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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arek Rendziok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Panek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rendziok might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Do góry łeb!. This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arek Rendziok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Waclaw Panek!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panek throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Panek.
A slow jab from Panek misses its intended target.
Waclaw Panek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rendziok looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Panek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rendziok keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panek goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rendziok rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Panek's guard! Nice work there by Rendziok!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rendziok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panek has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rendziok cracks Panek with a solid left hand.
Panek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rendziok controls the pace.
Panek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rendziok is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panek looking to control.
Rendziok throws a big elbow that misses.
Rendziok landing some decent shots from guard.
Rendziok trying to control but Panek is working from the bottom.
Panek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Panek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rendziok trying to control the position from guard on top but Panek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Panek. No joy for Rendziok on that attempt.
Rendziok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Panek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panek tries to improve position but can't.
Rendziok is looking to take a break and control but Panek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rendziok wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rendziok trying to control the position but Panek is working away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Panek regains half guard.
Panek is trying to maintain the position but Rendziok is very close to passing his half guard.
Rendziok works his way into side control.
Panek tries to buck Rendziok off but Rendziok is having none of it.
Panek is trying to escape the position but Rendziok is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panek manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rendziok tries to kick Panek off but Panek keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Panek wants to pass to mount but Rendziok is defending the position.
Rendziok is staying active underneath Panek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rendziok manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rendziok throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Panek was covering up waiting for the punch and Rendziok finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Panek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panek isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rendziok stacks Panek on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rendziok!
Rendziok trying to control the position but Panek is working away.
Rendziok moves into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panek is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panek tries to hold on but Rendziok pushes him away.
Rendziok takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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 Arek Rendziok will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Panek or perhaps it was just good defense by Rendziok which made him look bad.
Rendziok slips a jab from Panek.
Rendziok shoots for a double leg takedown but Panek sprawls well. He's pushed Rendziok's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rendziok closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Panek's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Panek is on top in guard.
Rendziok is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Panek goes for a takedown attempt but Rendziok pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rendziok looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Panek!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendziok trying to control but Panek is having none of it.
Panek is looking to improve his position but Rendziok isn't that keen on the idea.
Rendziok dominating with strikes here.
Panek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Panek is squirming around, avoiding Rendziok's attempts to control the action.
Panek tries to reverse the position but Rendziok maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rendziok.
Panek is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rendziok landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rendziok lands a nice shot to the head.
Rendziok working the ground and pound effectively.
Panek is rocked!
Arek Rendziok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panek working to try and regain half guard.
Panek is still in real trouble! Can Rendziok finish him?
Rendziok postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Panek badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rendziok around the waist but Rendziok pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rendziok is the winner by TKO! Rendziok jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arek Rendziok!
Arek Rendziok retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Arek Rendziok thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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