Kowalkiewicz time to recover. Karolina Kowalkiewicz seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Karolina Kowalkiewicz .
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Lightning fast low kick from Honchak!
Kowalkiewicz blocks that kick with her leg.
Barb Honchak attempts a sweep single...
Barb Honchak catches Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Honchak.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak struggles on the ground and tries to break Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's guard...
Barb Honchak is in Kowalkiewicz open guard now
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak tries to move to full mount
Honchak succeeds
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz attempts to move to full guard
Barb Honchak keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak pushes Kowalkiewicz 's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Kowalkiewicz wraps her legs while she holds Barb Honchak's head... Tight guard!
Honchak misses a step and Karolina Kowalkiewicz sees an opportunity to counter her!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz throws up a triangle attempt!
Barb Honchak postures up and breaks the triangle.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak tries to pass Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's guard...
Barb Honchak manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz measures the resilience of Honchak's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Honchak blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Barb Honchak tries to open Kowalkiewicz 's guard...
Kowalkiewicz breaks the lock and covers herself from Honchak's punches
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Kowalkiewicz leads with a punch
Barb Honchak evades but whiffs with a counter.
Honchak misses a step and Karolina Kowalkiewicz sees an opportunity to counter her!
Middle kick from Kowalkiewicz .
Honchak receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz paws at Honchak.
Honchak answers with solid punches!
Honchak grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Barb Honchak
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak tries a kimura
Kowalkiewicz breaks the lock.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak looks to mount Karolina Kowalkiewicz ...
Barb Honchak slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Honchak throws a few hammer fists to the face of Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Solid shots!
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak sits high on Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's chest and pulls her leg underneath Kowalkiewicz 's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Crippling lock!
Honchak is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Kowalkiewicz tries to roll out. She's too quick for Barb Honchak and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Honchak and it cost her top position.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard over Honchak
Barb Honchak isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Kowalkiewicz blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Honchak's guard.
Honchak misses a step and Karolina Kowalkiewicz sees an opportunity to counter her!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz looks to posture up and open Barb Honchak's guard...
Barb Honchak has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard over Honchak
Barb Honchak launches a few punches to Kowalkiewicz 's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kowalkiewicz tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard over Honchak
Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard... Honchak tries to roll on the ground!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in closed guard over Honchak
Kowalkiewicz struggles on the ground and tries to break Barb Honchak's guard...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in Honchak open guard now
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in open guard over Honchak
Honchak tries to close her guard around Kowalkiewicz
She is not able to do it
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in open guard over Honchak
Honchak reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
That Kneebar from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Kowalkiewicz blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is in half guard over Honchak
Honchak attempts a triangle from bottom! Karolina Kowalkiewicz slips out. Honchak quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Barb Honchak. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brutal combination from Barb Honchak!
Kowalkiewicz is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
A left hook from Kowalkiewicz
grazes the chin of Honchak.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz tries a middle kick
Barb Honchak blocks and steps away.
Poorly executed technique. Barb Honchak looks to counter!
Barb Honchak tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Kowalkiewicz moves backwards and Barb Honchak is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The two exchange wildly
Honchak is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Karolina Kowalkiewicz launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Karolina Kowalkiewicz .
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Round 3
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Nice punches from Karolina Kowalkiewicz .
Honchak staggers backwards. Kowalkiewicz wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
There is a small laceration on Barb Honchak's Left eye
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Barb Honchak seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Honchak begins to launch a barrage of punches over Kowalkiewicz
this is getting worse and worse for Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak fakes a punch and launches herself over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Great move by Honchak who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz launches a few punches towards Honchak's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Honchak seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Honchak is trying to counter now!
Honchak launches a few hard punches to Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's ribs!
Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's ribs shows the damage! Barb Honchak is working her opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz struggles and launches a few punches to Honchak's head
Nothing from this... Karolina Kowalkiewicz seems frustrated.
Barb Honchak tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Barb Honchak embrace and tries to move away...
Barb Honchak pushes Kowalkiewicz forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz clumsily fails here and it's time for Barb Honchak to fight back!
Barb Honchak gets control of Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Crippling lock!
Kowalkiewicz 's Chin is beginning to swell
That Standing Guillotine from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Kowalkiewicz 's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
That Standing Guillotine from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Karolina Kowalkiewicz shakes her off and staves off danger.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz slightly pushes Honchak into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Honchak's right thigh
Shovel hook by Barb Honchak
tags Kowalkiewicz .
Honchak moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Kowalkiewicz with a double overhooks!
Barb Honchak tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kowalkiewicz goes down.
Kowalkiewicz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kowalkiewicz
Honchak tries to move to full mount
Honchak succeeds
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Honchak catch Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's right arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Kowalkiewicz 's eyes...
Karolina Kowalkiewicz holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Barb Honchak rolls Karolina Kowalkiewicz to her stomach and takes her back!
Honchak is in rear mount over Kowalkiewicz
Kowalkiewicz has given her back to Barb Honchak who is trying to get one hook in!
Kowalkiewicz struggles in the ground trying to break Honchak's control
Honchak is in rear mount over Kowalkiewicz
Barb Honchak throws her leg over Karolina Kowalkiewicz 's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Barb Honchak's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
Kowalkiewicz struggles to free herself
Kowalkiewicz 's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
That Rear Naked Choke from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Kowalkiewicz 's eyes...
Kowalkiewicz 's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Honchak secures the lock while Karolina Kowalkiewicz refuses to tap... Herb Dean jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Barb Honchak by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:50 Round 3
Statistics: Barb Honchak
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 7/17 (41%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 437 s
Statistics: Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 437 s
Not ready.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!