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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Szczęsny (ranked 2047 p4p, 251 weight class) and Antonio Santana (ranked 1772 p4p, 221 weight class). Santana is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Check My Swag. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Szczęsny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santana.
Szczęsny fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Szczęsny misses.
Santana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santana defending well as Szczęsny loads up on a big left hand.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szczęsny moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santana. Szczęsny shrugs it off though.
Santana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szczęsny.
Santana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santana.
Szczęsny ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana throws a low kick, looking for Szczęsny's leg but Szczęsny calmly moves out of range.
Szczęsny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Szczęsny misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santana.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczęsny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santana throws a hook but Szczęsny avoids it easily.
Santana has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczęsny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Szczęsny blocks a jab.
Santana throws a big shot that misses.
Szczęsny blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santana tries to land a body kick
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santana swings for the body but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that misses.
Santana throws a leg kick
and Szczęsny counters with a nice uppercut.
Szczęsny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santana takes a step back to recover.
Santana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szczęsny in his tracks.
Santana throws a body kick that misses.
Szczęsny throws a nice inside leg kick.
Szczęsny definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana throws a low kick, looking for Szczęsny's leg but Szczęsny calmly moves out of range.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santana throws a body punch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny misses with a looping left.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana throws out a counter right but Szczęsny avoids it with no problem.
Santana throws a hook to the side of Szczęsny's head but Szczęsny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczęsny throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Szczęsny.
Santana throws a shot from downtown. Szczęsny moves away and avoids it.
Szczęsny fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santana just manages to avoid it.
Szczęsny is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Szczęsny lands a lovely overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Szczęsny lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santana misses with a wild body shot.
Santana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santana lands a glancing blow to the side of Szczęsny's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a hook
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Szczęsny.
A quick step to the side and Szczęsny tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczęsny slips under a jab from Santana.
Szczęsny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santana throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
Santana misses with a looping left.
Santana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Szczęsny is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santana throws a shot from downtown. Szczęsny moves away and avoids it.
Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a low kick, right behind Santana 's knee.
Antonio Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
Szczęsny swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Szczęsny.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Szczęsny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Szczęsny moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Szczęsny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santana.
Szczęsny tries to land a front kick but Santana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Szczęsny tries to close the distance and clinch but Santana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Szczęsny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Szczęsny has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Szczęsny and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana misses with a kick to the body
and Szczęsny counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana swings widly with a right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a nice body kick.
Santana throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Szczęsny counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Szczęsny. That's going to slow Santana down.
Szczęsny misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Szczęsny's calf.
A slow jab from Santana misses its intended target.
It looked like Szczęsny wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santana throws a solid leg kick but Szczęsny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santana.
Szczęsny cracks a nice hook into Santana's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana cracks the inside of Szczęsny's front leg.
Szczęsny scores with a leg kick.
Santana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szczęsny.
Santana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santana looks to land a right hand but Szczęsny moved out of range.
Szczęsny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szczęsny throws the kick towards the body but Santana avoids it.
Santana throws a body kick that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny looks to score with a jab to the body but Santana is just out of range.
Szczęsny blocks a head kick by Santana.
Szczęsny moves away from the strike by Santana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny connects with the punch.
Szczęsny slips under a jab from Santana.
Szczęsny closes the distance and pushes Santana back into the cage.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szczęsny pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczęsny instigates a clinch.
Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczęsny connects with a solid leg kick.
Santana scores with a punch to the head.
Santana looks to land a body kick but Szczęsny moved away.
Santana throws a hook but Szczęsny avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Szczęsny.
A slapping leg kick lands for Szczęsny.
Szczęsny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny's corner calls for a 1-2. Szczęsny obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Szczęsny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Victor Szczęsny is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana throws a body kick that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczęsny just misses with a punch to the body.
Santana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Szczęsny.
Santana lands a jab to Szczęsny's midsection.
Szczęsny takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Szczęsny with a jab.
Szczęsny is looking to slow Santana down with leg kicks.
Szczęsny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santana throws a leg kick
and Szczęsny counters with a big head kick but Santana shrugs it off.
Szczęsny connects with a right hand. Santana shakes it off.
Santana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Szczęsny here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Left hook, right uppercut from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a wild body kick that Santana sees coming a mile off.
Santana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Szczęsny is looking to score with low kicks.
Szczęsny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Szczęsny has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Szczęsny and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a sloppy body shot
and Szczęsny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santana moves forwards but Szczęsny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Szczęsny lands a nice shot that snaps Santana's head back.
Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santana.
Santana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a right hand to the body.
Szczęsny scores with a leg kick.
Santana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Szczęsny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santana misses the body punch
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.
Santana swings widly with a right hand
and Szczęsny counters with an outside leg kick.
Szczęsny jabs Santana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Szczęsny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santana throws a front kick aimed at Szczęsny's knee but Szczęsny avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny swings for the body but Santana moves out of range.
Szczęsny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Szczęsny thows a body kick. Santana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Szczęsny.
Nice body punch from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Szczęsny throws a head kick but Santana moves out of range.
Santana avoids the body shot from Szczęsny.
Santana lands a nice hook to Szczęsny's body. Szczęsny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santana moves out of range as Szczęsny throws a body kick.
Santana throws a hook but Szczęsny avoids it easily.
Szczęsny lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana misses with a double jab
enabling Szczęsny to counter with a crisp jab.
Szczęsny throws a looping overhand right but Santana ducks down to avoid it.
Szczęsny misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Szczęsny.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczęsny takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santana throws an overhand right that lands on Szczęsny's shoulder, as Szczęsny tries to avoid the shot.
Santana misses with a hook
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.
Santana swings widly with a right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a nice uppercut.
Szczęsny scores with a decent looking hook.
Good exchange - Szczęsny coming out on top.
Santana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Szczęsny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santana.
Szczęsny thows a body kick. Santana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Santana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Szczęsny tries to clinch but Santana is having none of it.
Santana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santana moves forwards but Szczęsny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Szczęsny checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Szczęsny throws a series of strikes that have Santana backpedaling.
Szczęsny connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santana is rocked!
Santana looks to throw a body kick
and Szczęsny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczęsny finish him?
Santana throws a head kick but Szczęsny moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Szczęsny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Szczęsny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana throws a hook but Szczęsny avoids it easily.
Szczęsny fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santana.
Santana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny with a hook.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a left and a right... And another left! Santana is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Szczęsny!
Victor Szczęsny opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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