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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno has chosen Baha Men - Move It Like This as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luigi Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierno counters by moving into the clinch.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pierno after a bit of a struggle.
Pierno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Pierno.
Pierno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Come on Pierno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bates lands a shot to the body.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
Bates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierno taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Pierno.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno scores with a shoulder strike.
Bates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Pierno taking a breather.
Pierno controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Pierno's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pierno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Bates's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bates is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pierno to keep the fight standing.
Pierno pushes Bates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierno has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bates seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pierno can turn it around.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierno.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Pierno is pushing Bates up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bates swinging wildly here.
Bates misses with a hook.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierno.
A little jabbing left from Pierno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pierno defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but Bates shakes him off and moves away.
Pierno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pierno as he avoids it easily.
Pierno wants to counter the offense by Bates and move into the clinch position.
Bates 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.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bates.
Bates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pierno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bates.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierno throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Bates closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pierno did well to prevent Bates getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates is looking to advance position but Pierno won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Bates seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates is looking to advance position but Pierno won't allow it.
Pierno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Pierno working a defensive guard here.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pierno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Pierno 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.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bates fails with a takedown attempt.
Bates throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bates lands a head shot.
Bates catches Pierno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Pierno misses.
Pierno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bates shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pierno eats them both and turns towards Bates to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pierno's head backwards.
Pierno scores with a hook.
Bates walks into a jab.
Pierno swats away the attempt to clinch by Bates.
Pierno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bates has time to react.
No luck for Bates with that takedown attempt.
Luigi Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates misses with an uppercut.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but Bates shakes him off and moves away.
A combination from Bates does no damage.
Bates is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Bates misses.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but Bates shakes him off and moves away.
Bates has his takedown stuffed
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Bates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pierno on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates misses the jab.
Pierno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Bates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierno, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Bates is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
Bates has Pierno pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bates pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pierno tumbling to the mat - Bates dives into Pierno's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pierno is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bates wants to control but Pierno passes easily into half guard.
Pierno with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates is staying active underneath Pierno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bates preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bates tries to get to full guard but Pierno has control of the leg.
Bates is staying active underneath Pierno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
Bates is controlling Pierno's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Bates dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Bates misses.
Bates shoots in for a double leg but Pierno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bates lands a two punch combo.
Bates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
Pierno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bates.
Pierno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pierno momentarily.
Bates drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierno is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bates off and has taken his back!
Pierno biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates is in bad spot here.
Bates defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pierno gets his hands free as Bates looks to control.
Luigi Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bates is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bates is really stuck here.
That's two 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.
Pierno is trying to control but Bates is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Pierno controlling his opponent.
Bates slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierno tries to pass to full mount but Bates defends it.
Pierno content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bates trying to get back to full guard but Pierno takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates is looking to improve his position but Pierno isn't that keen on the idea.
Bates is working hard here to advance position.
Pierno tries to control but Bates wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pierno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bates can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bates 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Bates!
Luigi Bates thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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