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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Finkle throws a head kick but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Finkle throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski misses the shot to the body.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the side of Finkle's head but Finkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarczynski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finkle moves out of range of the body kick from Tarczynski.
Finkle is looking to slow Tarczynski down with leg kicks.
Finkle throws a jab when Tarczynski was well out of range.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Tarczynski tries to score with a low kick but Finkle moves his leg out of the way.
Tarczynski looks to land a right hand but Finkle moved out of range.
Tarczynski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finkle rushes Tarczynski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarczynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarczynski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ray Finkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkle scores with a jab.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tarczynski misses with a hook. Finkle ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Finkle misses the target.
Tarczynski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Finkle eats them both and turns towards Tarczynski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A leg kick checked by Finkle.
Tarczynski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski feints and then cracks Finkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finkle down.
Jab by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - Finkle coming out on top.
Tarczynski misses the shot to the body.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tarczynski duly obliges.
Tarczynski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finkle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle looks to land a left hand but Tarczynski moved out of range nicely.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Finkle moved away.
Finkle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tarczynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Finkle misses the jab.
Finkle slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
Finkle throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finkle.
Finkle looks to throw the jab but Tarczynski is out of range.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Finkle.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle scores with a head kick. Tarczynski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Finkle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarczynski on the side of the head.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Tarczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkle moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finkle scores with a jab. Tarczynski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Finkle tries to clinch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle thows a body kick. Tarczynski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Finkle thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Finkle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarczynski doesn't seem phased though.
Finkle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karol Tarczynski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finkle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
Finkle connects with the punch.
Tarczynski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finkle is able to avoid easily.
Tarczynski scores with a jab.
Finkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finkle tests Tarczynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarczynski moves away.
Tarczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Finkle's shoulder, as Finkle tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finkle connects with a crisp jab.
Tarczynski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tarczynski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Finkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Tarczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Finkle's shoulder, as Finkle tries to avoid the shot.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarczynski moves away.
Finkle scores with a jab to the body.
Finkle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tarczynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Karol Tarczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Finkle lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarczynski's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle throws a looping overhand right but Tarczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Tarczynski cracks a nice hook into Finkle's ribs.
Tarczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Finkle as he connects with a hook.
Finkle lands with a slapping head kick.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Finkle.
Tarczynski lands a really nice looking cross but Finkle seems unphased.
Finkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarczynski circles away.
A shot to the liver by Finkle. Beautiful body shot.
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski tries to keep at a distance but Finkle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finkle misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
Tarczynski blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Finkle lands with a short shot to the head.
Finkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tarczynski throws an elbow but misses.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike.
Tarczynski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finkle is keeping busy.
Finkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarczynski avoids it.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but Finkle blocks it.
Finkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finkle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tarczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarczynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finkle presses Tarczynski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tarczynski blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finkle throws an elbow but it misses.
Finkle lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Tarczynski tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Tarczynski back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tarczynski.
Finkle throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarczynski avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
Finkle misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Finkle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finkle throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Finkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finkle throws a lazy right hand but Tarczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finkle is looking to clinch but Tarczynski is avoiding it.
Tarczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarczynski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Finkle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Tarczynski as he checks the leg kick.
Finkle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tarczynski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Tarczynski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tarczynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarczynski checks it well.
Nice cross by Finkle.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Finkle throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Finkle blocks it.
Finkle throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski slips under a jab.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Finkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tarczynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski avoids the body shot from Finkle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarczynski. That's going to slow Finkle down.
Tarczynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finkle's sensitive parts.
Tarczynski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tarczynski cracks Finkle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finkle misses with a wild body shot.
Finkle misses with a left hand
and Tarczynski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Finkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Tarczynski misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Tarczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tarczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finkle scoring well with a low kick there.
Tarczynski slips under a jab.
Finkle throws a wild body kick that Tarczynski sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finkle.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Finkle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finkle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarczynski's head backwards.
Finkle throws the left hand but Tarczynski avoids the punch easily.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Tarczynski moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Finkle.
Finkle checks the leg kick.
Finkle fakes the leg kick and cracks Tarczynski in the body.
Tarczynski lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Tarczynski throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle lands a jab.
Tarczynski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarczynski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarczynski. That's going to slow Finkle down.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Karol Tarczynski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Finkle misses with a hook.
Finkle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tarczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finkle.
Finkle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Finkle dodges the punch combination from Tarczynski.
Finkle lands a slapping body shot.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Finkle checks it.
Jab by Finkle.
Tarczynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Tarczynski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
Finkle slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
Finkle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Finkle moved away.
Tarczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tarczynski throws a solid leg kick but Finkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tarczynski.
Finkle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Finkle.
A good leg kick by Finkle.
Finkle swings for the body but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Finkle misses with an uppercut. Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Tarczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski tries to keep at a distance but Finkle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finkle misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finkle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tarczynski is keeping busy.
Finkle throws an elbow that misses.
Tarczynski dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Tarczynski manages to break the clinch.
Tarczynski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finkle connects with a high kick.
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Finkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finkle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finkle misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Finkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finkle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tarczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finkle.
Finkle swings widly with a right hand
and Tarczynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Finkle wants to clinch.
Finkle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finkle lands with a shot to the body.
Finkle lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finkle.
Tarczynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Tarczynski throws the kick towards the body but Finkle avoids it.
Finkle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finkle misses with a series of wild punches.
Finkle thuds a left hand into Tarczynski's body.
Finkle tried to score with a low kick but Tarczynski checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarczynski misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Finkle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That kick from Finkle tenderised Tarczynski's leg. Tarczynski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finkle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Finkle throws a hook but Tarczynski avoids it easily.
Finkle misses with a wild combination.
Tarczynski throws the kick towards the body but Finkle avoids it.
Tarczynski is looking to slow Finkle down with leg kicks.
Finkle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finkle cracks Tarczynski with a good jab.
Finkle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tarczynski backs up against the cage.
Finkle checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Finkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick that misses.
Finkle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finkle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tarczynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finkle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut there from Tarczynski.
Good leg kick by Tarczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Finkle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tarczynski - the referee stops the clock and Finkle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tarczynski. Finkle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Finkle.
Finkle throws a body kick that misses.
Finkle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Finkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finkle blocks a jab.
Finkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarczynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tarczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarczynski tries a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
Tarczynski misses with a head kick.
Tarczynski looks to land a right hand but Finkle moved out of range.
Finkle slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle connects with the punch.
A leg kick checked by Finkle.
Tarczynski avoids the body shot from Finkle.
Tarczynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tarczynski scores with a kick to the body.
Finkle misses with a looping right.
Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Finkle.
Finkle punishes Tarczynski's body with a nice straight punch.
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarczynski.
A solid body kick from Finkle.
Finkle tries to land a leg kick but Tarczynski saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle is looking to slow Tarczynski down with leg kicks.
Tarczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finkle jabs Tarczynski right on the nose. Tarczynski blinks but takes it well.
Finkle tries a low kick but Tarczynski avoids it.
A head kick misses from Tarczynski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Finkle.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarczynski misses the target.
Tarczynski swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karol Tarczynski.
I think Tarczynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karol Tarczynski!
Karol Tarczynski retains his middleweight title!
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