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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materlak (ranked 229 p4p, 411 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 35 p4p, 65 weight class). Materlak comes to the cage accompanied by Marzenia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materlak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Materlaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Materlak moved out of range.
Materlak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petrov pinned against the cage. Petrov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Materlak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Materlak moved out of range nicely.
Materlak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Petrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Materlak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Materlak blocks a jab.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Materlak.
We've been informed that Petrov 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.
Petrov with a nice calf kick.
Materlak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Materlak there.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Materlak's head but Materlak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
Donk. Petrov catches Materlak right on the button with a cross.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Materlak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Materlak throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materlak manages to avoid it.
Petrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Materlak scores with a spinning back kick!
Materlak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Petrov wants it to stay on the feet.
Materlak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Materlak misses the target.
Petrov takes a swing at Materlak's ribcage but misses.
Materlak lands the left hand.
Grigoriy Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Materlak throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Materlak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Materlak.
Materlak misses with a wild body shot.
Materlak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Materlak.
Petrov throws a hook but Materlak avoids it easily.
Materlak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Materlak takes one to the chin there.
Materlak slips under a jab.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Materlak.
Materlak misses the jab.
Petrov throws a solid leg kick but Materlak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petrov.
Michal Materlak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrov 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 Materlak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Materlak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Materlak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Materlak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Materlak misses with an uppercut.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materlak manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Materlak checks it.
Nice body punch from Materlak.
Materlak moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Materlak appears to be looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Materlak misses with a straight right.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Materlak does no damage.
No luck for Materlak with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materlak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Materlak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Materlak misses with a hook.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Materlak at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov 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.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Materlak scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Materlak slips under a jab.
Materlak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Materlak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrov throws a low kick but Materlak moves out of range easily.
Materlak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Materlak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Materlak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
Materlak ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Materlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Materlak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Materlak is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrov scores with a jab. Materlak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov slips a straight right by Materlak.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak lands a body shot.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Materlak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Materlak.
Materlak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Materlak slips under a jab.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Materlak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Materlak connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
Materlak with a nice cross.
Petrov cracks Materlak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Materlak works the jab nicely.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Materlak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Materlak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materlak manages to avoid it.
Materlak lands a head kick. Petrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Materlak scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Materlak.
Petrov tried to score with a low kick but Materlak checks it.
Materlak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Materlak checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Materlak.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Materlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Materlak throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Materlak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Materlak scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Materlak moved away.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Materlak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Materlak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Materlak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Materlak.
Materlak checks a leg kick.
Materlak slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Materlak was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Materlak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Materlak moves away.
Materlak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Materlak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Materlak works the jab nicely.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Materlak.
Materlak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Materlak throws a leg kick that misses.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Materlak.
Materlak misses with a body kick.
Materlak throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Materlak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Materlak to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov throws a hook but Materlak avoids it easily.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Materlak moved out of range nicely.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Materlak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
It looked like Materlak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Materlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov throws a right hand that Materlak ducks under and follows up with a left that Materlak also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Materlak.
Materlak lands with a nice body kick.
Petrov tried to score with a low kick but Materlak checks it.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Materlak.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Materlak.
Materlak digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Petrov throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Materlak tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Materlak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Materlak lands a nice looking body shot.
Materlak's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Petrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Materlak counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Materlak misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Materlak ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Materlak misses its target.
Materlak lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
Petrov throws a jab when Materlak was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick from Materlak.
Petrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Materlak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Materlak.
Materlak tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Materlak blocks a jab.
Materlak feints and then cracks Petrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrov down.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Materlak moved out of range.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Materlak lands with a good body shot.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Materlak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Materlak ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Materlak blocks a jab.
Materlak appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materlak dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Materlak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Materlak.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Materlak checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Petrov 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.
Materlak is looking to counter punch.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Materlak moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Materlak misses.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Materlak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Petrov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Materlak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Materlak pushes Petrov away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Materlak at a distance.
Materlak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Materlak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Materlak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Materlak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Materlak closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Materlak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Materlak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petrov can't do much from the bottom here.
Materlak controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Materlak.
Petrov is trying to control Materlak's posture but Materlak avoids it.
Materlak looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Petrov is avoiding damage well.
Petrov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Materlak in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Materlak swings around for an armbar but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Materlak's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov stopping the sweep attempt from Materlak.
Materlak working a defensive guard here.
Materlak being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Petrov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Materlak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petrov manages to get himself to full guard.
Materlak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Materlak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Materlak throwing strikes but missing.
Materlak stays in close to Petrov's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michal Materlak.
Well Materlak 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michal Materlak!
Michal Materlak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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