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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 3516 p4p, 401 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 2673 p4p, 320 weight class). Lodbrok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing in the name of.... Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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201 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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186 cm
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185 lbs
36 - 16 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok with a nice cross.
Tarczynski moves forwards but Lodbrok connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lodbrok takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tarczynski throws a jab when Lodbrok was well out of range.
Tarczynski is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tarczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lodbrok throws out the jab.
Tarczynski throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Tarczynski 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.
Tarczynski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lodbrok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lodbrok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarczynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tarczynski cracks a nice hook into Lodbrok's ribs.
Lodbrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarczynski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been informed that Tarczynski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lodbrok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok jabs at Tarczynski's body.
Tarczynski slips a jab from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Tarczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Halfdan Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodbrok with a jab.
Lodbrok throws a hook but Tarczynski avoids it easily.
Lodbrok moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTarczynski.
Lodbrok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski gets tackled into the ropes by Lodbrok. Lodbrok maintains the clinch.
Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarczynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lodbrok digs a right hand into Tarczynski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tarczynski's gas tank.
Lodbrok lands a body shot.
Lodbrok takes a shot to the head.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Lodbrok.
Tarczynski blocks an elbow strike.
Tarczynski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lodbrok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarczynski avoids it.
Lodbrok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lodbrok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tarczynski trying to control the position but instead, Lodbrok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarczynski into the ropes.
Tarczynski managing to block the knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok scores a nice knee to the body.
Tarczynski looks winded!
Tarczynski cracks Lodbrok with a nice body shot.
Tarczynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands a nice uppercut.
Lodbrok blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski avoids a wild elbow strike from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarczynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarczynski missing with knees to the body.
Lodbrok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tarczynski's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Lodbrok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tarczynski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lodbrok is out of range and Tarczynski settles back down.
Lodbrok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lodbrok, right into the meat.
Lodbrok scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lodbrok lands a lovely overhand right.
That has opened up Karol Tarczynski's cut even more.
Lodbrok misses with a low kick.
Lodbrok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski scores with a leg kick.
Lodbrok throws a hook but Tarczynski avoids it easily.
Tarczynski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lodbrok with a body shot.
Tarczynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lodbrok at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarczynski avoids it.
Tarczynski stalling in the clinch but Lodbrok improves position.
Lodbrok lands an elbow inside.
Lodbrok slowing the pace effectively.
Tarczynski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lodbrok misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok is pushing Tarczynski up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tarczynski missing with knees to the body.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but Tarczynski blocks with his arms.
Lodbrok misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarczynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lodbrok or not.
Halfdan Lodbrok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarczynski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Lodbrok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lodbrok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lodbrok has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a wild body shot.
Lodbrok works over Tarczynski's head and body with a nice combination.
Halfdan Lodbrok is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodbrok scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Lodbrok misses.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tarczynski takes a step back to recover.
Lodbrok looks to clinch
and Tarczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lodbrok just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Lodbrok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarczynski.
Lodbrok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tarczynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Lodbrok blocks a body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Lodbrok missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Lodbrok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lodbrok wants to land a leg kick but Tarczynski is out of range.
Lodbrok misses with a hook.
Lodbrok jabs at Tarczynski's body.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lodbrok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karol Tarczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lodbrok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tarczynski scores with a head kick.
Lodbrok throws a nice looking combination but Tarczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Tarczynski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lodbrok walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tarczynski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski tries to score with a low kick but Lodbrok moves his leg out of the way.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Lodbrok blocks it.
Tarczynski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lodbrok loads up on a big right hand but Tarczynski slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lodbrok's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tarczynski under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lodbrok throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tarczynski avoids it.
Lodbrok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tarczynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lodbrok tries to clinch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Lodbrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarczynski can do to turn this around?
Tarczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Lodbrok's shoulder, as Lodbrok tries to avoid the shot.
Lodbrok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski checks a leg kick.
Lodbrok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot.
Halfdan Lodbrok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok misses the body punch
and Tarczynski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tarczynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lodbrok.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tarczynski! But no joy.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Lodbrok slams his shin into Tarczynski's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski moves away from the strike by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lodbrok's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tarczynski under the eye.
Lodbrok scores with a leg kick.
Lodbrok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halfdan Lodbrok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lodbrok 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Halfdan Lodbrok!
An out of breath Halfdan Lodbrok thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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