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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . Marcus Attilius will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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154 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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285 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Attilius's sensitive parts.
Tarnowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Attilius blocks a leg kick.
Tarnowski misses with a body shot.
Attilius walks into a straight right hand from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tarnowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Tarnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarnowski shoots in for a double leg but Attilius sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tarnowski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tarnowski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tarnowski prevents Attilius from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Attilius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Attilius keeps moving.
Tarnowski looking to pass the guard.
Tarnowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tarnowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tarnowski scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius is looking to stand up but Tarnowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Tarnowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tarnowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Attilius is retaining full guard.
Tarnowski throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Attilius wants to stand up but Tarnowski is controlling him.
Attilius keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
Attilius wriggles free and stands up.
Jab, jab by Tarnowski - just one landing.
Tarnowski shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Tarnowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski cracks Attilius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tarnowski throws out a loose jab but Attilius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarnowski throws a right hand that misses
and Attilius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Attilius sprawls well. Attilius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tarnowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Tarnowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Attilius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Attilius.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Tarnowski.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Tarnowski.
Michal Tarnowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attilius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarnowski. Tarnowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarnowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Attilius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Attilius wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarnowski closes the distance and clinches up with Attilius, looking for a takedown. Tarnowski pushes Attilius against the cage but Attilius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tarnowski just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tarnowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Attilius was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarnowski.
Attilius avoids the body shot from Tarnowski.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarnowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tarnowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarnowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Attilius's waist but Attilius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tarnowski off to one side.
Tarnowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Attilius checks it well.
Tarnowski cracks Attilius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tarnowski misses with an uppercut. Attilius saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tarnowski cracks the inside of Attilius's front leg.
Tarnowski scores with the left hand. Attilius knows he should have avoided that one.
Tarnowski looks for a takedown but Attilius sprawls well.
Tarnowski tries to work over Attilius's front leg with a kick but Attilius checks it.
Tarnowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Attilius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Attilius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Michal Tarnowski is winning the standup battle so far.
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 Attilius's waist but Attilius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tarnowski off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Tarnowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarnowski throws a jab when Attilius was well out of range.
Attilius moves away from the strike by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Attilius's head backwards.
Tarnowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarnowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Attilius on the side of the head.
Jab from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski motions for Attilius to come forward. Tarnowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Attilius.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick that knocks Attilius off balance momentarily.
Tarnowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tarnowski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tarnowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Attiliuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A clash of legs there as Attilius blocks the low kick.
Tarnowski with a hook.
A left lands for Tarnowski.
Tarnowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick from Tarnowski is predictable there
and Attilius counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarnowski swings widly with a right hand
and Attilius counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarnowski misses with a straight right.
Tarnowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Attilius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarnowski.
An inside leg kick lands from Tarnowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski 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. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Tarnowski on that attempt.
Attilius slaps away a takedown attempt from Tarnowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tarnowski throws a head kick that misses.
Tarnowski misses with a wild body shot.
Tarnowski misses with an uppercut.
Tarnowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarnowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Attilius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tarnowski - the referee stops the clock and Attilius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tarnowski. Attilius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Attilius avoids a kick to the body.
Tarnowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attilius moves out of range of the strikes.
Tarnowski misses with the body kick
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Tarnowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tarnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius blocks a leg kick.
Tarnowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Attilius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tarnowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Attilius is out of range and Tarnowski settles back down.
Attilius blocks a jab.
Tarnowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Attilius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Tarnowski misses.
Tarnowski looks to land a combination but Attilius avoids it well.
Tarnowski misses with a hook. Attilius ducked under it nicely.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick that knocks Attilius off balance momentarily.
Attilius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski throws a leg kick but Attilius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarnowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Attilius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Tarnowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Attilius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski connects with a leg kick. Attilius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Attilius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarnowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Attilius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Michal Tarnowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarnowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarnowski throws a leg kick which misses Attilius's front leg but catches the back leg as Attilius tries to avoid it.
Tarnowski scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tarnowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarnowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tarnowski!
A victorious Michal Tarnowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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