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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobrzynski comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Uprising. 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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183 cm
26
201 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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183 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dobrzynski jabs Stevens to the body, keeping him at a distance. Dobrzynski scores with a punch to the head. Stevens gets tackled into the cage by Dobrzynski. Dobrzynski maintains the clinch. Stevens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dobrzynski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stevens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Dobrzynski gets the takedown into side control. Dobrzynski takes a little break here. Stevens wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. An elbow from Dobrzynski crashes against the mat.
Dobrzynski laying and praying for a moment but Stevens takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dobrzynski is looking for a kimura but Stevens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dobrzynski to get the leverage. Dobrzynski throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely. Dobrzynski working Stevens over with strikes. Dobrzynski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dobrzynski. Dobrzynski is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dobrzynski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well. Dobrzynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevens keeps working. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stevens is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dobrzynski scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Dobrzynski is taking a breather. Stevens says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Dobrzynski lands strikes from half guard. Dobrzynski is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer. Dobrzynski throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely. Dobrzynski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Dobrzynski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dobrzynski content to control rather than advance. Dobrzynski winds up and cracks Stevens with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Stevens is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Dobrzynski seems content to control. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dobrzynski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dobrzynski content to control rather than advance. Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dobrzynski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Dobrzynski throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Dobrzynski dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses. Dobrzynski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Dobrzynski is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer. Dobrzynski passes to full mount! BOOM! Dobrzynski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dobrzynski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Dobrzynski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Mike Stevens has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stevens is bucking up trying to escape but Dobrzynski cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Stevens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Dobrzynski content just to control the position here. Stevens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dobrzynski dominating with strikes here. Dobrzynski unloading with bombs!
That has opened up Mike Stevens's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Dobrzynski. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dobrzynski cracks Stevens with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The cut above Mike Stevens's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Stevens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maciej Dobrzynski! In his post fight interview, Maciej Dobrzynski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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