UFC 201 live blog: Rose Namajunas vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

This is the UFC 201 live blog for Rose Namajunas vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz, a strawweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga.Namajunas, who has won three of her four UFC fights, will face Kowalkiewicz, who is 9-0 in her career, on the main card.Check out the UFC 201 live blog below.

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Round 1: Could be a No. one contender fight in the women’s strawweight division. They touch gloves. Kowalkiewicz to the center, and they trade. A nice leg kick from Rose. Rose keeping the middle. Flickering Kowalkiewicz staying on the outside, and active as usual. She comes in with a knee, and that’s answered with a right counter from Namajunas. A lot of hand movement from Rose, and she lands a right hand counter flush. Kowalkiewicz and her trade again, with Rose landing the better shot. Leg kick from Rose and she falls as she delivers, which prompts Kowalkiewicz to land a punch. Lot of quick skirmish exchanges, and each landing. Rose got the best of Kowalkiewicz with a counter there, followed by a pressure-flurry from Kowalkiewicz. Great sequence. Leg kick from Rose, and Kowalkiewicz moves in again. Rose landing the shots up top early, but Kowalkiewicz lands a series of knees in the clinch! Nice, and Rose takes her down, and Kowalkiewicz tries to sneak through to her back. As she stands, Namajunas able to take her down again, which may have stole the round. MMA Fighting scores R1 for Namajunas, 10-9. Round 2: Kowalkiewicz looks casual as …

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