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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Szymon Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dubrovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Szymon Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Dubrovsky!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski misses with a series of wild punches.
Dubrovsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Szymon Kowalski has been cut.
Dubrovsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dubrovsky misses with a straight right.
Kowalski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dubrovsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dubrovsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dubrovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kowalski.
Kowalski slips a straight right by Dubrovsky.
Kowalski tries to move into range but Dubrovsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kowalski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dubrovsky misses with a straight left.
Dubrovsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kowalski misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubrovsky throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalski's shoulder, as Kowalski tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalski slips a straight right by Dubrovsky.
No joy there for Kowalski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dubrovsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kowalski throws a right and a left that Dubrovsky avoids nicely.
Dubrovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrovsky slips a straight right by Kowalski.
A slow jab from Dubrovsky misses its intended target.
Dubrovsky lands a jab.
Dubrovsky dodges the punch combination from Kowalski.
Dubrovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dubrovsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kowalski counters with a two punch combo.
Kowalski throws a right hand that Dubrovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubrovsky also avoids with ease.
Kowalski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dubrovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dubrovsky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kowalski walks into a jab.
Dubrovsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kowalski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Dubrovsky.
Dubrovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrovsky throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalski's shoulder, as Kowalski tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dubrovsky blocks the body kick.
Kowalski walks into a stiff left hand from Dubrovsky.
Kowalski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dubrovsky is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kowalski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kowalski.
Dubrovsky scores with the left hand. Kowalski knows he should have avoided that one.
Kowalski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalski takes the fight into the clinch.
Kowalski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalski.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Kowalski.
Dubrovsky throws a jab when Kowalski was well out of range.
Dubrovsky's coach down at MMA Sanok Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dubrovsky's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dubrovsky might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kowalski tries to bum rush Dubrovsky with a series of wild strikes but Dubrovsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Dubrovsky misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubrovsky.
Dubrovsky throws a lazy right hand but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dubrovsky looks winded!
Dubrovsky throws a lazy right hand but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Dubrovsky misses with a body shot.
Kowalski ducks under a wild hook from Dubrovsky.
Dubrovsky misses with a body shot.
Kowalski scores with a nice right hand.
Kowalski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kowalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Kowalski misses.
Dubrovsky jabs at Kowalski's body.
Kowalski ducks under a wild hook from Dubrovsky.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalski clinches up against the cage.
Kowalski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski keeps control of Dubrovsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kowalski has Dubrovsky pressed against the cage, preventing Dubrovsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kowalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubrovsky throws a jab when Kowalski was well out of range.
Kowalski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski throws a right and a left that Dubrovsky avoids nicely.
Dubrovsky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kowalski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dubrovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dubrovsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kowalski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dubrovsky walks into a jab.
Kowalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalski misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dubrovsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Kowalski won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Szymon Kowalski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Szymon Kowalski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kowalski clinches with his opponent.
Kowalski has Dubrovsky pressed against the cage, preventing Dubrovsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dubrovsky is trying to break free.
Dubrovsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kowalski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dubrovsky's efforts to push away.
Kowalski manages to break the clinch.
Alexander Dubrovsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kowalski throws a wild body kick that Dubrovsky sees coming a mile off.
Dubrovsky misses with an uppercut.
Dubrovsky throws a shot from downtown. Kowalski moves away and avoids it.
Kowalski ducks under a wild hook from Dubrovsky.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubrovsky.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dubrovsky takes a swing at Kowalski's ribcage but misses.
Alexander Dubrovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Dubrovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Dubrovsky avoids them all with ease.
Kowalski closes the distance and pushes Dubrovsky back into the cage.
Kowalski slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrovsky has had enough of the clinch but Kowalski keeps him there for the moment.
Dubrovsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dubrovsky is breathing heavily.
Kowalski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dubrovsky's efforts to push away.
Kowalski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dubrovsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Kowalski has double underhooks.
Dubrovsky is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dubrovsky working hard to break the clinch.
Dubrovsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dubrovsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dubrovsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Kowalski has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubrovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubrovsky.
Dubrovsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Alexander Dubrovsky has been cut.
Dubrovsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dubrovsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowalski slips under a jab from Dubrovsky.
Dubrovsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Dubrovsky misses with a looping right.
Dubrovsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubrovsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kowalski lands a jab-cross combination.
Kowalski has Dubrovsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrovsky is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kowalski.
Kowalski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dubrovsky eats them both and turns towards Kowalski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dubrovsky is rocked!
Kowalski connects with a combination that backs up Dubrovsky into the cage. Kowalski lands a flurry of punches that gets past Dubrovsky's guard. Dubrovsky is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Kowalski bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Szymon Kowalski!
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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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