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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Striker Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre (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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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grappling.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Grappling cracks the inside of Pierre's front leg.
Grappling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierre.
Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Grappling's head.
Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grappling. Grappling obviously looking to wear him down.
Grappling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Grappling.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grappling ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Grappling thuds his shin into the meat of Pierre's side.
Grappling connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grappling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grappling connects with a solid leg kick.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grappling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grappling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grappling lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grappling.
Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre throws a shot to the body.
Pierre takes a swing at Grappling's ribcage but misses.
Grappling tries to land a front kick but Pierre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pierre misses with a hook
and Grappling finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pierre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grappling under the eye.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grappling moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grappling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grappling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grappling on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Grappling's corner calls for a 1-2. Grappling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pierre throws a head kick but Grappling moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grappling.
Grappling moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Grappling jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grappling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grappling scores with a push kick.
Pierre looks gassed!
Grappling throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierre.
Pierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grappling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grappling was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Striker Grappling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Pierre misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grappling.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grappling connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre's sensitive parts.
Grappling thumps Pierre with a low kick.
Grappling scores with a push kick.
Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
Grappling throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grappling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grappling scores with a nice body kick.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grappling. That's going to slow Pierre down.
Grappling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grappling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grappling goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
Grappling lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grappling.
Grappling lands a nice hook to Pierre's body. Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Grappling counters with a good low kick that Pierre was not able to check.
Grappling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grappling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grappling feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Grappling scores with a nice head shot.
Pierre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grappling.
Pierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling thuds his shin into the meat of Pierre's side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grappling - that will leave a mark!
Grappling throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grappling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grappling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pierre's head.
Grappling scores with a push kick.
Grappling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grappling. Pierre shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grappling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grappling avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grappling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grappling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?
Grappling connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierre moves out of range as Grappling throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grappling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pierre might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grappling has got the better of the exchanges.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grappling. Pierre shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grappling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grappling is looking to wear down Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
Grappling lands a nice looking body shot.
Grappling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Grappling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grappling.
Striker Grappling is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grappling can pounce on him.
Pierre 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grappling.
Grappling scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice shot by Grappling.
Grappling throws a nice looking combination but Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling scores with a leg kick.
Grappling thows a body kick. Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grappling throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grappling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grappling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grappling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Grappling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grappling feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Grappling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Grappling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grappling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grappling throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pierre's head.
Pierre blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Grappling thumps Pierre with a low kick.
Grappling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grappling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grappling throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grappling throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grappling.
Grappling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grappling thumps Pierre with a low kick.
Grappling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Grappling.
Grappling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierre.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grappling.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grappling scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grappling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grappling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pierre 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.
Grappling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
Grappling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Grappling.
Grappling scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Pierre throws a hook but Grappling blocks it.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Grappling misses with a series of wild punches.
Grappling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grappling.
Grappling sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grappling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierre is out of range and Grappling settles back down.
Pierre checks a leg kick nicely.
Grappling misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Pierre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Grappling does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grappling. That's going to slow Pierre down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grappling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grappling connects with a jab.
Grappling misses with a body kick.
Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grappling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pierre.
Pierre misses with a double jab
and Grappling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grappling plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grappling avoids the head kick by Pierre.
Grappling misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grappling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grappling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Grappling lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Grappling had a free shot at his head there.
Grappling throws a head kick that Pierre semi-blocks.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
Grappling cracks Pierre with a good jab.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Grappling.
Grappling tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
Grappling cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Grappling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grappling sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grappling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Grappling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Grappling scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grappling lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grappling takes one to the side of the head.
Grappling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grappling throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pierre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grappling with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grappling scoring well with a low kick there.
Grappling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierre takes one on the button.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grappling can pounce on him.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Grappling tries a head kick but it misses.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grappling lands with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grappling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grappling throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
Grappling scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grappling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pierre scrambles back to his feet.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grappling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Grappling.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierre misses with a body shot
and Grappling counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Grappling is just out of range.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grappling throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Grappling.
Grappling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grappling, right into the meat.
Grappling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierre.
Grappling on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grappling pushes Pierre away with a front kick.
Pierre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Grappling misses the shot to the body.
Grappling lands a front kick.
Grappling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grappling takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grappling feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Grappling misses with a head kick.
Grappling throws a lazy head kick
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Grappling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grappling is looking to land body kicks.
Grappling misses with a low kick.
Grappling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pierre.
Grappling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good exchange - Grappling coming out on top.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grappling was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Pierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pierre misses with a low kick as Grappling jumps back.
Grappling misses with a leg kick
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grappling thinking.
Grappling scores with a jab.
Grappling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre checks a low kick from Grappling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Grappling stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grappling tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Grappling.
Grappling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grappling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Grappling moved out of range.
Grappling takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grappling throws a leg kick but Pierre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grappling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grappling throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Pierre misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierre.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Grappling saw that one coming.
Grappling slips a straight right by Pierre.
Grappling thows a body kick. Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappling tries to score with a low kick but Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Grappling.
Grappling misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Pierre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grappling.
Grappling lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling had his way with George Pierre in that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pierre misses with a low kick.
Grappling tries a head kick but it misses.
Grappling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grappling throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grappling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grappling missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Grappling misses its intended target.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick.
Grappling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grappling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling throws a low kick, looking for Pierre's leg but Pierre calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Grappling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pierre checks the leg kick.
Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grappling.
Grappling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grappling can pounce on him.
Grappling throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Pierre digs a good hook to Grappling's body.
Grappling tried to score with a low kick but Pierre checks it.
Grappling misses with a straight right.
Grappling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grappling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pierre will feel that in the morning.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grappling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierre takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Grappling.
Grappling tries a head kick but it misses.
Grappling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grappling looks to land a body kick but Pierre moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pierre.
Grappling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Pierre. That snapped Grappling's head back.
Nice body punch from Pierre.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a hook. Grappling ducked under it nicely.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierre is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Grappling takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grappling can pounce on him.
Grappling scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grappling.
Grappling scores with a nice body kick.
Grappling throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Grappling misses with a body kick.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grappling manages to avoid it.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Grappling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Grappling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grappling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grappling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre misses with a low kick.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierre misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
Grappling lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pierre takes a step back to recover.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Striker Grappling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that's the end of the fight!
Striker Grappling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grappling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Striker Grappling!
Striker Grappling retains his welterweight title!
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