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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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149 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Pietrzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Cruz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Pietrzak connects with a single shot there.
Pietrzak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pietrzak just misses with a punch to the body.
Pietrzak misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. Pietrzak didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pietrzak trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietrzak is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Pietrzak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruz as he avoids it easily.
Pietrzak scores with a one two! Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pietrzak can pounce on him.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pietrzak. Pietrzak obviously looking to wear him down.
Pietrzak looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Pietrzak thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Pietrzak throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pietrzak is on top in guard.
Pietrzak with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak pushing down on Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Pietrzak sits in half guard.
Pietrzak tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
Cruz has hold of Pietrzak's hands but Pietrzak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pietrzak.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pietrzak trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pietrzak lands with some strikes.
Pietrzak trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Pietrzak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruz's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak landing strikes from the mount and Cruz is in trouble!
Pietrzak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietrzak throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cruz because Pietrzak loaded up on that one.
Pietrzak looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cruz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietrzak scoring with strikes but Cruz is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak dominated that 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.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Pietrzak. Pietrzak maintains the clinch.
Pietrzak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cruz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Cruz hold on?! Pietrzak is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Pietrzak's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pietrzak working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz trying to get back to his feet but Pietrzak is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak controlling the position well here. Cruz rolled but Pietrzak kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Pietrzak is trying to control but Cruz is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Pietrzak looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pietrzak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bartek Pietrzak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz taking shots to the head.
Pietrzak throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pietrzak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Cruz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruz's face.
Cruz tries to buck Pietrzak off but he can't manage it.
Pietrzak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cruz is looking to escape.
Pietrzak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak with the ground and pound from mount.
Cruz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pietrzak lands a big elbow.
Pietrzak cracks Cruz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pietrzak fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Pietrzak's attempts to control the action.
Pietrzak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cruz is in a horrible position here. Pietrzak smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pietrzak tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
Pietrzak with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietrzak lands a big elbow.
Pietrzak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cruz hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pietrzak fails with the takedown.
Cruz lands a jab to Pietrzak's midsection.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pietrzak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pietrzak moves into the clinch successfully.
Pietrzak tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pietrzak.
Pietrzak tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Pietrzak back against the cage.
Pietrzak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cruz can't fight it off and eventually Pietrzak manages to take the fight to the floor. Cruz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pietrzak is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Pietrzak from controlling successfully.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pietrzak is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Pietrzak has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pietrzak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pietrzak is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Pietrzak is controlling him well.
Pietrzak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pietrzak is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bartek Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak with a jab.
Pietrzak is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pietrzak throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Pietrzak dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Pietrzak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Pietrzak with that takedown attempt.
Bartek Pietrzak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pietrzak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pietrzak misses its intended target.
Cruz scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Samir Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietrzak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak blocks a jab.
Samir Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Pietrzak misses.
Pietrzak scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Pietrzak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pietrzak misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samir Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pietrzak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartek Pietrzak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pietrzak 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
In his post fight interview, Bartek Pietrzak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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