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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla comes to the cage accompanied by Sobota - Do góry łeb. 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 Hank Noel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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183 cm
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199 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Noel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materla closes this distance looking for a takedown but Noel circles away.
Noel has closed the distance and engaged Materla in a clinch.
Noel with a knee to the head.
It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.
Materla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Materla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Materla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Materla blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Materla is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Materla.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Materla blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel blocking some punches.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Materla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel lands a nice knee to the body.
Materla is breathing heavily.
Materla is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Noel lands a good knee to the midsection. Materla won't want to take too many of those.
Noel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Materla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Materla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Materla blocks with his arms.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Materla blocks it.
Materla tries to stall but Noel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Materla leaning his opponent against the cage.
Materla has been working on his balance at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Noel.
Noel connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Materla avoids the damage to the body.
Noel blocks a body shot from Materla.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Materla blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Materla is defending well for now.
Noel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Materla gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Noel regains guard.
Noel working for a triangle but Materla defends it easily.
Materla pushes down on Noel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla trying to control from half guard but Noel is working away.
Materla works his foot free and advances to mount.
Noel is controlling an arm, preventing Materla from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Materla wants to control the pace but Noel is squirming around nicely.
Noel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Materla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Materla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Noel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Materla.
Noel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Materla trying to control but Noel is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Noel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noel tries to clinch but Materla is having none of it.
Materla appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Noel tries to clinch up
and Materla decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Noel's guard.
Materla wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.
Noel looking for subs off his back but Materla has passed one foot through into half guard.
Materla passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Materla presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Noel is squirming around, avoiding Materla's attempts to control the action.
Michal Materla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Noel is trying desperately to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Noel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Materla looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Materla takes Noel's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla is looking for the choke from the back position but Noel is controlling his hands well.
Materla has got one arm under Noel's chin. This could be trouble... Noel trying to control the other hand but Materla gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Noel has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michal Materla!
Michal Materla was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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