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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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152 lbs
42 - 20 - 1 |
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145 lbs
21 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
42 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bartek Pietrzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietrzak.
Wonha is looking to clinch.
Pietrzak attempts a counter takedown but Wonha avoids it well and moves away.
Wonha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pietrzak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pietrzak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wonha.
Wonha misses with a leg kick.
Pietrzak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wonha thuds a left hand into Pietrzak's body.
Pietrzak connects with a high kick.
Pietrzak throws a combination that misses
and Wonha moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pietrzak.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wonha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wonha throws an elbow but it misses.
Wonha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wonha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pietrzak misses with a low kick.
Wonha slips under a jab.
It seemed like Wonha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pietrzak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wonha moves into the clinch successfully.
Wonha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pietrzak is defending well for now.
Wonha lands an uppercut.
Pietrzak dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha prevents the takedown attempt.
Pietrzak throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Pietrzak stalling in the clinch but Wonha improves position.
Wonha letting Pietrzak take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wonha throws an elbow but misses.
Pietrzak managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Pietrzak takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Wonha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha blocks an uppercut.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee calls for Pietrzak to work.
Wonha working Pietrzak over with knees to the body.
Pietrzak throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Pietrzak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wonha with a knee to the head.
Pietrzak dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
Pietrzak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wonha working Pietrzak over with knees to the body.
Wonha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wonha lands with a right to the head.
Pietrzak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wonha clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wonha can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak is not going to allow Wonha to sit and survive in this position.
Pietrzak has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wonha trying to control the action but Pietrzak just sinks the hooks in.
Even with his hooks in, Pietrzak manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Pietrzak somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pietrzak struggling to land strikes to the head as Wonha covers up.
Wonha defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Wonha right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Wonha's body.
Pietrzak struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pietrzak wants to control but Wonha manages to buck him off and is now in Pietrzak's guard! Nice work there by Wonha!
Pietrzak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wonha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pietrzak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pietrzak. Wonha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pietrzak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pietrzak checks the leg kick.
Pietrzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wonha moves away.
Wonha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pietrzak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Incheol Wonha has been cut.
Wonha misses with an uppercut.
Pietrzak feinted with a counter takedown.
Pietrzak lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Pietrzak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wonha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pietrzak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pietrzak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wonha is able to avoid easily.
Pietrzak scores with a nice right hand.
Wonha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wonha counters with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Wonha blocks the leg kick.
Pietrzak tries a head kick but it misses.
Pietrzak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wonha counters by clinching up.
Pietrzak tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Pietrzak back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wonha.
Pietrzak blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pietrzak.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pietrzak scores with a shot to the side of Wonha's head.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Pietrzak on the inside.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.
Pietrzak gets through Wonha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha stalling in the clinch but Pietrzak improves position.
A short right from Wonha on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Pietrzak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pietrzak is looking for a takedown.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pietrzak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pietrzak dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha has Pietrzak pushed against the cage.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Pietrzak blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Incheol Wonha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pietrzak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pietrzak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Pietrzak shrugs off.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pietrzak manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Pietrzak.
Wonha checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak misses with a looping left.
Pietrzak throws out a powerful jab.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the strikes.
Wonha misses with an uppercut.
Pietrzak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wonha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Wonha.
Pietrzak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonha.
Pietrzak swings for the body but Wonha moves out of range.
Wonha tries to counter with a clinch but Pietrzak shakes him off and moves away.
Wonha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wonha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pietrzak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pietrzak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wonha tries to clinch but Pietrzak is having none of it.
Wonha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pietrzak.
Wonha throws the left hand but Pietrzak avoids the punch easily.
Pietrzak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Incheol Wonha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonha misses with an uppercut.
Pietrzak tries to counter with a takedown but Wonha is quick to defend against it.
A lazy left from Pietrzak finds it's target.
Wonha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pietrzak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pietrzak looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonha is just out of range.
Wonha takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pietrzak.
Wonha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pietrzak throws a head punch that misses.
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 Bartek Pietrzak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incheol Wonha's cut.
That's time! 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 lands a nice hook to Wonha's body. Wonha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pietrzak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wonha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wonha lands a body shot.
Pietrzak gets tackled into the cage by Wonha. Wonha maintains the clinch.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pietrzak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pietrzak swings wildly with an uppercut but Wonha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pietrzak lands a nice shot to the body.
Wonha landing knees to the body.
Pietrzak jumps into guard, dragging Wonha to the mat.
Wonha controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pietrzak is pulling down on Wonha's head. It's preventing any offense from Wonha, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wonha tries to free his leg and advance position but Pietrzak is retaining full guard.
Pietrzak has his hands on Wonha's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pietrzak is trying to control the position but Wonha postures up.
Pietrzak wants to sweep here but Wonha controlling him for the moment.
Wonha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pietrzak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wonha sprawls well initially but Pietrzak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wonha tries to roll over but Pietrzak keeps him under control.
Pietrzak is nestled in close to Wonha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wonha wants to get back to full guard.
Pietrzak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wonha is trying to control but Pietrzak passes into side control!
Wonha is trying to get back to half guard.
Wonha regains half guard.
Wonha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pietrzak is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pietrzak in particular looking to stall.
Wonha is controlling Pietrzak's trapped leg to prevent Pietrzak from advancing to side control.
Wonha gets full guard.
Pietrzak working some strikes from top position.
Pietrzak pushes down on Wonha's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wonha is doing well to control the position and prevent Pietrzak from advancing to side control.
Wonha is looking to get back to full guard here but Pietrzak has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pietrzak tries to score with some ground and pound. Wonha controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wonha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pietrzak controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wonha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pietrzak is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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 Bartek Pietrzak.
I think Pietrzak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
Bartek Pietrzak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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
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