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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Kownacki (ranked 3022 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyriac Doumbe (ranked 2886 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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155 lbs
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178 cm
25
156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomasz Kownacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cyriac Doumbe!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kownacki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kownacki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doumbe as he avoids it easily.
Kownacki dives in for a single leg takedown but Doumbe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Kownacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kownacki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Doumbe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kownacki swivels and escapes.
Kownacki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kownacki lands with a nice combination. Doumbe backs away looking to recover.
Kownacki closes the distance and clinches.
Doumbe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kownacki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Tomasz Kownacki has been cut.
Doumbe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kownacki but Kownacki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kownacki dives in and scores a takedown into Doumbe's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doumbe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kownacki pushing down on Doumbe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kownacki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kownacki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kownacki trying to control the pace.
Kownacki is working for a submission of some sort.
Doumbe tries to get to full guard but Kownacki has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doumbe is defending against the submission attempts here by Kownacki.
Doumbe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Doumbe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doumbe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kownacki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kownacki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kownacki shoots in but Doumbe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kownacki shoots in and bounces Doumbe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kownacki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Doumbe controls Kownacki momentarily but Kownacki frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kownacki is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Doumbe.
Doumbe holding on.
Kownacki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doumbe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Kownacki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Kownacki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kownacki tries to clinch up but Doumbe circles away and keeps his distance.
Kownacki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doumbe swats away the attempt to clinch by Kownacki.
Doumbe throws a lazy head kick
and Kownacki counters with a left to the body.
Kownacki dives in for a single leg takedown but Doumbe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doumbe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kownacki defends it well.
Kownacki swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doumbe fails with a takedown attempt.
Kownacki lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kownacki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kownacki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kownacki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doumbe can do to turn this around?
Doumbe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kownacki counters with a three punch combo that has Doumbe backing up. Doumbe nods at Kownacki to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kownacki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doumbe.
Doumbe closes the distance and clinches.
Doumbe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kownacki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tomasz Kownacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyriac Doumbe.
Doumbe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doumbe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown attempt by Doumbe or perhaps it was just good defense by Kownacki, which made it look bad.
Doumbe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kownacki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Doumbe breaks the clinch.
Doumbe tries for a takedown but Kownacki circles away easily
and Kownacki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kownacki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doumbe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kownacki pinned against the cage. Kownacki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doumbe is breathing heavily.
Doumbe is looking to clinch.
Doumbe gets caught flat footed, as Kownacki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Doumbe is wriggling around but Kownacki manages to pass to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kownacki is looking to take a break and control but Doumbe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kownacki prevents Doumbe from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe is not content to let Kownacki control the position.
Kownacki is taking a breather. Doumbe 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.
Doumbe wants to control but Kownacki is keeping busy.
Doumbe is refusing to be controlled, as Kownacki sits in half guard.
Kownacki prevents Doumbe from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kownacki is taking a breather. Doumbe 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.
Doumbe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kownacki.
Doumbe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kownacki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doumbe defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doumbe missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kownacki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doumbe was covering up waiting for the punch and Kownacki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Kownacki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Kownacki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kownacki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doumbe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doumbe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Doumbe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kownacki.
Kownacki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kownacki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Doumbe manages to get to full guard.
Doumbe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kownacki tries to stand but Doumbe is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doumbe looking for a sweep. Not yet Doumbe, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doumbe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kownacki wants to get back to his feet.
Kownacki is trying to get back to full guard.
Kownacki is looking to escape.
Doumbe trying to pass the guard but Kownacki defending well.
Kownacki is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe is trying to control the action in half guard but Kownacki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kownacki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doumbe is looking to take a break and control but Kownacki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doumbe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kownacki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Doumbe.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Doumbe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kownacki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doumbe's waist but Doumbe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kownacki off to one side.
Kownacki instigates a clinch.
Doumbe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kownacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Doumbe.
Tomasz Kownacki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doumbe clinches up with Kownacki and pushes him back against the cage.
Doumbe misses with a knee to the head.
Doumbe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki is trying to pull guard but Doumbe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Kownacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doumbe missing with knees to the body.
Doumbe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doumbe is trying to stall.
Doumbe fails to pull guard.
Doumbe is trying to pull guard but Kownacki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kownacki working hard to break the clinch.
Doumbe looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kownacki is trying to pull guard but Doumbe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Doumbe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cyriac Doumbe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomasz Kownacki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doumbe throws a head kick that misses
and Kownacki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Doumbe!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyriac Doumbe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kownacki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Kownacki!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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