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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rye King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the bone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Tarnowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rye King!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
King gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tarnowski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tarnowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tarnowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tarnowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tarnowski drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Tarnowski off! Tarnowski jumps back into King's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tarnowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to ground and pound but Tarnowski is blocking nicely.
King is working for a guillotine from mount but Tarnowski frees his head quite easily.
King wants to control the pace but Tarnowski is squirming around nicely.
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tarnowski is working to get back to half guard.
Tarnowski is working hard here to advance position.
King has control of Tarnowski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tarnowski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tarnowski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tarnowski has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tarnowski's guard.
Tarnowski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead King passes into half guard.
Tarnowski tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King trying to pass the guard but Tarnowski defending well.
Tarnowski is not content to let King control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
Tarnowski is looking to improve his position.
Tarnowski looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarnowski has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tarnowski's guard.
King stands up over Tarnowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tarnowski is breathing heavily.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarnowski has wrist control.
Tarnowski has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rye King will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tarnowski fails with a takedown attempt.
King gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tarnowski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King trying to control the position.
King wants to sweep here but Tarnowski controlling him for the moment.
Tarnowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tarnowski looking to pass the guard.
Tarnowski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and King dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a strike aimed at the side of Tarnowski's head but Tarnowski avoids it well.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tarnowski tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
King trying to control the position but Tarnowski is working away.
Tarnowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tarnowski looking for submissions off his back.
Tarnowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tarnowski!
Tarnowski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tarnowski looking for submissions off his back.
Tarnowski actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control from half guard but Tarnowski is working away.
King thows a huge punch but Tarnowski dodges it nicely.
King is looking for a kimura but Tarnowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Tarnowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tarnowski is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
Tarnowski with the active half guard here but King passes nicely into side control.
Tarnowski is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarnowski gets back to half guard.
Tarnowski tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
Tarnowski gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarnowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 Andrzej Tarnowski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tarnowski shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tarnowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tarnowski somewhat.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tarnowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rye King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King is looking for a kimura here.
Tarnowski tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarnowski defending well though.
King throwing shots but Tarnowski is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tarnowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Tarnowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King lying in Tarnowski's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Tarnowski decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! King taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrzej Tarnowski!
Andrzej Tarnowski retains his featherweight title!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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