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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irving comes to the cage accompanied by Here to Show the World. 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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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clyde Irving!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Pierce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irving rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irving is looking to clinch.
Irving's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pierce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Irving scrambles back to his feet.
Pierce throws a hook but Irving avoids it easily.
Pierce lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Pierce.
Irving connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pierce rushes Irving and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
Still in the clinch, Irving scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irving misses with some punches.
Irving throws a head punch that misses.
Irving misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Pierce.
Irving swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
Irving misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierce.
Irving tries to throw a body punch but Pierce avoids it by throwing Irving back against the cage.
Pierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irving lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irving misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irving lands with a light punch inside.
Irving tries to throw a body punch but Pierce avoids it by throwing Irving back against the cage.
Irving tries to throw a body punch but Pierce avoids it by throwing Irving back against the cage.
Irving tries a body shot but Pierce blocks it.
Irving misses with a body punch.
Pierce misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierce misses with the head strike.
Irving swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierce uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierce lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irving.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pierce throws a punch but it's blocked by Irving.
A shot in the inside from Irving.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irving.
Irving misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Pierce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irving backwards.
Pierce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irving or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierce.
Pierce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irving tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irving lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pierce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierce cracks Irving with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pierce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierce blocks an uppercut.
Irving misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
Pierce throws a head punch that misses.
Irving blocking some punches.
A short right from Pierce.
Pierce lands with a right to the head.
Irving misses with a punch on the inside.
Irving misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce working aggressively here.
A short left from Irving.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
Irving misses with the head strike.
Pierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
Pierce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irving goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irving tries to work over Pierce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Irving.
Irving lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Irving controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irving misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierce has a couple of punches blocked by Irving.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irving.
Irving tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierce's elbow.
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 Clyde Irving 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.
Irving thuds a left hand into Pierce's body.
Pierce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irving misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irving.
Pierce walks into a left hand.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Irving moves out of range.
Irving takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Irving on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierce looks to throw the jab but Irving is out of range.
Irving moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Irving takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierce wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Irving throws a looping overhand right but Pierce ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irving moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierce clinches with his opponent.
Irving lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
Pierce misses with a body punch.
Irving takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irving.
Irving swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irving lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irving misses with a punch on the inside.
Irving tries a body shot but Pierce blocks it.
Irving misses with a body punch.
Irving effectively controlling the action here.
Irving lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving blocks a body shot from Pierce.
Irving tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Irving.
Pierce blocks an uppercut.
Irving tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierce's elbow.
Irving blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Pierce scores with a shot to the side of Irving's head.
Pierce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Irving.
Irving swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irving lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irving misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irving.
Irving misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Irving as the two fighters clinch.
Irving throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierces head.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Irving controls the action.
Irving's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irving.
Pierce throws a punch but it's blocked by Irving.
Irving misses with a body punch.
Irving tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with some punches.
Irving lands with a left to the head.
Pierce lands an uppercut.
Pierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierce tries to work over Irving's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irving blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pierce.
Irving lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irving misses with a body punch.
Irving working aggressively here.
Irving throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irving blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Irving fails to land.
Pierce misses with some punches.
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 Clyde Irving will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pierce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irving.
Pierce slips a straight right by Irving.
Pierce moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irving staying out of range there.
Pierce slips a jab from Irving.
Pierce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Irving swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irving doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irving misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irving's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pierce takes a shot to the head.
Irving has a couple of punches blocked by Pierce.
Irving throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierce.
Irving misses with a body punch.
Irving swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Irving controls the action.
Irving avoiding damage.
Clyde Irving has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pierce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irving tries to throw a body punch but Pierce avoids it by throwing Irving back against the cage.
Pierce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a head punch that misses.
Pierce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irving taking a breather.
Irving doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irving makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Irving lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irving.
Pierce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irving scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irving is keeping busy.
Irving blocking some punches.
Irving blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irving lands a shot to the body.
Clyde Irving is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce digs a right hand underneath Irving's ribcage. Irving let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Irving struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierce controls his hands.
Irving misses with some punches.
Irving lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irving struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierce controls his hands.
Pierce blocks a body shot from Irving.
Pierce throws a punch but it's blocked by Irving.
Irving blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irving blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irving lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierce has Irving pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
Pierce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierce blocks a body shot from Irving.
Pierce tries to throw a body punch but Irving avoids it by throwing Pierce back against the cage.
Irving stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierce misses with some punches.
Irving working aggressively here.
Adam Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irving has a couple of punches blocked by Pierce.
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 Clyde Irving.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irving, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Clyde Irving!
A pretty intense looking Clyde Irving took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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