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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mills (ranked 1907 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Peter Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Mills is right now.
Mills is trying to get back to half guard.
Mills prevents Tiernan from improving position.
Tiernan wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.
Mills is trying to control Tiernan's posture but Tiernan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills prevents Tiernan from improving position.
Tiernan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mills definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tiernan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mills is trying to get back to half guard.
Tiernan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Sparring. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mills stops Tiernan from passing to mount.
Tiernan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mills is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mills is trying to control Tiernan's posture but Tiernan avoids it.
Mills tries to improve position but can't.
Mills struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills is not content to let Tiernan control the position.
Mills is looking to reverse the position.
Tiernan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mills has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tiernan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mills gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mills is staying active underneath Tiernan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mills is trying to stand back up but Tiernan is controlling him
Tiernan wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mills leaves Tiernan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Mills was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiernan.
Tiernan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mills to the ground. Tiernan is now in Mills's guard.
Tiernan prevents Mills from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiernan is fighting to break Mills's control of his arms but Mills is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiernan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mills is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tiernan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tiernan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mills on his heels. He'll look to pass Mills's guard now, I'm sure.
Tiernan pushes down on Mills's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tiernan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mills reverses the position - he's now on top in Tiernan's guard.
Mills wants to control from the top but Tiernan keeps moving.
Tiernan wants to sweep here but Mills controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mills working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tiernan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mills's guard.
Tiernan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiernan keeps trying to improve his position.
Mills is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mills working a defensive guard here.
Mills is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mills's guard.
Mills trying to control from the bottom.
Tiernan wants to free his trapped foot but Mills is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiernan is keen to just control but Mills is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tiernan seems to be looking for submissions.
Mills is pressing down on Tiernan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.
Mills is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiernan defends well.
Mills is looking to stand back up but Tiernan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mills.
Mills tries to roll over but Tiernan keeps him under control.
Tiernan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mills knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tiernan is stalling here. Mills is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tiernan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mills has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills gets to mount! Tiernan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tiernan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tiernan is trying to escape the mount.
Mills misses with a head shot.
Tiernan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiernan is squirming around, avoiding Mills's attempts to control the action.
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 Tyler Mills will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tiernan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mills looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mills misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mills can't do much from the bottom here.
Tiernan tries for a kimura but Mills is defending well.
Mills stops Tiernan from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills can't do much from the bottom here.
Mills is not content to let Tiernan control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mills preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tiernan.
Mills tries to escape but Tiernan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mills just trying to survive but Tiernan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mills staying busy and making it hard for Tiernan to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills breaks Tiernan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mills throws a big right hand that misses.
Mills preventing the sweep.
Tiernan wants to improve his position but instead Mills has moved into half guard.
Tiernan is looking to improve his position.
Mills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tiernan is looking to improve his position.
Mills looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tiernan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mills is working away from the top position though.
Mills prevents Tiernan from improving his position.
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.
Mills is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mills tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mills stalling away here and it's allowed Tiernan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tiernan looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiernan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Tyler Mills.
I think Mills 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Peter Tiernan!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Peter Tiernan!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Peter Tiernan!
Peter Tiernan wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
RATING
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