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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ZaZa Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutombo comes to the cage accompanied by Wyclef Jean - 911. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, ZaZa Mutombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Mutombo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mutombo takes one to the side of the head.
Tarczynski lands a head shot.
Mutombo slips under a jab.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Mutombo.
Tarczynski throws a body punch but Mutombo moves out of range.
Mutombo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tarczynski throws a body punch but Mutombo moves out of range.
Tarczynski misses with a combination
and Mutombo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tarczynski really felt that one!
Mutombo loads up on a big right hand but Tarczynski slips the punch.
Tarczynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tarczynski throws a chopping leg kick but Mutombo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mutombo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mutombo misses with a body shot.
Tarczynski is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mutombo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mutombo misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski scores with the left hand. Mutombo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Tarczynski tenderised Mutombo's leg. Mutombo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karol Tarczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarczynski misses with a left hand
and Mutombo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tarczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Mutombo scores with a jab to the head.
Mutombo misses the shot to the body.
Mutombo blocks a jab.
Mutombo moves out of range as Tarczynski strikes.
Tarczynski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mutombo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up but Mutombo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutombo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mutombo misses with a body kick.
Tarczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski staying out of range there.
Tarczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarczynski. Mutombo does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mutombo. That's going to slow Tarczynski down.
Mutombo missing with a left hand there. Tarczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Tarczynski responds with a good body kick, but Mutombo manages to step out the way in time.
Tarczynski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tarczynski wants to land a leg kick but Mutombo is out of range.
Mutombo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mutombo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tarczynski pinned against the cage. Tarczynski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mutombo misses with a straight left.
Mutombo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarczynski. Tarczynski obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarczynski lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tarczynski thows a leg kick but Mutombo checks it
and Mutombo counters with a shoot takedown. Tarczynski fights it but they end up in guard.
Tarczynski keeping moving, preventing Mutombo from controlling successfully.
Tarczynski keeping full guard, as Mutombo tries to pass.
Tarczynski pulls Mutombo in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo wants to control from the top but Tarczynski keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mutombo wants to pass the guard but Tarczynski is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tarczynski clinches up against the cage.
Tarczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
A short right from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski trying to stall but Mutombo improves his position.
A short left from Tarczynski.
A right hook to the body lands for Mutombo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutombo missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karol Tarczynski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tarczynski sizes up Mutombo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tarczynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mutombo lands a hook that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.
Tarczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutombo blocks a body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
Mutombo throws an elbow but it misses.
Mutombo lands a good knee to the midsection. Tarczynski won't want to take too many of those.
Mutombo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mutombo tries to throw a body punch but Tarczynski avoids it by throwing Mutombo back against the cage.
Mutombo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tarczynski up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski looking to throw knees to the head but Mutombo is blocking nicely.
Mutombo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tarczynski up against the cage.
Tarczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mutombo controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Tarczynski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mutombo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mutombo.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tarczynski prevents the takedown attempt.
Mutombo is looking to break free of the clinch but Tarczynski has double underhooks.
Mutombo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mutombo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mutombo lands a damaging elbow.
Mutombo prevents a body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski prevents Mutombo from breaking the clinch.
Mutombo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo has picked Tarczynski up - he's going for a ride! Mutombo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tarczynski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski pulls Mutombo in close to prevent any damage.
Mutombo throws a big right hand that misses.
Tarczynski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tarczynski trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski looks to land a right hand but Mutombo moved out of range.
Mutombo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarczynski moves away from the strike by Mutombo.
Tarczynski misses with a jab to the body
and Mutombo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarczynski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tarczynski slips under a jab.
Tarczynski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mutombo backs up against the cage.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski moves into the clinch.
Tarczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mutombo controls his hands.
Tarczynski scores with a shot to the side of Mutombo's head.
Tarczynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarczynski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mutombo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tarczynski can turn it around.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mutombo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tarczynski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski is trying to maintain a safe position but Mutombo gets an underhook and turns Tarczynski into the cage.
Tarczynski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mutombo's face.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutombo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarczynski avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tarczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Mutombo.
Mutombo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Tarczynski on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski missing with knees to the body.
Mutombo tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mutombo breaks from the clinch.
Mutombo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tarczynski swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karol Tarczynski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mutombo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski is looking to chop away at Mutombo's legs.
Mutombo tries to counter with a takedown but Tarczynski is quick to defend against it.
Tarczynski misses with the body kick
so Mutombo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mutombo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mutombo looking to pass the guard.
Mutombo trying to control but Tarczynski is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski keeping full guard, as Mutombo tries to pass.
Tarczynski trying to keep a closed guard but Mutombo is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Mutombo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Mutombo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tarczynski wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mutombo is now in half guard.
Mutombo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mutombo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
ZaZa Mutombo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski pulls Mutombo in close to his closed guard and prevents Mutombo from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutombo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mutombo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarczynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarczynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mutombo tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarczynski is retaining full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mutombo scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarczynski is keeping the position for now.
Mutombo postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mutombo 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mutombo - that will leave a mark!
Mutombo thows a leg kick but Tarczynski checks it
and Tarczynski counters with a head kick. That will keep Mutombo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Mutombo misses the target.
Tarczynski dips to his left and cracks Mutombo with an uppercut!
Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Mutombo.
An inside leg kick lands from Tarczynski.
Mutombo misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mutombo. Mutombo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mutombo tries to move into range but Tarczynski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mutombo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutombo throws a leg kick but Tarczynski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tarczynski throws a fast counter high kick but Mutombo manages to duck under it in time.
Tarczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutombo throws a jab when Tarczynski was well out of range.
Mutombo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tarczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Mutombo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutombo.
Mutombo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarczynski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mutombo dives in and scores a takedown into Tarczynski's guard.
Mutombo throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaZa Mutombo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tarczynski 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Tarczynski!
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