Caley Reece vs Martyna Krol - Caley's Final Fight [vid]

[Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu]

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

 

Caley looking fast and strong.

[Micc]

The girl's gonna have a great promo of herself with being Caley's retirement fight and all...

Caley's footwork is just out of this world! I think it was a bit too soon for Martyna to fight her, but well...I wouldn't say no to a fight this big if I were her, so I understand this aspect. 

I feel as if Martyna came into this fight with no will to win at all, or maybe with the acceptance of the fact that she will not win. Just another sparring with a World Champ - this is the attitude I get from her, but it's only my opinion. I'm just a keyboard warrior, I never fought in a real fight, so I'd be happy to hear opinions of people who actually been there. :) :)

[Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu]

I had heard that Caley wasn't super satisfied with her performance in this fight, she holds high standards for herself to be sure. I thought she looked great, especially in how she controlled the space. She basically fought where she wanted to fight, and this is where experience and comfort level really shows. Almost nothing occurred where she didn't want it to happen, which is a sign of real control. Styles make fights and Caley's probably a very style tough matchup for Martyna. I would have anticipated for Caley to be more dominant in the clinch, where she does her work much of the time. But Martyna is tall and strong and the angle change makes a difference. I imagine Caley thought she would do more there but she had great position usually and I thought won those exchanges with accurate point of the knee strikes.

It might not look like much of a fight in terms of action, but for some reason elements of this fight keep playing in my mind since I saw it. There were so many small things that Caley did so well, things that are the mark of real achievement - not only in a fight, but in a career. She looked crisp, smart and strong. I really liked this fight.

I'm still crossing my fingers that Caley comes out of retirement and fights one more time. :)

[missmuaythai]

I feel as if Martyna came into this fight with no will to win at all, or maybe with the acceptance of the fact that she will not win. Just another sparring with a World Champ - this is the attitude I get from her, but it's only my opinion. I'm just a keyboard warrior, I never fought in a real fight, so I'd be happy to hear opinions of people who actually been there. :) :)

I fought on this card and shared a room with Martyna. I can assure you this was not her attitude.

 

Martyna is only 20 years old and has been practicing Muay Thai for less than two years. She may have a carefree air to her but she did not wali in expecting to loose. She fielded a lot of negativity going into this fight and still remained level headed and focussed.

[Micc]

I fought on this card and shared a room with Martyna. I can assure you this was not her attitude.

 

Martyna is only 20 years old and has been practicing Muay Thai for less than two years. She may have a carefree air to her but she did not wali in expecting to loose. She fielded a lot of negativity going into this fight and still remained level headed and focussed.

Wow, it's cool to get to know the first-hand opinion :) Thank you. I know she's young and I'm really happy that you assured she's focused on what she does. I'm always trying to know more about girls from Poland (or half-Polish or Polish heritage) that train Muay Thai, but I also tend to be really quick to jump to conclussions and think (rarely say) things like "oh, she's only doing it for fun/her trainer/to be seen as cool" - these are not my thoughts about Martyna, just for clarity :) I just had to deal with so many girls that came to train and were not serious at all - that in itself is ok if someone only wants to have fun, but unless they try to make me involved in their "fun" and I can't train the way that I want, it gets annoying.