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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 866 p4p, 4902 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 111 p4p, 452 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eddie Bjornsson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 60 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mazepin's head backwards.
It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Mazepin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bjornsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mazepin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mazepin tries to bench press Bjornsson off him but Bjornsson keeps the position.
Mazepin is letting Bjornsson control him for a moment.
Bjornsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been hearing that Bjornsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin struggling a bit here.
Bjornsson controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Bjornsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bjornsson continues to hold on tight.
Bjornsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bjornsson advances to full mount.
Bjornsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mazepin tries to lock up and control but Bjornsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mazepin is trying to escape the mount.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mazepin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bjornsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mazepin for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mazepin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bjornsson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mazepin's guard.
Bjornsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mazepin can't keep his opponent in guard - Bjornsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bjornsson trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson moves into full mount! Mazepin won't be happy about that!
Bjornsson controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson avoids the attempt from Mazepin to control.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eddie Bjornsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bjornsson controlling from mount.
Mazepin is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mazepin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bjornsson controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mazepin's cut.
That's time! Bjornsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mazepin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bjornsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Mazepin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bjornsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bjornsson controlling the pace.
Bjornsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazepin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazepin is in trouble now - Bjornsson has advanced to mount!
Bjornsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin wants to hold on but Bjornsson pushes him away.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fedor Mazepin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mazepin tries to reverse the position but Bjornsson maintains control.
Bjornsson content just to control the position here.
Eddie Bjornsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjornsson 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bjornsson!
A victorious Eddie Bjornsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Fedor Mazepin was interviewed post fight and said 'until next time'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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