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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Degrizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobrzynski has chosen Sabaton - Uprising as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Degrizz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrzynski throws a shot to the body.
Dobrzynski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Degrizz's guard.
Degrizz is looking for a triangle but Dobrzynski pushes his legs off easily.
Degrizz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dobrzynski is one step ahead there.
Dobrzynski throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dobrzynski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dobrzynski scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Degrizz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dobrzynski defends well.
Degrizz has an active guard here but Dobrzynski has managed to pass into half guard.
Degrizz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dobrzynski wants to control from the top but Degrizz keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrizz keeping full guard, as Dobrzynski tries to pass.
Dobrzynski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dobrzynski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Degrizz wants to sweep here but Dobrzynski controlling him for the moment.
Dobrzynski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Degrizz working a defensive guard here.
Degrizz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Degrizz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dobrzynski stopping the sweep attempt from Degrizz.
Dobrzynski is in close to Degrizz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski trying to control but Degrizz is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dobrzynski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dobrzynski postures up and lands a big shot to Degrizz's brow.
Degrizz trying to control the position.
Dobrzynski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Dobrzynski there.
Dobrzynski working over Degrizz with some ground and pound. Degrizz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dobrzynski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dobrzynski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dobrzynski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Degrizz wants to control but Dobrzynski is keeping busy.
Degrizz wants to improve his position but Dobrzynski is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz is working hard here to advance position.
Dobrzynski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dobrzynski wants to control but Degrizz is keeping him busy.
Degrizz is pressing down on Dobrzynski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dobrzynski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dobrzynski working some strikes from top position.
Dobrzynski tries to free his leg and advance position but Degrizz is retaining full guard.
Degrizz working a defensive guard here.
Dobrzynski with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Degrizz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dobrzynski escapes and throws Degrizz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dobrzynski working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Jim Degrizz has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz is looking for a sweep.
Dobrzynski tries for a kimura but Degrizz is defending well.
Degrizz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Degrizz taking a bit of punishment here - Dobrzynski scoring with strikes.
Dobrzynski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Degrizz down.
Dobrzynski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Degrizz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Degrizz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dobrzynski off and has taken his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobrzynski rolls, trying to escape but Degrizz keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Dobrzynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Degrizz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dobrzynski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Degrizz looks to throw the jab but Dobrzynski is out of range.
Dobrzynski scores with a shot to the body.
Degrizz tries a head kick but it misses.
Degrizz lands a head kick. Dobrzynski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Degrizz misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Degrizz.
Degrizz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dobrzynski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dobrzynski in particular looking to stall.
Dobrzynski drops an elbow to the side of Degrizz's head.
Dobrzynski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Degrizz's head.
Dobrzynski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Degrizz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski lands strikes from half guard.
Dobrzynski seems to be looking for submissions.
Dobrzynski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dobrzynski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dobrzynski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Degrizz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Degrizz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maciej Dobrzynski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Degrizz is pressing down on Dobrzynski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Degrizz looking to control.
Dobrzynski landing some decent shots from guard.
Dobrzynski throwing strikes from guard but Degrizz blocks nicely.
Dobrzynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Degrizz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobrzynski works over Degrizz with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz controls Dobrzynski momentarily but Dobrzynski frees himself.
Dobrzynski trying to control but Degrizz is working from the bottom.
Degrizz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Degrizz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dobrzynski is one step ahead there.
Dobrzynski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Degrizz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dobrzynski defends it easily.
Dobrzynski working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dobrzynski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dobrzynski wants to control from the top but Degrizz keeps moving.
Dobrzynski is looking to work some ground and pound but Degrizz has wrist control.
Dobrzynski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dobrzynski stays in close to Degrizz's body and controls the position.
Degrizz keeping full guard, as Dobrzynski tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski trying to control but Degrizz is working from the bottom.
Dobrzynski stopping the sweep attempt from Degrizz.
Dobrzynski wants to control from the top but Degrizz keeps moving.
Dobrzynski stands up over Degrizz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dobrzynski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Degrizz trying to control the position.
Dobrzynski works over Degrizz with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Degrizz keeping full guard, as Dobrzynski tries to pass.
Degrizz keeping moving, preventing Dobrzynski from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Dobrzynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Degrizz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Degrizz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dobrzynski lands an overhand right.
Degrizz lands with a straight right. Dobrzynski didn't see that one coming.
Degrizz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dobrzynski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Degrizz looks to throw the jab but Dobrzynski is out of range.
Degrizz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Degrizz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Degrizz is rocked!
Dobrzynski moves out of range as Degrizz strikes.
Degrizz slips a jab from Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski shoots for a double leg takedown but Degrizz sprawls well. He's pushed Dobrzynski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Degrizz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Degrizz throws an off balance right hand
and Dobrzynski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobrzynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Degrizz throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrizz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Dobrzynski coming out on top.
Dobrzynski dives in for a single leg takedown but Degrizz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Degrizz trying to control the position but instead, Dobrzynski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Degrizz into the cage.
Dobrzynski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Degrizz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jim Degrizz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dobrzynski moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Degrizz. Those never looked like landing.
Dobrzynski avoids the body shot from Degrizz.
Dobrzynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Degrizz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dobrzynski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Degrizz is trying to defend but Dobrzynski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dobrzynski is keen to just control but Degrizz is a slippery customer.
Degrizz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Degrizz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Degrizz controls Dobrzynski momentarily but Dobrzynski frees himself.
Dobrzynski is working Degrizz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dobrzynski won't allow Degrizz to sweep him here.
Dobrzynski trying to control but Degrizz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz working for a triangle but Dobrzynski defends it easily.
Dobrzynski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Degrizz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maciej Dobrzynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dobrzynski trying to control but Degrizz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Degrizz is trying to control the position but Dobrzynski postures up.
Degrizz has momentary wrist control but Dobrzynski slips an elbow through the middle.
Dobrzynski throws a big elbow that misses.
Dobrzynski wants to control from the top but Degrizz keeps moving.
Jim Degrizz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Degrizz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Degrizz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dobrzynski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dobrzynski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Degrizz controls Dobrzynski momentarily but Dobrzynski frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dobrzynski scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Dobrzynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dobrzynski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Dobrzynski!
After winning the bout, Maciej Dobrzynski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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