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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mate Magyar (ranked 1161 p4p, 1010 weight class) and Tobiasz Wawrzyniak (ranked 126 p4p, 110 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mate Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobiasz Wawrzyniak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magyar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Magyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wawrzyniak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Magyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magyar connects with a couple of short punches.
Magyar throwing strikes from guard but Wawrzyniak blocks nicely.
Magyar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wawrzyniak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Magyar controls the pace.
Wawrzyniak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magyar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magyar working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magyar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magyar throwing strikes from guard but Wawrzyniak blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar won't allow Wawrzyniak to get back to his feet.
Wawrzyniak being controlled here, momentarily.
Magyar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wawrzyniak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magyar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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.
Magyar needs to keep his hands up - Wawrzyniak had a free shot at his head there.
Magyar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magyar swings for the body but Wawrzyniak moves out of range.
Magyar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magyar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wawrzyniak defends it nicely.
Magyar dives in and grabs Wawrzyniak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wawrzyniak pushes down on Magyar's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mate Magyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wawrzyniak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magyar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magyar darts in looking for a takedown but Wawrzyniak gets double underhooks and turns Magyar into the cage.
Magyar pulls guard effortlessly.
Magyar seems keen to control Wawrzyniak's posture.
Magyar looking for a sweep. Not yet Magyar, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar trying to control the position here.
Magyar wants to sweep here but Wawrzyniak controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Wawrzyniak tries to bum rush Magyar with a series of wild strikes but Magyar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magyar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Wawrzyniak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magyar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wawrzyniak has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wawrzyniak throws an overhand right that lands on Magyar's shoulder, as Magyar tries to avoid the shot.
Magyar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Magyar tries for a takedown but Wawrzyniak circles away easily
and Wawrzyniak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wawrzyniak throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Wawrzyniak tries to get set, Magyar tries to push him back and clinch up but Wawrzyniak manages to avoid the attempt.
Magyar is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magyar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wawrzyniak swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wawrzyniak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wawrzyniak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magyar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Magyar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wawrzyniak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magyar trying to control the pace.
Wawrzyniak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magyar.
Wawrzyniak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magyar is looking to advance position but Wawrzyniak won't allow it.
Magyar is taking a breather. Wawrzyniak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wawrzyniak is trying to stand back up but Magyar is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Magyar wants to take a breather but Wawrzyniak is having none of it.
Magyar content to control rather than advance.
Magyar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magyar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Magyar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magyar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wawrzyniak is staying active underneath Magyar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Magyar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wawrzyniak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magyar slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wawrzyniak lands a jab to the head.
Magyar darts in looking for a takedown but Wawrzyniak gets double underhooks and turns Magyar into the cage.
Wawrzyniak is trying to force a seperation but Magyar has the dominant position.
Magyar tries to pull guard but Wawrzyniak holds him up against the cage and eventually Magyar drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mate Magyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wawrzyniak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magyar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wawrzyniak to keep the fight standing.
Magyar tries to pull guard but Wawrzyniak won't allow it.
Magyar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wawrzyniak uses from the top position.
Magyar looking to control.
Magyar has Wawrzyniak pulled in close to control his posture.
Wawrzyniak won't allow Magyar to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magyar is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magyar wants to control from the top but Wawrzyniak keeps moving.
Magyar cracks Wawrzyniak with a solid left hand.
Wawrzyniak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magyar passes Wawrzyniak's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Magyar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wawrzyniak has hold of Magyar's hands but Magyar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magyar connects with a nice short shot to Wawrzyniak's temple.
Magyar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mate Magyar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wawrzyniak scores with a one two! Magyar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wawrzyniak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wawrzyniak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magyar finds it's way round the side to connect with Wawrzyniak's head.
Magyar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wawrzyniak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magyar feinted with a counter takedown.
Magyar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Magyar lands in his opponent's guard.
Magyar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Magyar stops Wawrzyniak from standing up.
Magyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Wawrzyniak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magyar advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Magyar is looking to stall here but Wawrzyniak recovers full guard.
Mate Magyar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magyar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Magyar postures up in Wawrzyniak's guard and throws a big left but Wawrzyniak blocks it.
Magyar stops Wawrzyniak from standing up.
Magyar throwing strikes from guard but Wawrzyniak blocks nicely.
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.
Magyar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wawrzyniak's head.
Wawrzyniak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Wawrzyniak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Magyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Wawrzyniak is retaining full guard.
Magyar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wawrzyniak's head.
Magyar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magyar is looking to work some ground and pound but Wawrzyniak has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wawrzyniak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wawrzyniak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wawrzyniak misses with a two punch combination.
Magyar is looking to counter the offense by Wawrzyniak and move into the clinch.
Magyar shoots in but Wawrzyniak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magyar shoots in for a takedown but Wawrzyniak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wawrzyniak fails to land with a series of punches.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Wawrzyniak. Those never looked like landing.
Magyar tries to counter by clinching up but Wawrzyniak breaks away and moves out of range.
Magyar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wawrzyniak.
Magyar is looking to counter the offense by Wawrzyniak and move into the clinch.
Wawrzyniak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magyar counters with a single leg into guard. Wawrzyniak didn't expect that.
Wawrzyniak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magyar controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magyar looking to sit in guard and control but Wawrzyniak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magyar 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.
Magyar has control of Wawrzyniak's left arm, preventing Wawrzyniak from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tobiasz Wawrzyniak.
I think Wawrzyniak 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tobiasz Wawrzyniak!
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Battleborn Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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