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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Krakowiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krakowiak has chosen O.S.T.R & Kasta - Dzis ide walczyc mamo as his entrance music. Sean Tallon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacek Krakowiak's chin.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Sean Tallon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacek Krakowiak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Krakowiak if he has to take too many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Krakowiak.
Krakowiak loads up on a big right hand but Tallon slips the punch.
Donk. Tallon catches Krakowiak right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakowiak. Tallon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krakowiak scores with the left hand. Tallon knows he should have avoided that one.
Tallon throws a wild body kick that Krakowiak sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Krakowiak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tallon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krakowiak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tallon with a nice cross.
Tallon misses with a kick to the body.
Krakowiak misses with a left hand
and Tallon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krakowiak is rocked!
Krakowiak throws a jab when Tallon was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tallon misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakowiak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon checks a leg kick.
Tallon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tallon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Tallon scores with a kick to the body.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tallon swings for the body but Krakowiak moves out of range.
Tallon throws a looping overhand right but Krakowiak ducks down to avoid it.
Tallon blocks a head kick by Krakowiak.
Tallon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Both fighters circling a little - Tallon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krakowiak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tallon throws a leg kick but Krakowiak moved away.
Tallon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tallon is looking to slow Krakowiak down with leg kicks.
Krakowiak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tallon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krakowiak scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krakowiak is still on wobbly legs! Can Tallon finish him?
Good exchange - Krakowiak coming out on top.
Krakowiak seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakowiak lands with a straight right. Tallon didn't see that one coming.
Tallon delivers a nice body kick.
Tallon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A clash of legs there as Krakowiak blocks the low kick.
Tallon loads up on a big right hand but Krakowiak slips the punch.
Tallon lands a really nice looking cross but Krakowiak seems unphased.
Tallon tries to land a front kick but Krakowiak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tallon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krakowiak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tallon checks a leg kick.
Tallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krakowiak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowiak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tallon moves into range and clinches up with Krakowiak.
Krakowiak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krakowiak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tallon has time to react.
Krakowiak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tallon throws a front kick aimed at Krakowiak's knee but Krakowiak avoids it well.
Krakowiak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krakowiak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tallon tries to clinch but Krakowiak moves out of range.
Krakowiak swats away the attempt to clinch by Tallon.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tallon. Krakowiak shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakowiak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tallon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krakowiak.
A little jabbing left from Krakowiak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakowiak.
Krakowiak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Tallon there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krakowiak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krakowiak's sensitive parts.
Krakowiak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good leg kick by Tallon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Krakowiak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon swings widly with a right hand
and Krakowiak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tallon misses the target.
Krakowiak throws out a counter right but Tallon avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krakowiak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tallon, right into the meat.
Tallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krakowiak.
Krakowiak blocks a leg kick.
Tallon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krakowiak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krakowiak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tallon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krakowiak can do to turn this around?
Tallon misses with a low kick.
A combination from Krakowiak does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakowiak. Tallon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tallon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowiak blocks the body kick.
Krakowiak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tallon misses with a hook. Krakowiak ducked under it nicely.
Sean Tallon is winning the standup battle so far.
Krakowiak scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakowiak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Tallon - just one landing.
Tallon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krakowiak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tallon.
Krakowiak connects with a right hand. Tallon shakes it off.
Krakowiak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krakowiak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sean Tallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tallon loads up on a big right hand but Krakowiak slips the punch.
Tallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krakowiak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Tallon blocks the low kick.
Tallon tries to counter by clinching up but Krakowiak breaks away and moves out of range.
Tallon thuds his right hand into Krakowiak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krakowiak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tallon.
Krakowiak lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon tries to land a front kick but Krakowiak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallon moves to clinch but Krakowiak breaks away
and Krakowiak counters with a nice uppercut.
Krakowiak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krakowiak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krakowiak throws a shot from downtown. Tallon moves away and avoids it.
Tallon scores with the left hand. Krakowiak knows he should have avoided that one.
Tallon pushes Krakowiak away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tallon.
Tallon tries to move into range but Krakowiak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krakowiak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Krakowiak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowiak misses with a right hand
and Tallon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tallon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krakowiak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Krakowiak misses its intended target.
Tallon lands a leg kick that knocks Krakowiak off balance momentarily.
Tallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krakowiak moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Krakowiak. That snapped Tallon's head back.
Tallon scores with a kick to the body.
Krakowiak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tallon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krakowiak tries to move into range but Tallon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tallon tries to land a body kick
and Krakowiak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tallon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Krakowiak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krakowiak throws a shot from downtown. Tallon moves away and avoids it.
Tallon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallon cracks a nice hook into Krakowiak's ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tallon - that will leave a mark!
Some bone on bone action there as Krakowiak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Krakowiak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krakowiak punishes Tallon's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Krakowiak.
Tallon lands with an uppercut that bounces Krakowiak off the cage and back into range.
Krakowiak slips a straight right by Tallon.
Tallon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Krakowiak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Tallon misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Krakowiak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tallon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krakowiak misses with a head kick.
Tallon lands a jab to Krakowiak's midsection.
Krakowiak misses the jab.
A big right from Tallon misses.
Tallon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tallon lands a big right hand that sends Krakowiak crashing to the mat! Tallon stays standing though and waves Krakowiak back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krakowiak throws a head kick that misses.
Tallon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krakowiak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tallon lands with a good body shot.
Tallon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Tallon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krakowiak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krakowiak looks to score with a jab to the body but Tallon is just out of range.
Tallon instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Tallon.
Krakowiak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Tallon.
Tallon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krakowiaks head.
Krakowiak blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Tallon.
Tallon digs a right hand underneath Krakowiak's ribcage. Krakowiak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Tallon.
A short left from Tallon.
Tallon lands a big right hand that drops Krakowiak! The killer instinct kicks in and Tallon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tallon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Tallon!
Sean Tallon retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Sean Tallon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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