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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Raul Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mankowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodriguez back to the cage. Mankowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mankowski looks to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodriguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mankowski is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.
Rodriguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mankowski keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mankowski working a defensive guard but Rodriguez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mankowski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rodriguez's best efforts.
Rodriguez decides to stand up.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mankowski is looking to control Rodriguez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mankowski avoid being mounted?
Rodriguez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez seems to be looking for submissions.
Rodriguez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodriguez moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mankowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mankowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodriguez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stands up.
Mankowski tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mankowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mankowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mankowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Mankowski does it's job there.
Mankowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mankowski looks winded!
Mankowski with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a series of strikes. Mankowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mankowski wants to clinch
and Rodriguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mankowski preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez working for a triangle but Mankowski defends it easily.
Rodriguez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rodriguez looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mankowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Mankowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
Rodriguez rushes Mankowski and presses him up against the cage.
Rodriguez pulls guard.
Mankowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez managing to control the position.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mankowski won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has a closed guard, preventing Mankowski from standing up.
Mankowski wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mankowski is looking to stand up but Rodriguez won't let him.
Rodriguez wriggles free and stands up.
Mankowski moves out of range of the body kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez leaves Mankowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mankowski is breathing heavily.
Mankowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mankowski leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mankowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mankowski trying to control from the bottom.
Rodriguez content to control rather than advance.
Rodriguez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Rodriguez there.
Rodriguez prevents Mankowski from standing back up.
Rodriguez is controlling the pace.
Mankowski wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez prevents Mankowski from standing back up.
Rodriguez stands up out of the half guard.
Rodriguez jabs Mankowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Borys Mankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rodriguez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rodriguez decides to stand back up. Rodriguez steps back and let's Mankowski get back to his feet.
Mankowski misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mankowski.
Raul Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mankowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range and Mankowski settles back down.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Mankowski tries to clinch up.
Mankowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raul Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Mankowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mankowski wants to clinch.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Mankowski in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mankowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Rodriguez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mankowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Mankowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
Mankowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mankowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Mankowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mankowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mankowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez tries to avoid it but Mankowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodriguez to the ground. Rodriguez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodriguez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mankowski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodriguez is in Mankowski's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez trying to control but Mankowski is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mankowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriguez's guard.
Mankowski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rodriguez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mankowski, into his guard.
Rodriguez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mankowski, up you get!
Borys Mankowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mankowski is defended easily by Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mankowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mankowski misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mankowski is letting Rodriguez control him for a moment.
Rodriguez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mankowski to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Mankowski in a clinch.
Rodriguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Mankowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez feints and as Mankowski raises his hands in defense, Rodriguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mankowski trying to control the position.
Mankowski controlling the position.
Mankowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mankowski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rodriguez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez stalling.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but Mankowski defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski pushes Rodriguez off looking to stand but Rodriguez dives back in and keeps control.
Rodriguez passes to side control.
Rodriguez advances to full mount.
Rodriguez with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mankowski manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodriguez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Raul Rodriguez!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Raul Rodriguez!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Raul Rodriguez!
Raul Rodriguez wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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