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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ryszard Dabrowski enters the cage!
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175 cm
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160 lbs
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175 cm
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Mike! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryszard Dabrowski! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dabrowski throws and low kick but Mike moves out of range easily. Dabrowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mike defends it nicely. Dabrowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mike manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Dabrowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Mike is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Dabrowski is positioning himself well to prevent Mike advancing to mount. Mike is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dabrowski! Dabrowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mike takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Dabrowski is working to get back to half guard.
Mike tries to control but Dabrowski wriggling away. Mike content just to control the position here. Dabrowski wants to hold on but Mike pushes him away. Mike can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dabrowski is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Dabrowski tries to hold on but Mike pushes him away. Mike manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dabrowski to take his back! Dabrowski finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes. Mike looking to control and managing it successfully. Dabrowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Dabrowski holds on to Mike as tight as he can, avoiding damage. Mike throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mike tries to control but Dabrowski wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dabrowski wants to control but Mike is having none of it. Mike controlling his opponent. Mike tries to control but Dabrowski wriggling away. Mike lands a heavy elbow. Dabrowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Dabrowski looks gassed! Dabrowski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mike controlling from mount. Mike avoids the attempt from Dabrowski to control. Mike throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dabrowski because Mike loaded up on that one. Mike working away from the top, dropping strikes. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dabrowski tries to lock up and control but Mike gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Mike trying to control but he's not successful this time. Mike with a couple of short strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mike dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mike moves into the clinch. Mike pulls guard. Mike is trying to control the position but Dabrowski postures up. Dabrowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mike manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dabrowski has Mike in his guard. Mike wants to pass the guard but Dabrowski is keeping the position. Dabrowski keeping moving, preventing Mike from controlling successfully. Dabrowski wants to hit a switch here but Mike passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dabrowski there! Dabrowski is looking to get to half guard. Dabrowski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mike can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dabrowski is looking to escape. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eddie Mike just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Dabrowski thows a body shot but no joy. Mike has closed the distance and engaged Dabrowski in a clinch.
Dabrowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mike pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Dabrowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mike pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mike looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dabrowski! Mike putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Dabrowski is squirming around, avoiding Mike's attempts to control the action. Dabrowski tries to get back to half guard but can't. Mike trying to control but Dabrowski is having none of it. Mike content just to control the position here. Mike in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mike is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dabrowski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dabrowski shrugs it off. Mike trying to control but Dabrowski is having none of it. A nice elbow there by Mike. Mike controlling the position easily from mount. Mike in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Mike trying to control but he's not successful this time. Dabrowski is trying desperately to improve position. Mike controlling from the full mount. Mike looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mike looking to secure an arm triangle but Dabrowski defends it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mike dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dabrowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mike fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dabrowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Dabrowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Mike counters with a takedown into side control. Dabrowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mike wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Dabrowski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mike remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mike tries for a kimura but Dabrowski is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mike controls the position. Mike trying to control the action but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eddie Mike just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Mike drives through with a takedown into guard. Dabrowski wants to sweep here but Mike controlling him for the moment. Mike is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Eddie Mike overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Dabrowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mike is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dabrowski working a defensive guard but Mike passes into half guard.
Mike is trying to control the action in half guard but Dabrowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Dabrowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mike. Dabrowski punching from the bottom.
Mike escapes and gets back to his feet. Mike gets a takedown into half guard. Dabrowski is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dabrowski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Dabrowski actively working from the bottom here. Mike stalling. Dabrowski is looking to improve his position.
Mike sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dabrowski defending well though. Mike throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Mike escapes and gets back to his feet. Mike changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dabrowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dabrowski is trying to improve his position. Mike taking a breather here. Dabrowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Dabrowski is looking to control Mike's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dabrowski avoid being mounted? Dabrowski tries to roll over but Mike keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight! Eddie Mike showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mike has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Mike!
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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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