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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Byczkiewicz (ranked 482 p4p, 1134 weight class) and Kaido Graindo (ranked 68 p4p, 158 weight class). Byczkiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by The Analogs - Szczecin. Kaido Graindo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blazej Byczkiewicz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blazej Byczkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczkiewicz connects with a jab.
Byczkiewicz misses with a looping right.
Byczkiewicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Byczkiewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Graindo's shoulder, as Graindo tries to avoid the shot.
Byczkiewicz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graindo manages to avoid it.
Byczkiewicz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Byczkiewicz lands a nice shot to the body.
Byczkiewicz takes a swing at Graindo's ribcage but misses.
Graindo throws a looping overhand right but Byczkiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
Byczkiewicz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graindo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Byczkiewicz in his tracks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graindo.
Byczkiewicz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Graindo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczkiewicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Byczkiewicz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo is looking to improve his position.
Byczkiewicz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Byczkiewicz is thwarting Graindo's attempts to control the position.
Graindo is trying to get back to full guard.
Byczkiewicz thows a huge punch but Graindo dodges it nicely.
Graindo is pressing down on Byczkiewicz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Byczkiewicz postures up and lands a big shot to Graindo's brow.
Byczkiewicz throwing strikes from guard but Graindo blocks nicely.
Byczkiewicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Byczkiewicz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz passes Graindo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Byczkiewicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graindo is looking to control Byczkiewicz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Graindo avoid being mounted?
Byczkiewicz 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.
Byczkiewicz winds up and cracks Graindo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Byczkiewicz is looking to take a break and control but Graindo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graindo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Byczkiewicz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Byczkiewicz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz is keen to just control but Graindo is a slippery customer.
Graindo is looking to improve his position.
Graindo keeps trying to improve his position.
Graindo is staying active underneath Byczkiewicz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Byczkiewicz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Byczkiewicz winds up and cracks Graindo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Byczkiewicz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Graindo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Byczkiewicz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Byczkiewicz thows a huge punch but Graindo dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz is looking to take a break and control but Graindo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Byczkiewicz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Graindo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graindo trying to control but Byczkiewicz postures up.
Byczkiewicz is keen to just control but Graindo is a slippery customer.
Byczkiewicz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graindo's head.
Graindo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graindo is not content to let Byczkiewicz control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blazej Byczkiewicz dominated that 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.
Byczkiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Graindo.
Graindo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graindo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graindo. Byczkiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byczkiewicz lands a jab to the head.
Byczkiewicz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Byczkiewicz cracks Graindo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blazej Byczkiewicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Graindo.
Nice sprawl there from Byczkiewicz as Graindo shoots in.
Graindo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graindo gets to mount! Byczkiewicz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Graindo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Graindo breaks from Byczkiewicz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Blazej Byczkiewicz has been cut.
Graindo with shots to the head and body - Byczkiewicz looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz working to try and regain half guard.
Byczkiewicz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Byczkiewicz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Graindo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Graindo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Byczkiewicz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Graindo's best efforts.
Graindo wants to work for an arm triangle but Byczkiewicz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Graindo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byczkiewicz keeps working.
Byczkiewicz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Graindo landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graindo is one step ahead there.
Graindo trying to move into half guard but instead Byczkiewicz has managed to sweep!
Our spies down at at Zenarals' House inform us that Graindo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Byczkiewicz preventing the sweep.
Byczkiewicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Byczkiewicz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Byczkiewicz stands up over Graindo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Byczkiewicz lands a couple of digs.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Graindo holds on and takes a little breather.
Graindo is trying to control the position but Byczkiewicz postures up.
Byczkiewicz chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graindo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Byczkiewicz postures up.
Byczkiewicz connects with a couple of short punches.
Graindo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graindo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Byczkiewicz escapes and throws Graindo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Byczkiewicz wants to control but Graindo is keeping him busy.
Graindo taking a bit of punishment here - Byczkiewicz scoring with strikes.
Byczkiewicz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graindo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Graindo defending against the ground and pound.
Byczkiewicz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Check out the look on Byczkiewicz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Byczkiewicz trying to control the position but Graindo is working away.
Check out the look on Byczkiewicz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Byczkiewicz cracks Graindo with a big elbow.
Byczkiewicz working the head with strikes.
Graindo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczkiewicz working away.
Graindo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byczkiewicz scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blazej Byczkiewicz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A swing and a miss from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Byczkiewicz misses.
Graindo throws a body punch but Byczkiewicz moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Byczkiewicz enables Graindo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Byczkiewicz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Byczkiewicz is on top in guard.
Graindo trying to control the position here.
Byczkiewicz stopping the sweep attempt from Graindo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczkiewicz trying to control but Graindo is working from the bottom.
Byczkiewicz lands a couple of digs.
Graindo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Byczkiewicz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Byczkiewicz passes into half guard.
Graindo trying to control from the bottom.
Byczkiewicz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graindo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Graindo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graindo keeping full guard, as Byczkiewicz tries to pass.
Graindo pulls Byczkiewicz in close to his closed guard and prevents Byczkiewicz from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz is stalling in the full guard.
Blazej Byczkiewicz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graindo working a defensive guard but Byczkiewicz manages to pass into side control anyway.
Graindo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Graindo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Graindo.
Graindo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz throws an elbow that misses. Graindo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Byczkiewicz's guard. Nice move by Graindo!
Graindo throwing strikes but missing.
Byczkiewicz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Byczkiewicz has momentary wrist control but Graindo slips an elbow through the middle.
Byczkiewicz wants to sweep here but Graindo controlling him for the moment.
Graindo scoring with some ground and pound.
Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut is getting worse.
Byczkiewicz wants to sweep here but Graindo controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graindo trying to control the position from guard on top but Byczkiewicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graindo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Graindo lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Byczkiewicz is on top in guard.
Graindo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Byczkiewicz is one step ahead there.
Blazej Byczkiewicz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graindo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Byczkiewicz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kaido Graindo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byczkiewicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Blazej Byczkiewicz.
Well Byczkiewicz 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blazej Byczkiewicz!
Blazej Byczkiewicz retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Blazej Byczkiewicz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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