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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ola John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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159 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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160 lbs
49 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ola John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tarnowski fails with a takedown attempt.
John misses with a kick to the body.
John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
John throws a shot from downtown. Tarnowski moves away and avoids it.
John gets caught napping as Tarnowski dives in and scores a takedown. John manages to retain guard.
My spies in Thunder MMA inform me that Tarnowski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
John wants to sweep here but Tarnowski controlling him for the moment.
John has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John wants to hit a switch here but Tarnowski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for John there!
Tarnowski trying to control but John is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski working the ground and pound effectively.
John tries to hold on but Tarnowski pushes him away.
John tries to reverse the position but Tarnowski maintains control.
Tarnowski working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
John bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tarnowski has his foot on John's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. John works his way back into a safe position though.
John preventing the sweep.
John wants to control from the top but Tarnowski keeps moving.
Tarnowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in John's guard.
Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. John swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski is still trying to improve position.
John tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
John looking for a guillotine here but Tarnowski defends easily.
Tarnowski is looking to work some ground and pound but John has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tarnowski content to stall in guard here.
John throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
John 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.
Tarnowski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarnowski throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tarnowski slips a jab from John.
Tarnowski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tarnowski postures up in John's guard and throws a big left but John blocks it.
Tarnowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
John pulls Tarnowski in to control the position.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John looking for a sweep. Not yet John, not yet.
Tarnowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski works over John with some ground and pound from guard.
Tarnowski postures up.
Tarnowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed John's guard.
Michal Tarnowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
John works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tarnowski tries to free his leg and advance position but John is retaining full guard.
John trying to control the position.
John is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around John's waist but John gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tarnowski off to one side.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
John gets a clinch.
Tarnowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. John avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Tarnowski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
A shot in the inside from John.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarnowski avoids the damage to the body.
Tarnowski breaks from the clinch.
John takes a swing at Tarnowski's ribcage but misses.
John darts in and clinches Tarnowski up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tarnowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Tarnowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarnowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarnowski trying to control the position but instead, John has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarnowski into the cage.
John connects with a knee to the head.
Tarnowski trying to control the position but instead, John has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarnowski into the cage.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tarnowski misses with the head strike.
John misses with a punch to the body.
Tarnowski stalling the fight.
John letting Tarnowski take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Tarnowski's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Tarnowski lands with a short shot to the head.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but John is keeping busy.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tarnowski is defending well for now.
John lands a damaging elbow.
Tarnowski looking for a takedown.
Ola John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Tarnowski.
Tarnowski taking a breather.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarnowski avoids the damage to the body.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John tries a body shot but Tarnowski blocks it.
Tarnowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarnowski misses with a punch to the body.
Tarnowski leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John being controlled against the cage.
John scores with a shot to the side of Tarnowski's head.
A bit of stalling here from Tarnowski.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michal Tarnowski.
John throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ola John dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
John thuds a left hand into Tarnowski's body.
John takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
John looks to land a body kick but Tarnowski moved away.
John gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tarnowski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tarnowski won't allow John to sweep him here.
Tarnowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is adopting a defensive guard.
John looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. John swivels though and keeps the full guard.
John looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tarnowski is one step ahead there.
John working a defensive guard here.
Tarnowski works over John with some ground and pound from guard.
Tarnowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
John pulls Tarnowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Tarnowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tarnowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tarnowski throwing strikes but missing.
Tarnowski throws an elbow that misses. John uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tarnowski's guard. Nice move by John!
Tarnowski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tarnowski is looking for a triangle but John pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John stopping the sweep attempt from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski looking for a guillotine here but John defends easily.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarnowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarnowski is trying to hold John in close to prevent damage but John has managed to pass into half guard.
Tarnowski wants to control but John is keeping busy.
Tarnowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John wants to pass the guard but Tarnowski is keeping the position.
John showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
John won't allow Tarnowski to sweep him here.
John advances position into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarnowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Tarnowski is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but John is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
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 Ola John.
I think John 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ola John!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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