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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cash - Hurt. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bartek Pietrzak was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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159 lbs
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144 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
38 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pietrzak.
Pietrzak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miller checks it well.
Nice sprawl there from Pietrzak as Miller shoots in.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pietrzak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pietrzak misses with a low kick.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pietrzak checks it well.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietrzak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Pietrzak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller takes a swing at Pietrzak's ribcage but misses.
Miller thumps Pietrzak with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Pietrzak does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pietrzak is trying to control but can't.
Pietrzak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Pietrzak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pietrzak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pietrzak has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pietrzak gets full guard.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pietrzak wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller sitting in guard here, content to control.
Miller 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.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietrzak was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller is looking to wear down Pietrzak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Pietrzak saw that one coming.
Pietrzak shoots in and bounces Miller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Miller is looking to stand up but Pietrzak isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pietrzak postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Miller wants to sweep here but Pietrzak controlling him for the moment.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pietrzak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Pietrzak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pietrzak wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller is looking to chop away at Pietrzak's legs.
Pietrzak throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Miller will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pietrzak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pietrzak feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Miller trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Pietrzak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Miller is staying active underneath Pietrzak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pietrzak stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pietrzak content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pietrzak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pietrzak throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Pietrzak from controlling successfully.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
Bartek Pietrzak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pietrzak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pietrzak as he avoids it easily.
Pietrzak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pietrzak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Pietrzak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pietrzak misses with an uppercut.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Pietrzak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pietrzak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pietrzak throws a shot to the body.
Pietrzak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pietrzak somewhat.
Miller looks for a takedown but Pietrzak sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Pietrzak counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
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!
Pietrzak wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pietrzak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is pulling down on Pietrzak's head. It's preventing any offense from Pietrzak, at least for the moment.
Pietrzak trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Pietrzak from controlling successfully.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pietrzak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pietrzak takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pietrzak!
Miller lands a few punches from side control.
Miller working the ground and pound.
Miller wants to control but Pietrzak is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pietrzak is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pietrzak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Pietrzak lands a body shot.
Pietrzak misses with a straight right.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pietrzak scores with a decent looking hook.
Pietrzak just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller tried to score with a low kick but Pietrzak checks it.
Miller slips a jab from Pietrzak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller thows a leg kick but Pietrzak checks it
and Pietrzak counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pietrzak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pietrzak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is adopting a defensive guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Pietrzak from controlling successfully.
Miller can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pietrzak controls the pace.
Pietrzak connects with a couple of short punches.
Pietrzak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Pietrzak trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pietrzak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miller pulls Pietrzak in close to prevent any damage.
Pietrzak wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Pietrzak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pietrzak avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Pietrzak lands with a cross.
Pietrzak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller cracks Pietrzak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller takes one on the button.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pietrzak moves away.
Pietrzak scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miller goes for a double leg but Pietrzak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pietrzak continues to drive forward.
Pietrzak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pietrzak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pietrzak tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pietrzak misses with a straight right.
Pietrzak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pietrzak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pietrzak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pietrzak stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pietrzak ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Nice shot by Miller.
Miller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pietrzak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miller won't be happy with that.
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Miller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Pietrzak crashes against the mat.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartek Pietrzak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pietrzak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
A victorious Bartek Pietrzak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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