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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Blaszczykowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Blaszczykowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Fantana's chin.
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230 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Blaszczykowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Fantana!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fantana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantana 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.
Nice cross by Blaszczykowski.
Blaszczykowski tries to land a leg kick but Fantana saw it coming and moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fantana enables Blaszczykowski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fantana manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blaszczykowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaszczykowski stands and steps away. Fantana gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantana tries to clinch up but Blaszczykowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantana shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaszczykowski sprawls well. He's pushed Fantana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fantana tries to clinch
and Blaszczykowski counters with a three punch combo that has Fantana backing up. Fantana nods at Blaszczykowski to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaszczykowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fantana.
Fantana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaszczykowski sprawls well. Blaszczykowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fantana gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantana tries for a takedown but Blaszczykowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Victor Blaszczykowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Fantana.
Blaszczykowski clinches.
Fantana wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaszczykowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blaszczykowski successfully pulls guard.
Blaszczykowski kicks Fantana off and gets to his feet.
Blaszczykowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blaszczykowski duly obliges.
Blaszczykowski misses with a two punch combination.
Fantana fails to land the takedown.
Fantana looks winded!
Blaszczykowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fantana to the mat! Fantana manages to get full guard.
Blaszczykowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaszczykowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantana takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Blaszczykowski cracks Fantana with a big elbow.
Fantana taking punishment in the form of punches.
Blaszczykowski scores with punches from side control.
Fantana takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Blaszczykowski controlling the position.
Blaszczykowski lands an elbow.
Blaszczykowski passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fantana!
Fantana taking shots to the head.
Blaszczykowski with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaszczykowski landing strikes from the mount and Fantana is in trouble!
Blaszczykowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blaszczykowski lands with some strikes.
Blaszczykowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blaszczykowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Blaszczykowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaszczykowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fantana is looking to escape.
Blaszczykowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fantana's face.
Blaszczykowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaszczykowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fantana?
Blaszczykowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blaszczykowski landing strikes from the mount.
Blaszczykowski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blaszczykowski landing strikes from the mount and Fantana is in trouble!
Fantana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blaszczykowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fantana looks a forlorn figure.
Blaszczykowski is landing with some decent strikes but Fantana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaszczykowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantana wants to control but Blaszczykowski is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Blaszczykowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blaszczykowski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blaszczykowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fantana can do to turn this around?
Blaszczykowski prevents Fantana from standing back up.
Fantana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blaszczykowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fantana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blaszczykowski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Blaszczykowski.
Blaszczykowski drops an elbow to the side of Fantana's head.
Fantana is breathing heavily.
Blaszczykowski is nestled in close to Fantana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blaszczykowski lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blaszczykowski lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaszczykowski is nestled in close to Fantana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantana trying to control but Blaszczykowski postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blaszczykowski connects with a nice short shot to Fantana's temple.
Blaszczykowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fantana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantana has hold of Blaszczykowski's hands but Blaszczykowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantana is rocked!
Blaszczykowski drops an elbow to the side of Fantana's head.
Fantana is still in real trouble! Can Blaszczykowski finish him?
Fantana taking some punishment here, with Blaszczykowski in his half guard.
Blaszczykowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaszczykowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blaszczykowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blaszczykowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaszczykowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blaszczykowski lands a nice short elbow.
Fantana seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blaszczykowski slips a nice elbow through Fantana's hands, connecting with Fantana's forehead.
Blaszczykowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blaszczykowski lands a nice short elbow.
Blaszczykowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantana is looking to control Blaszczykowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fantana avoid being mounted?
Fantana taking some punishment here, with Blaszczykowski in his half guard.
Fantana is in trouble now - Blaszczykowski has advanced to mount!
Blaszczykowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fantana looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaszczykowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Victor Blaszczykowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaszczykowski lands a heavy elbow.
Blaszczykowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blaszczykowski controlling his opponent.
Fantana taking shots to the head.
Blaszczykowski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Blaszczykowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fantana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaszczykowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fantana is looking to escape.
Blaszczykowski throwing strikes but Fantana uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fantana looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blaszczykowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fantana has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantana moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaszczykowski is in close to Fantana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blaszczykowski distracts Fantana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Blaszczykowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blaszczykowski swinging wildly here.
Blaszczykowski misses with a wild combination.
Blaszczykowski looks for a takedown but Fantana sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Blaszczykowski as Fantana shoots in.
Fantana shoots in for a takedown but Blaszczykowski shows good takedown defense.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blaszczykowski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fantana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaszczykowski misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Blaszczykowski does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaszczykowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Fantana counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blaszczykowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fantana finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaszczykowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaszczykowski throws a series of punches but Fantana moves out of range.
Fantana tries to clinch but Blaszczykowski moves out of range.
Fantana wants to clinch up but Blaszczykowski keeps it at a distance.
Blaszczykowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaszczykowski misses with a double jab.
Blaszczykowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaszczykowski misses with the combination.
Fantana darts in trying to clinch
and Blaszczykowski counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Fantana both land. Nice combination.
Fantana gets caught napping as Blaszczykowski dives in and scores a takedown. Fantana manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaszczykowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blaszczykowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantana wants to stand and escape but Blaszczykowski is having none of it.
Blaszczykowski cracks Fantana with a solid left hand.
Blaszczykowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blaszczykowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fantana's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaszczykowski wants to control but Fantana is keeping him busy.
Blaszczykowski working Fantana over with strikes.
Blaszczykowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaszczykowski tries to pass to full mount but Fantana defends it.
Blaszczykowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantana trying to control but Blaszczykowski postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaszczykowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fantana has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantana is refusing to be controlled, as Blaszczykowski sits in half guard.
Blaszczykowski working the head and body with strikes.
Blaszczykowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blaszczykowski trying to control the action but Fantana is working from the bottom.
Blaszczykowski is thwarting Fantana's attempts to control the position.
Victor Blaszczykowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Blaszczykowski seems content to control.
Fantana is trying to stand back up but Blaszczykowski is controlling him
Blaszczykowski stands up from half guard.
Blaszczykowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blaszczykowski postures up and lands a big shot to Fantana's brow.
Blaszczykowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Fantana checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaszczykowski drives through and clinches with Fantana against the cage.
Blaszczykowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eddie Fantana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaszczykowski misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Blaszczykowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaszczykowski 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Blaszczykowski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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