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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolland Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolland Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barris!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barris drops his hands momentarily and Pierre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barris.
Pierre misses with a right hand
and Barris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Pierre - just one landing.
Barris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierre throws a hook but Barris blocks it.
Barris slips under a jab.
Barris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barris looks for a takedown but Pierre sprawls well.
Rolland Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barris manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre scores with a one two! Barris had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Barris's belly button to the back.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barris ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre connects with a right hand. Barris shakes it off.
Barris slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Barris dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Barris slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barris tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pierre.
Barris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Barris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barris misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pierre slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris is looking for a sweep. Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barris keeping full guard, as Pierre tries to pass.
Barris looking to control.
Barris keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Barris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre postures up in Barris's guard and throws a big left but Barris blocks it.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Barris is retaining full guard.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Barris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rolland Pierre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Barris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Pierre misses.
Pierre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Barris. Barris gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolland Pierre dominated that round.
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.
Barris misses with a looping left.
Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barris scores with a jab.
Rolland Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
Barris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Barris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Barris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barris was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barris was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Barris wants to clinch.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Pierre finds it's target.
Barris tries for a takedown but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barris slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Barris.
Barris defending well as Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for Barris with that takedown attempt.
Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pierre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barris's head.
Pierre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Pierre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pierre sprawls well. Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barris gets slowly back to his feet.
Rolland Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barris.
Pierre misses with a hook
and Barris counters with an inside leg kick.
Barris throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barris avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Barris moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Barris connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Barris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barris cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barris throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre throws a right and a left that Barris avoids nicely.
Rolland Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barris misses with a takedown attempt
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Barris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Barris avoids it well.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pierre swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Barris counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Barris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pierre's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolland Pierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pierre scores with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barris.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre lands with a straight right. Barris didn't see that one coming.
Barris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pierre swivels and escapes.
Barris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pierre circles away.
Rolland Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barris.
Pierre scores with a one two! Barris had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Pierre.
Pierre misses with a right hand
and Barris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pierre won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pierre trying to pass the guard but Barris defending well.
Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
Barris tries to roll over but Pierre keeps him under control.
Barris is refusing to be controlled, as Pierre sits in half guard.
Barris is trying to get back to full guard.
Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barris keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre works his way into side control.
Barris wants to control but Pierre postures up.
Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barris has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pierre working away.
Barris prevents Pierre from moving into mount.
The referee asks Pierre politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pierre prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
John Barris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barris is not content to let Pierre control the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Barris is right now.
Barris is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pierre is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Barris is squirming around, avoiding Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Barris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rolland Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pierre controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre wants to control the pace but Barris is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolland 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolland Pierre!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rolland Pierre made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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