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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 1875 p4p, 249 weight class) and Pat Barry (ranked 5388 p4p, 550 weight class). Barry has chosen Sweet Dreams as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
41 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Pat Barry!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tarczynski swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Barry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tarczynski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
Barry throws a body kick that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarczynski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barry with a nice cross.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Barry wants to clinch
enabling Tarczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Barry throws a combination that misses
and Tarczynski counters with an outside leg kick.
Barry blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarczynski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tarczynski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tarczynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barry. Barry obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Tarczynski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barry doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barry.
Tarczynski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tarczynski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barry if he has to take too many more of those.
Pat Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski tries a head kick but it misses.
As Tarczynski backs off Barry throws a huge counter combo but Tarczynski manages to avoid it all.
Barry looks to clinch
and Tarczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski avoids a kick to the body.
Tarczynski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tarczynski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tarczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Tarczynski misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski is stalling here.
Barry is trying to push Tarczynski away but Tarczynski has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Barry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barry wants to clinch up but Tarczynski keeps it at a distance.
Barry takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski checks the leg kick.
Tarczynski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barry 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.
Tarczynski connects with a nice looking jab.
Barry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tarczynski throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tarczynski.
Barry moves out of range as Tarczynski throws a body kick.
Tarczynski connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tarczynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Barry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tarczynski checks a leg kick nicely.
Tarczynski moves out of range as Barry throws a body kick.
It looked like Tarczynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pat Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarczynski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tarczynski finds it's way round the side to connect with Barry's head.
Tarczynski scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarczynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Barry.
Barry lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry misses with a low kick.
Barry scoring well with a low kick there.
Barry throws a nice head kick!
Barry tries a low kick but Tarczynski avoids it.
Tarczynski throws a shot to the body.
Barry tries to clinch but Tarczynski is having none of it.
Barry misses with a combination
and Tarczynski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barry can do to turn this around?
Tarczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarczynski works on Barry's body with a couple of short punches.
Tarczynski tries to throw a body punch but Barry avoids it by throwing Tarczynski back against the ropes.
Tarczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barry.
Tarczynski lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barry misses with a few strikes there.
Tarczynski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Karol Tarczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick which misses Barry's front leg but catches the back leg as Barry tries to avoid it.
Tarczynski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarczynski cracks Barry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tarczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barry.
Nice straight punches there by Tarczynski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tarczynski.
A head kick by Barry misses
and Tarczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tarczynski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barry's hands.
Tarczynski throws a shot to the body.
Tarczynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barry instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tarczynski cracks the inside of Barry's front leg.
Barry throws a leg kick
and Tarczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarczynski connects with a crisp jab.
Tarczynski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarczynski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barry under the eye.
Tarczynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarczynski.
It looked like Tarczynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barry moves into the clinch.
Barry manages to break the clinch.
Barry tries to clinch there but Tarczynski circles away.
Barry scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barry.
Tarczynski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barry fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarczynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tarczynski dodges the punch combination from Barry.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barry.
Karol Tarczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarczynski scores with a sloppy right hand. Barry should have avoided that one.
Barry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tarczynski tries to counter by clinching up but Barry breaks away and moves out of range.
Pat Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Barry misses.
Tarczynski throwing a counter right hand but Barry manages to avoid it.
Barry tries to clinch there but Tarczynski circles away.
Tarczynski moves out of range as Barry strikes.
Tarczynski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarczynski connects with a right hand. Barry shakes it off.
Barry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tarczynski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barry has time to react.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the body kick.
Barry throws a lazy uppercut
and Tarczynski counters with a nice leg kick.
Barry throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Tarczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarczynski lands the left hand.
Barry misses with a left hand
and Tarczynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Tarczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarczynski 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Tarczynski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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