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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massey comes to the cage accompanied by 5 minutes Alone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Massey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Massey.
A solid body kick from Massey.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Massey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tarczynski scores with a nice strike.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tarczynski.
Massey pushes Tarczynski away with a front kick.
Massey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarczynski wants to counter the offense by Massey and move into the clinch position.
Tarczynski checks a leg kick.
Tarczynski pushes Massey away with a front kick.
Massey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Massey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tarczynski. Tarczynski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
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!
Massey throws a head kick but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Massey.
A slow jab from Massey misses its intended target.
Massey cracks a nice hook into Tarczynski's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tarczynski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Massey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Massey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Massey misses the shot to the body.
Tarczynski slips a jab from Massey.
Tarczynski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Massey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Massey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarczynski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Massey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Massey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarczynski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tarczynski.
Massey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Tarczynski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey misses with some punches.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Massey pushes Tarczynski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarczynski taking a breather.
Massey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tarczynski lands with a left to the head.
Massey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Massey working aggressively here.
Tarczynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Massey.
Tarczynski misses with a knee strike.
Massey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey moves out of range of the body kick.
Tarczynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Massey takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Massey loads up on a big right hand but Tarczynski slips the punch.
Massey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tarczynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Massey.
Tarczynski misses with a few strikes there.
Tarczynski lands with a kick to the temple. Massey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Massey.
Tarczynski misses with the body kick
and Massey counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tarczynski tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a lazy right hand but Massey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarczynski slips under a jab.
Tarczynski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Massey.
Tarczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Massey misses with some punches.
Massey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Massey.
Massey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Massey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Massey avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Massey on the inside.
Tarczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Josh Massey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Massey misses with a wild body shot.
Massey lands a jab-cross combination.
Tarczynski scores with a head kick. Massey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tarczynski scores with a spinning back kick!
Massey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Tarczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarczynski misses with a looping right.
Massey throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Massey lands with an uppercut that bounces Tarczynski off the cage and back into range.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the body
and Massey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massey misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey walks into a stiff left hand from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Massey.
Tarczynski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tarczynski lands with a shot to the body.
Massey throws a shot to the body.
Massey misses with an uppercut.
Massey sets himself, and Tarczynski steps forward looking for the clinch! Massey avoids it this time.
Tarczynski digs a good hook to Massey's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tarczynski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Massey - the referee stops the clock and Tarczynski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Massey. Tarczynski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tarczynski misses the shot to the body.
Massey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
Massey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Massey.
Massey connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tarczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Massey moves out of range easily.
Tarczynski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Massey throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarczynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Tarczynski.
A big left from Massey misses.
Tarczynski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tarczynski connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey is looking to land body kicks.
Tarczynski misses with a hook. Massey ducked under it nicely.
Massey takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Tarczynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Massey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot.
Massey misses with a low kick.
Tarczynski defending well as Massey loads up on a big left hand.
Tarczynski connects with a single shot there.
Massey throws a series of punches but Tarczynski avoids them all with ease.
Massey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Massey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tarczynski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Massey. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tarczynski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Massey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Massey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tarczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski tries to clinch but Massey moves away
and Massey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Karol Tarczynski's cut even more.
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!
Tarczynski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Massey misses.
Tarczynski wants to counter with a clinch but Massey pushes him away.
Tarczynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Massey.
Massey is looking to score with low kicks.
Tarczynski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tarczynski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masseys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tarczynski blocks the body kick.
Tarczynski drops his hands momentarily and Massey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Massey dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tarczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Massey.
Tarczynski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Massey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tarczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Massey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by Massey.
Massey throws a leg kick
and Tarczynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Massey thinking.
Tarczynski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left lands for Massey.
Massey takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Massey misses with a looping left.
Massey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tarczynski's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey tries to land a front kick but Tarczynski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tarczynski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Massey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Massey misses with a left hand
and Tarczynski counters with a head kick.
Tarczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Massey throws a shot from downtown. Tarczynski moves away and avoids it.
Tarczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Massey.
Tarczynski misses with a looping right.
Tarczynski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Massey to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above Karol Tarczynski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Massey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Massey.
Tarczynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tarczynski blocks a jab.
Tarczynski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey avoids the body shot from Tarczynski.
A jab from Massey misses.
Massey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Massey.
Karol Tarczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Massey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Massey misses the shot to the body.
Tarczynski throws the left hand but Massey avoids the punch easily.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Massey.
Massey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Massey.
Tarczynski wants to counter the offense by Massey and move into the clinch position.
Massey throws a series of punches but Tarczynski avoids them all with ease.
Tarczynski scores with a leg kick.
Massey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarczynski can do to turn this around?
Tarczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Massey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarczynski moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Massey there.
Josh Massey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karol Tarczynski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tarczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Massey throws out the jab.
Massey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tarczynski can pounce on him.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tarczynski lands an overhand right.
Tarczynski jabs Massey right on the nose. Massey blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Massey. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarczynski rushes Massey and presses him up against the cage.
Massey tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Massey.
Tarczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Massey avoids the damage to the body.
Tarczynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Massey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarczynski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tarczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Massey scores with a shot to the side of Tarczynski's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Massey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Massey is leaning against Tarczynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Massey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Massey 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Massey!
Josh Massey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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