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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kong Le has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
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183 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kong Le!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Le tries to land a body kick
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Le!
Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Le counters with a head kick.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Le throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Le fails to land with a series of punches.
Le fails to land with a series of punches.
Le digs a good hook to Pierre's body.
Le chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Le misses with a leg kick.
Le on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le wants to slow Pierre down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Le.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Le throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Le scores with a jab to the jaw.
Le pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Le rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le. Le obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Pierre finds it's way through Le's defenses.
Sloppy strikes from Le. Those never looked like landing.
Le is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from Pierre misses
and Le counters with a big head kick but Pierre shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le misses with a head kick.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le misses with a hook. Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Le cracks a nice hook into Pierre's ribs.
Pierre lands a nice hook to Le's body. Le takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Le does no damage.
Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pierre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Le.
Le throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Pierre.
Pierre connects with a right hand. Le shakes it off.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre scores with a push kick.
Le throws a lazy head kick
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Le.
Pierre connects with a leg kick. Le looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Le.
Pierre lands a jab.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Pierre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Le has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Le's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George Pierre will probably get the nod.
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.
Le doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Le.
Le lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pierre will feel that in the morning.
Le tried to score with a low kick but Pierre checks it.
Pierre lands a really nice looking cross but Le seems unphased.
Pierre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Pierre lands a lovely overhand right.
Le throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick by Le misses
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Pierre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
George Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Le.
A big left from Le misses.
Kong Le is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Le throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Le, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Crunch! Le slams his shin into Pierre's torso.
Pierre throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pierre jabs Le right on the nose. Le blinks but takes it well.
Le attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pierre back to the ropes. Le follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Le takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierre. That did some damage!
Le connects with a high kick.
Le is looking to chop away at Pierre's legs.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre catches Le with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre looks to throw a body kick
and Le counters with a nice body kick.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
Le throws a lazy head kick
and Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.
Pierre throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierre thuds a left hand into Le's body.
Le misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick from Pierre.
Le avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Le.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Le.
Pierre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Le misses with a wild combination.
Le is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Le throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le throws a sloppy body shot
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Le thinking.
Le moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Le takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le misses with a head kick.
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 George Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le throws a half hearted mid kick.
Le misses with a head kick.
Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pierre scores with a jab.
A head kick from Le lands but Pierre takes it in his stride.
Le on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Le.
Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries to land a leg kick but Pierre saw it coming and moves away.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick.
Le misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le ducks right into an uppercut from Pierre.
Le has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Pierre dodges the punch combination from Le.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Pierre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pierre checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Le, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Le's belly button to the back.
Nice jab there from Pierre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Le on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Le on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pierre tries to bum rush Le with a series of wild strikes but Le uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le misses with a head kick.
Jab by Pierre.
Le walks into a stiff left hand from Pierre.
Pierre dodges the punch combination from Le.
Le throws a front kick aimed at Pierre's knee but Pierre avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
A head kick by Le misses
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Le thinking.
Pierre throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Le lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Le takes one to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with a body punch
and Le counters with an inside leg kick.
Kong Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le misses with a series of wild punches.
Le sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pierre 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
A less than humble George Pierre misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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