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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Banas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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143 lbs
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148 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Banas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banas misses with a straight right.
Banas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muszyna swats away the attempt to clinch by Banas.
Muszyna tries to clinch but Banas moves away
and Banas counters with a takedown into side control.
Muszyna tries to buck Banas off but Banas is having none of it.
Banas working the ground and pound but Muszyna is defending the strikes.
Muszyna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muszyna tries to get out of the position.
Banas lands some shots froms side control.
Banas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muszyna knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Muszyna struggling a bit here.
Banas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna defending against the ground and pound.
Banas laying and praying for a moment but Muszyna takes advantage and regains half guard.
Banas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Banas passes to side control.
Muszyna parries the strikes from Banas easily there. Banas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Muszyna to escape.
Banas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Muszyna is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Banas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Muszyna sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Banas passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Muszyna!
Banas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Muszyna's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Banas controlling from mount.
Banas looking to ground and pound but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Banas tries to control but Muszyna wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Muszyna that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banas with shots to the head and body - Muszyna looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Banas lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banas with shots to the head and body - Muszyna looks very uncomfortable down there.
Muszyna is rocked!
Muszyna in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Banas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muszyna thows a leg kick but Banas checks it
and Banas moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Banas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muszyna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muszyna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banas misses with a punch on the inside.
Muszyna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banas.
Muszyna gets through Banas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muszyna backwards.
Banas misses with a body punch.
Muszyna pushes Banas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banas tries to work over Muszyna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muszyna lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Banas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muszyna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muszyna leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Banas.
Muszyna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Banas takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Artur Banas has been cut.
Muszyna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muszyna scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muszyna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muszyna tries to work over Banas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muszyna lands a right hand.
Banas lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banas digs a right hand underneath Muszyna's ribcage. Muszyna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banas blocking some punches.
Banas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muszyna is trying to stall.
Muszyna scores with a shoulder strike.
Muszyna wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Banas.
Muszyna looking to stall.
Banas misses with the head strike.
Banas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banas is keeping busy.
Banas looking to stall.
Muszyna is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cechini Muszyna.
Banas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muszyna.
Muszyna looks to land a left hand but Banas moved out of range nicely.
Muszyna misses with an uppercut
enabling Banas to counter with a crisp jab.
Muszyna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Banas defending well as Muszyna loads up on a big left hand.
Banas checks a leg kick nicely.
Muszyna 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muszyna.
Muszyna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muszyna tries to clinch but Banas moves out of range.
Cechini Muszyna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banas is looking to land body kicks.
Banas misses with a low kick.
Banas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muszyna swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Banas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banas lands a jab to the nose.
Banas misses with a straight right.
Muszyna lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cechini Muszyna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Artur Banas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab from Banas.
Muszyna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Banas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muszyna throws a hook but Banas blocks it.
Banas connects with a body shot.
Muszyna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banas on the side of the head.
Banas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muszyna momentarily.
Banas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banas cracks the inside of Muszyna's front leg.
A jab from Banas does it's job there.
Banas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muszyna just misses with a punch to the body.
Muszyna moves into the clinch.
Banas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muszyna pulls his leg out and moves away.
Banas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna looks to land a right hand but Banas moved out of range.
Banas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Banas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muszyna lands with an overhand left.
Banas misses with a straight right.
Muszyna rushes Banas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muszyna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Banas.
A hook to the body from Muszyna.
Muszyna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banas backwards.
Muszyna throws a head punch that misses.
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banas is keeping busy.
Banas misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muszyna takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with a body punch.
Muszyna is pressed up against the cage. Banas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muszyna down to the mat. Muszyna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Banas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muszyna moves away.
Banas blocks a jab.
Banas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muszyna's head.
A big left from Muszyna misses.
Banas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muszyna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muszyna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banas looks to clinch
and Muszyna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muszyna throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Banas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Banas misses with a hook.
Banas wants to clinch up but Muszyna keeps it at a distance.
Muszyna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banas misses with an uppercut. Muszyna saw that one coming.
Muszyna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muszyna's guard.
Banas trying to control but Muszyna is working from the bottom.
Banas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Muszyna keeping moving, preventing Banas from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Artur Banas wasn't active enough on the ground.
The crowd cheers as Muszyna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banas doesn't seem phased though.
Banas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muszyna 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cechini Muszyna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muszyna throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banas feints and as Muszyna raises his hands in defense, Banas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Artur Banas just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Artur Banas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muszyna cracks Banas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muszyna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Muszyna misses its intended target.
Banas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Banas showed some decent athleticism there.
Banas controlling the pace.
Muszyna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banas on the ground.
Banas wants to work for an arm triangle but Muszyna is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muszyna tries to get to full guard but Banas has control of the leg.
Banas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muszyna keeps working.
Artur Banas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banas working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Banas.
Banas throwing shots but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Banas is looking for a kimura but Muszyna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Banas to get the leverage.
Muszyna trying to control from the bottom.
Muszyna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banas.
Banas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Muszyna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Banas.
Banas trying to pass the guard but Muszyna defending well.
Banas throwing shots but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Banas winds up and cracks Muszyna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Banas seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banas is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muszyna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banas is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Banas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Artur Banas's cut.
That's time! Muszyna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Banas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banas throws a leg kick but Muszyna sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Muszyna throws a lazy right hand but Banas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banas swings for the body but Muszyna moves out of range.
Muszyna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banas's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muszyna.
Muszyna looks to land a left hand but Banas moved out of range nicely.
Muszyna checks a low kick from Banas.
Banas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muszyna throws out a loose jab but Banas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cechini Muszyna is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Banas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Muszyna takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banas's head backwards.
Banas instigates a clinch.
Muszyna manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muszyna throws a punch but it's blocked by Banas.
Banas misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muszyna misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banas is working Muszyna over against the cage.
Banas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muszyna is keeping busy.
Muszyna has a couple of punches blocked by Banas.
Banas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muszyna throws a punch but it's blocked by Banas.
Muszyna lands with a short shot to the head.
Banas tries to throw a body punch but Muszyna avoids it by throwing Banas back against the cage.
Banas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banas lands with a left to the head.
Banas looking to stall.
Banas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muszyna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muszyna misses with a hook. Banas ducked under it nicely.
Banas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cechini Muszyna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Muszyna.
Banas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Banas is keen to just control but Muszyna is a slippery customer.
Banas is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna is looking for a sweep. Banas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muszyna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Banas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Banas!
Artur Banas is the new featherweight champion!
Artur Banas decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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