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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hewitt (ranked 2828 p4p, 140 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (ranked 2611 p4p, 135 weight class). Paul Hewitt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Hewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewitt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Szczęsny's head.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
Szczęsny's coach down at Savage Dojo KT Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Szczęsny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Szczęsny.
Hewitt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny takes one to the side of the head.
Szczęsny has Hewitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szczęsny taking a breather.
Hewitt has a couple of punches blocked by Szczęsny.
I was talking to Hewitt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Szczęsny stalling the fight.
Hewitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hewitt misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szczęsny ducks under a wild hook from Hewitt.
Szczęsny moves out of range as Hewitt strikes.
Szczęsny scores with a push kick.
Hewitt lands a jab to the head.
Szczęsny ducks under a wild hook from Hewitt.
Hewitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny lands an overhand right.
Hewitt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hewitt counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Szczęsny scores with a spinning back kick!
Hewitt misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczęsny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but Hewitt moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hewitt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Szczęsny.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczęsny connects with a jab.
Szczęsny scores with a jab. Hewitt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hewitt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Szczęsny darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hewitt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a left and a right that stings Hewitt.
Hewitt throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczęsny is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Szczęsny is looking to chop away at Hewitt's legs.
Hewitt throwing a counter right hand but Szczęsny manages to avoid it.
Szczęsny lands a jab to the head.
Szczęsny scores with a nice head shot.
Szczęsny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Szczęsny cracks Hewitt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczęsny. Hewitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
Szczęsny has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Szczęsny throws a poor cross that misses
and Hewitt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hewitt takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hewitt misses with an uppercut. Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Szczęsny is looking to clinch.
Szczęsny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hewitt at a distance.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Szczęsny looks to score with a jab to the body but Hewitt is just out of range.
Hewitt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Szczęsny. That one must have hurt.
Hewitt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Szczęsny.
Hewitt digs a good hook to Szczęsny's body.
Szczęsny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Szczęsny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Szczęsny throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hewitt on the side of the head.
Szczęsny paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Szczęsny throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Szczęsny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hewitt defending well as Szczęsny loads up on a big left hand.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the side of Hewitt's head but Hewitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hewitt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Szczęsny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hewitt.
Szczęsny lands with a thumping leg kick.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the side of Hewitt's head but Hewitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hewitt throwing a counter right hand but Szczęsny manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hewitt throws an off balance right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a straight right hand.
Hewitt misses with a hook.
Hewitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Szczęsny.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt throws a big shot that misses.
Hewitt slips a jab from Szczęsny.
Hewitt misses with a combination
and Szczęsny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hewitt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Szczęsny misses with a hook. Hewitt ducked under it nicely.
Hewitt swings widly with a right hand
and Szczęsny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hewitt throws a poor cross that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczęsny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hewitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hewitt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hewitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Szczęsny.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczęsny thuds a left hand into Hewitt's body.
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!
Szczęsny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hewitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hewitt misses with an uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a two punch combo.
Szczęsny scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hewitt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Szczęsny. Szczęsny obviously looking to wear him down.
Hewitt slips under a jab from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt drops his hands momentarily and Szczęsny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hewitt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hewitt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Szczęsny connects with a body shot.
Szczęsny pushes Hewitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Hewitt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Szczęsny's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hewitt misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Szczęsny.
Hewitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hewitt misses with a punch to the body.
Hewitt stalling.
Hewitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Paul Hewitt has been cut.
Hewitt working aggressively here.
Hewitt presses Szczęsny against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szczęsny leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hewitt can't find room to land a body shot as Szczęsny controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Szczęsny.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hewitt is working Szczęsny over against the cage.
Hewitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczęsny's elbow.
Hewitt misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Hewitt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hewitt throws a right hand that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hewitt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Szczęsny.
Hewitt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy left from Szczęsny finds it's target.
Hewitt misses the body punch
and Szczęsny counters with a low kick, right behind Hewitt 's knee.
A combination from Szczęsny does no damage.
A slow jab from Hewitt misses its intended target.
Hewitt misses with an uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny connects with a nice looking jab.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hewitt is looking to counter punch.
Hewitt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Szczęsny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hewitt. Szczęsny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hewitt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Szczęsny throws a jab when Hewitt was well out of range.
Szczęsny missing with a left hand there. Hewitt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Hewitt misses the target.
A left lands for Szczęsny.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hewitt. Szczęsny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that Hewitt semi-blocks.
Szczęsny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny scores with a jab. Hewitt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hewitt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Szczęsny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hewitt.
Szczęsny connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczęsny swings widly with a right hand
and Hewitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hewitt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Szczęsny counters with a thumping low kick.
Szczęsny throws a looping overhand right but Hewitt ducks down to avoid it.
Szczęsny moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Szczęsny is looking to chop away at Hewitt's legs.
Hewitt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Szczęsny lunges at Hewitt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hewitt's hand.
Szczęsny wants to clinch.
Hewitt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Szczęsny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hewitt's calf.
Szczęsny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab lands there for Szczęsny.
Hewitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczęsny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Szczęsny misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hewitt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Szczęsny misses with a shot to the body
and Hewitt counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szczęsny.
Hewitt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szczęsny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny looks to clinch
and Hewitt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Hewitt misses
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Szczęsny misses.
Hewitt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczęsny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szczęsny only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Victor Szczęsny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Szczęsny misses with a wild body shot.
Hewitt misses with a hook to the body
and Szczęsny counters with a low kick, right behind Hewitt 's knee.
Hewitt throws a right hand that misses
and Hewitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hewitt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paul Hewitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid body kick from Szczęsny.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Szczęsny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Szczęsny winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Szczęsny!
Victor Szczęsny took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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