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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (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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151 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
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152 lbs
35 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Yossarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yossarian throws a front kick aimed at Pietrzak's knee but Pietrzak avoids it well.
Yossarian misses with a straight left.
Pietrzak is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yossarian moves out of range of the body kick from Pietrzak.
Yossarian throws a leg kick which misses Pietrzak's front leg but catches the back leg as Pietrzak tries to avoid it.
Yossarian throws a leg kick but Pietrzak checks it.
Yossarian tries a low kick but Pietrzak avoids it.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the strikes.
Pietrzak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yossarian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pietrzak tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yossarian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a lazy right hand but Yossarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pietrzak connects with a solid leg kick.
Pietrzak checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak tests Yossarian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pietrzak swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Pietrzak both land. Nice combination.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yossarian missing with a left hand there. Pietrzak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Pietrzak.
Nice sprawl there from Yossarian as Pietrzak shoots in.
Yossarian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pietrzak misses with a looping left.
Yossarian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yossarian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pietrzak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Pietrzak tenderised Yossarian's leg. Yossarian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pietrzak defending well as Yossarian loads up on a big left hand.
Pietrzak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yossarian.
Yossarian staying out of range there.
Yossarian throws a hook but Pietrzak avoids it easily.
Pietrzak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pietrzak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yossarian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
A shot to the body from Pietrzak misses
and Yossarian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pietrzak lands with a slapping head kick.
Pietrzak lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yossarian scores with a decent looking hook.
Yossarian lands a jab.
Pietrzak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Pietrzak.
Yossarian tries to score with a low kick but Pietrzak moves his leg out of the way.
Pietrzak drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yossarian defends it well.
Yossarian looks for the body kick but Pietrzak saw that one coming.
Yossarian throws a lazy right hand but Pietrzak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yossarian misses the target.
Yossarian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yossarian throws a front kick that sends Pietrzak stumbling back into the cage.
Pietrzak throws a leg kick which misses Yossarian's front leg but catches the back leg as Yossarian tries to avoid it.
Yossarian slips a straight right by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak drops his hands momentarily and Yossarian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yossarian looks to throw the jab but Pietrzak is out of range.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick.
Pietrzak throws a lazy right hand but Yossarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pietrzak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yossarian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yossarian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yossarian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pietrzak's head.
Yossarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pietrzak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yossarian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yossarian tests Pietrzak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yossarian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John Yossarian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pietrzak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietrzak throws a right and a left that Yossarian avoids nicely.
Yossarian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yossarian misses with a head kick.
Pietrzak feints the counter takedown.
Pietrzak is looking to slow Yossarian down with leg kicks.
Yossarian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak tries to score with a low kick but Yossarian moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietrzak.
Yossarian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Pietrzak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pietrzak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yossarian was well out of range. Poor timing from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yossarian throws out the jab.
Yossarian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Yossarian.
Pietrzak scores with a sloppy right hand. Yossarian should have avoided that one.
Pietrzak throws a front kick that sends Yossarian stumbling back into the cage.
Pietrzak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yossarian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pietrzak throws a lazy right hand but Yossarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yossarian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yossarian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yossarian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yossarian throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pietrzak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yossarian's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bartek Pietrzak will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pietrzak tries to score with a low kick but Yossarian moves his leg out of the way.
Pietrzak with a jab.
Yossarian throws a leg kick but Pietrzak moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yossarian.
Yossarian misses the jab.
Pietrzak checks a leg kick.
Pietrzak has a takedown stuffed.
Yossarian swings for the body but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Pietrzak throws a leg kick but Yossarian moved away.
As Pietrzak backs away, Yossarian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pietrzak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yossarian throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yossarian.
Yossarian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yossarian throws a sloppy head kick and Pietrzak moves out of range easily.
Pietrzak looks to land a right hand but Yossarian moved out of range.
Yossarian looks to land a combination but Pietrzak avoids it well.
Pietrzak with the counter takedown but Yossarian avoids it easily.
Yossarian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws a leg kick
and Yossarian counters with a straight right hand.
Yossarian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pietrzak connects with a body shot that sends Yossarian's belly button to the back.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Pietrzak misses
and Yossarian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pietrzak misses with an uppercut. Yossarian saw that one coming.
Yossarian thuds a left hand into Pietrzak's body.
Yossarian scores with a jab. Pietrzak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pietrzak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yossarian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yossarian avoids the head kick by Pietrzak.
Yossarian is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pietrzak slips under a jab from Yossarian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yossarian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yossarian is looking to score with low kicks.
Pietrzak lands a nice hook to Yossarian's body. Yossarian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pietrzak checks a low kick from Yossarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yossarian misses with a kick to the body
and Pietrzak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Yossarian is winning the standup battle so far.
Yossarian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pietrzak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yossarian scores with a hook to the body. Pietrzak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yossarian throws out a loose jab but Pietrzak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yossarian lands a leg kick that knocks Pietrzak off balance momentarily.
Pietrzak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pietrzak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yossarian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yossarian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pietrzak.
Pietrzak looks to land a right hand but Yossarian moved out of range.
Pietrzak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yossarian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pietrzak.
Yossarian looks to land a left hand but Pietrzak moved out of range nicely.
Yossarian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yossarian lands a head kick. Pietrzak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pietrzak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pietrzak looks to land a right hand but Yossarian moved out of range.
Pietrzak misses with a few strikes there.
Pietrzak looks to land a body kick but Yossarian moved away.
Yossarian is looking to counter punch.
Yossarian cracks the inside of Pietrzak's front leg.
Yossarian thuds his shin into the meat of Pietrzak's side.
Yossarian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pietrzak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yossarian throws a looping overhand right but Pietrzak ducks down to avoid it.
Yossarian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yossarian there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Pietrzak misses.
As Pietrzak backs away, Yossarian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pietrzak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yossarian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yossarian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pietrzak or perhaps it was just good defense by Yossarian, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws a head kick but Yossarian moves out of range.
Yossarian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yossarian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yossarian lands a right hook to the body.
Pietrzak connects with a body shot.
Yossarian 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.
Pietrzak ducks under a wild hook from Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a jab to the head.
Yossarian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yossarian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yossarian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pietrzak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yossarian misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yossarian under the eye.
A head kick misses from Pietrzak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Yossarian will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Pietrzak misses the body punch
and Yossarian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pietrzak bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pietrzak works Yossarian's body with a nice hook.
Yossarian cracks the inside of Pietrzak's front leg.
Pietrzak defending well as Yossarian loads up on a big left hand.
Yossarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pietrzak drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yossarian defends it well.
Pietrzak lands a nice looking body shot.
Pietrzak scores with a nice head shot.
Yossarian misses with a kick to the body.
Pietrzak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pietrzak throws an overhand right that lands on Yossarian's shoulder, as Yossarian tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak misses with a right hand
and Yossarian counters with a low kick, right behind Pietrzak 's knee.
A good leg kick by Yossarian.
Pietrzak dips to his left and cracks Yossarian with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yossarian throws a jab but it's blocked by Pietrzak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pietrzak. Yossarian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yossarian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pietrzak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yossarian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian jabs at Pietrzak's body.
Yossarian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yossarian throws a head kick but Pietrzak moves out of range.
No joy there for Pietrzak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pietrzak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pietrzak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yossarian is looking to improve his position.
Yossarian is trying to maintain the position but Pietrzak is very close to passing his half guard.
Pietrzak moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak is looking to take a break and control but Yossarian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pietrzak might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yossarian haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pietrzak throws an elbow but Yossarian slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yossarian is trying to improve his position.
Yossarian is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pietrzak is controlling him well.
Yossarian is letting Pietrzak control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pietrzak.
Yossarian is not content to let Pietrzak control the position.
Pietrzak throws a strike aimed at the side of Yossarian's head but Yossarian avoids it well.
Yossarian is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pietrzak has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yossarian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pietrzak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pietrzak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yossarian misses with a straight left.
Yossarian misses with a head kick.
Pietrzak defending well as Yossarian loads up on a big left hand.
Pietrzak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a leg kick but Pietrzak checks it.
Yossarian tries a low kick but Pietrzak avoids it.
Yossarian tries to move into range but Pietrzak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pietrzak connects with an inside leg kick.
Yossarian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Pietrzak misses.
Yossarian appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pietrzak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yossarian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pietrzak scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pietrzak lands a really nice looking cross but Yossarian seems unphased.
Pietrzak avoids the body shot from Yossarian.
Yossarian ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
An out of breath Bartek Pietrzak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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