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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Root Of All Evil. This should be fireworks!
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190 cm
37
183 lbs
30 - 14 - 3 |
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186 cm
40
185 lbs
34 - 14 - 1 |
World class MT
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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
30 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tarczynski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lopette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarczynski throws out the jab. Lopette lands with an uppercut that bounces Tarczynski off the ropes and back into range. Tarczynski throws a head kick that half lands.
Lopette throws a wild body kick that Tarczynski sees coming a mile off. Lopette connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Lopette throws a body shot but no joy. Tarczynski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses and Lopette counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. A jab from Lopette does it's job there. Tarczynski throws a nice inside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lopette connects with a leg kick. Tarczynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Lopette takes a shot right to the bread basket. Lopette throws a lazy uppercut
and Tarczynski counters with a left to the body. Lopette connects with a looping right hand.
Lopette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tarczynski. Lopette takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tarczynski throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lopette swings away with a leg kick that misses. Tarczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tarczynski is out of range. Tarczynski tries to clinch up. Lopette moves away from the strike by Tarczynski. Tarczynski throws a hook but Lopette blocks it. Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopette.
Tarczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopette is just out of range. A low kick from Lopette is predictable there and Tarczynski counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Tarczynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Lopette thuds his shin into the meat of Tarczynski's side. Lopette takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses. Tarczynski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lopette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bornas Lopette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Lopette throws a leg kick that misses. Tarczynski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopette. Lopette throws a lazy right hand but Tarczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tarczynski drops his hands momentarily and Lopette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Lopette misses with a hook to the body
letting Tarczynski counter with a right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lopette scores with a nice strike. Tarczynski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Tarczynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lopette misses with a head kick.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopette.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lopette throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarczynski. Tarczynski lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopette's head. Lopette connects with a leg kick. Tarczynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tarczynski misses with a wild body shot. Lopette lands a really nice looking cross but Tarczynski seems unphased.
Tarczynski cracks Lopette with a good jab. Tarczynski throws a hook but Lopette blocks it. Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopette.
Tarczynski throws out a counter right but Lopette avoids it with no problem. Tarczynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Bornas Lopette is winning the standup battle so far. Lopette throws a half hearted mid kick. Lopette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tarczynski has time to react. Lopette lands a leg kick that knocks Tarczynski off balance momentarily. Lopette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lopette defending well as Tarczynski loads up on a big left hand. Lopette lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopette lands a nice shot that snaps Tarczynski's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A looping hook to the body misses from Lopette. Tarczynski does a little dance to reset his feet. Lopette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tarczynski doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopette checks a leg kick. Tarczynski dodges the punch combination from Lopette.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick. Lopette takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lopette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Tarczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Lopette. Good shot there by Lopette. Tarczynski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Lopette misses with a leg kick and Tarczynski counters with a stiff right hand. Tarczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopette misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lopette throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a slapping leg kick. A jab lands there for Lopette. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tarczynski takes one on the button. Lopette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Lopette throws an overhand right that lands on Tarczynski's shoulder, as Tarczynski tries to avoid the shot. Tarczynski feints a counter leg kick. Tarczynski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lopette throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Tarczynski counters with a right hand to the body. Tarczynski misses the jab. Lopette avoids the body shot from Tarczynski.
Lopette misses with a kick to the body.
Tarczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopette manages to avoid it. Lopette throws a sloppy head kick and Tarczynski moves out of range easily. Tarczynski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lopette throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a nice kick to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette 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. This is the final round!
Tarczynski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Lopette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Lopette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Tarczynski tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarczynski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Tarczynski misses with a straight left. Karol Tarczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lopette drops his hands momentarily and Tarczynski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Lopette avoids the head kick by Tarczynski.
A slow jab from Lopette misses its intended target. Tarczynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lopette swings widly with a right hand
and Tarczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lopette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski scores with the left hand. Lopette knows he should have avoided that one. 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 walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopette checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tarczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from Tarczynski misses and Tarczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Tarczynski tries to land a leg kick but Lopette saw it coming and moves away.
Tarczynski thows a left - swing and a miss! Lopette moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Tarczynski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Tarczynski moves out of range of the body kick from Lopette.
Lopette takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tarczynski! But no joy. Lopette throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarczynski counters with a nice body shot. Tarczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing. An attempted straight right counter from Lopette misses the target. Tarczynski checks a leg kick. Lopette slips under a jab. An attempted straight right counter from Lopette misses the target. Lopette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tarczynski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lopette takes a step back to recover. Tarczynski scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Tarczynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Tarczynski is looking to land body kicks. Tarczynski lands a nice looking body shot.
Tarczynski lands a jab to Lopette's midsection. Lopette works Tarczynski's body with a nice hook. A swing and a miss from Tarczynski. Lopette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopette. Tarczynski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Tarczynski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Tarczynski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Lopette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tarczynski! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight! Karol Tarczynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Lopette 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bornas Lopette! Bornas Lopette thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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C
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G |
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
71% |
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