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ATLANTA -- Karolina Kowalkiewicz likely just set up an all-Poland strawweight title fight.Kowalkiewicz (10-0), of Lodz, Poland, scored an upset split-decision victory over Rose Namajunas at UFC 201 on Saturday, inside Philips Arena. The win likely catapults Kowalkiewicz into a championship fight against three-time defending titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who is also from Poland.The 30-year-old Kowalkiewicz won the bout via scores of 29-28, 29-28 and 28-29. ESPN.com also had it 29-28, Kowalkiewicz.I am ready, said Kowalkiewicz, of a potential matchup against the dominant Jedrzejczyk. She said Im not on her level and I will never fight with her. Now, Im ready.Namajunas (5-3) went into the 115-pound fight a sizable favorite. She looked good early, circling in and out of Kowalkiewiczs range and catching her with the jab and lead right hand. Late in the first round, she landed a clean counter left hook that appeared to buckle Kowalkiewiczs knees.The complexity of the fight changed in the following round, as Kowalkiewicz started to connect frequently with knees in the clinch. Namajunas smothered Kowalkiewicz along the fence and looked to take her down, but she did nothing but eat those knees in doing so. She eventually separated and knocked Kowalkiewicz down later in the round with a push front kick to the body.The final frame was all Kowalkiewicz. Despite showing swelling over her left eye, she repeatedly forced her way into the clinch and went to work with knees. Late in the fight, she hurt Namajunas with short right uppercuts on the inside. Namajunas went down and dragged Kowalkiewicz on top of her. Namajunas searched for armbars a handful of times but took hammerfists to the head instead.I was landing more shots and besides the clinch, I feel like I won every area, Namajunas said. Even when I was on the bottom I was trying to finish. She wasnt doing any damage and I know I hit her with some big shots. I let it go to the judges though, its my fault. I need to train harder and work on my clinch I guess.Namajunas, an American fighting out of Denver, suffered her first loss since a submission defeat to Carla Esparza in the inaugural strawweight title fight in December 2014.Ellenberger blows away BrownWith his back to the wall, literally and figuratively, welterweight Jake Ellenberger (31-11) finished Matt Brown (20-15) via TKO at 1:46 of the opening round. Ellenberger dropped Brown with a right hand just seconds into the fight, then dropped him again later in the fight with a left kick to the liver. Brown survived the opening knockdown and looked no worse for wear, walking Ellenberger to the fence and opening up with knees and punches. Once the liver kick landed, however, the fight was clearly over. The win might have saved Ellenbergers job. Fighting out of Southern California, Ellenberger was 1-5 in his previous six fights.Krylov knocks out HermanLight heavyweight Nikita Krylov (21-4) absolutely crushed Ed Herman (23-12) with a left head kick 40 seconds into the second round. Throughout the entire fight, Krylov threw one left kick after another. It proved to be an effective game plan, as Herman went completely limp from the final shot. Fighting out of Ukraine, Krylov has finished every fight in his current five-fight win streak.Masvidal outpoints PearsonWelterweight Jorge Masvidal (30-11) snapped a two-fight skid, defeating Ross Pearson (19-12) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28). Masvidal dropped Pearson with a left hook in the second round and nearly finished him with strikes on the ground. Referee Blake Grice even started to move in at one point -- enough to cause Masvidal to stop punching for a second -- but eventually allowed Pearson to continue. 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LAS VEGAS -- Tony Stewart sat in a casino ballroom wearing a coat and tie he no doubt wanted to rip off and brushed off a question about whether he was happy his NASCAR career was over.Its not over yet, Stewart said. Still got a banquet.And Stewart wanted no part of being called a retiree, either.Thats the funniest part about everybody saying were retiring because my schedule is probably going to be twice as hectic as it was this year, he said. But its stuff that Im looking forward to, so I think its going to be a lot of fun.Stewarts signature biting and cutting remarks arrived on cue this week at NASCARs awards event that culminated with Friday nights season-ending banquet. But Stewart was constantly smiling, too, as he goes through the final paces and duties before ending his 18-year career as a driver on NASCARs top circuit.This was not the way we would have scripted our last season in the sport by any means, but its still been a lot of fun, Stewart said, referring to the offseason broken back that kept him out of the Daytona 500. But Im glad with the way its ended up and Im ready to start the next chapter.The three-time series champion overcame his ATV accident to win at Sonoma -- his first victory since 2013 -- and qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs before being eliminated in the first round.It wasnt the way we wanted to finish the year, but we were glad we were one of 16 teams that had the opportunity, Stewart said.The driver nicknamed Smoke finished with 49 wins in 618 races and didnt hesitate when asked about his favorite memories of his final season.I think its two things, he said. Obviously, the win at Sonoma was big. That was a place I really enjoy and to race somebody I really respect in Denny (Hamlin) like that. We both leaned on each other and knew at the end of the day there was nothing personal with it. Thats what made it fun.And I think going down pit road to start the race at Homeestead was probably the coolest moment of the year for me.ddddddddddddStewart was honored at the season-ending race that saw Jimmie Johnson win his seventh series title. And while Johnson was the headline for Fridays awards show, Stewart has been the center of attention this week on the Las Vegas Strip.Thursday nights fan event turned into an impromptu Stewart roast that included a surprise appearance by his boyhood hero, four-time Indianapolis 500 champion A.J. Foyt.The only thing I told Tony when he started was, `Dont act like I do because I acted like a fool many times, Foyt said. How do you think that worked out?Stewart will be long remembered for his fiery temper, but also his pure driving skills and love of the sport at the grassroots level. One of the reasons he stepped away from NASCAR was so he could schedule 50-60 races on dirt tracks next season.And its going to be in a lot of different types of cars, Stewart said.So youll still see Stewart behind the wheel. And hell continue his NASCAR presence as a team owner.Stewart has no regrets with stepping away as a NASCAR driver at age 45. And he joked hes really leaving, taking a shot at Jeff Gordon, who retired then came back to fill in for the injured Dale Earnhardt.Stewart leaves feeling healthy and, of course, feisty.If I had known I was going to feel this good after breaking my back I would have broke my back 15 years ago, Stewart said. We thought at the end of this year that we were going to have two surgeries to take rods and screws out of my leg and my back. But meeting with the surgeons they said everything is looking so good that we dont really want to aggravate anything.I feel great. Im excited I dont have to go under the knife again and, hopefully, I can make it through January without having to go back to the hospital. ' ' '