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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 2275 p4p, 274 weight class) and Conor Tiernan (ranked 2237 p4p, 270 weight class). Pain's entrance music is AC/DC Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Tiernan has chosen Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Conor Tiernan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan throws a one two combo.
Pain throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Royal Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan lands a jab to the nose.
Pain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiernan throws a nice head kick!
Pain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice straight punches there by Pain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Pain moves out of range easily.
Tiernan throws a jab when Pain was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pain shoots in but Tiernan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiernan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Tiernan.
Pain misses with an uppercut
and Tiernan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pain throws an overhand right that lands on Tiernan's shoulder, as Tiernan tries to avoid the shot.
Pain gets the takedown into side control.
Pain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tiernan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tiernan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Tiernan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pain throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pain goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tiernan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pain but great work by Tiernan.
Tiernan working away.
Tiernan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pain, who protects the arm well.
The referee asks Tiernan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tiernan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tiernan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tiernan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pain is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tiernan thows a huge punch but Pain dodges it nicely.
Tiernan is keen to just control but Pain is a slippery customer.
Tiernan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pain tries to roll over but Tiernan keeps him under control.
Tiernan stalling.
Pain wants to get back to full guard.
Pain is refusing to be controlled, as Tiernan sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Tiernan from controlling successfully.
Pain working for a triangle but Tiernan defends it easily.
Tiernan trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Pain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tiernan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tiernan gets to his feet. Pain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Pain's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a looping left.
Pain digs a good body shot into Tiernan's ribs.
Pain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan wants to counter with a clinch but Pain pushes him away.
Pain cracks Tiernan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conor Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiernan sprawls well. He's pushed Pain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pain throws a body punch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiernan defends well and Pain ends up having to push Tiernan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain ducks right into an uppercut from Tiernan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiernan sprawls well. Tiernan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Tiernan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
Pain throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Pain missing with a left hand there. Tiernan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pain throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Pain.
Tiernan punishes Pain's body with a nice straight punch.
Pain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pain.
Pain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiernan defends well and Pain ends up having to push Tiernan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pain.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Tiernan lunges at Pain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pain's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tiernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiernan throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain checks a leg kick.
Pain walks into a left hand.
Pain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pain drives through and clinches with Tiernan against the cage.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain misses with a hook
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiernan wants to counter with a clinch but Pain pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiernan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiernan connects with a single shot there.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Pain misses with a hook.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiernan sprawls well. Tiernan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiernan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pain cracks Tiernan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiernan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pain.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
Pain misses with a looping left.
Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiernan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pain misses with a left hand
and Tiernan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of Pain's head.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Tiernan blocks with his arms.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Pain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiernan just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Tiernan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pain misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiernan's corner calls for a 1-2. Tiernan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pain slips under a jab.
Pain misses with a hook
and Tiernan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pain tries to clinch but Tiernan is having none of it.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pain misses with a takedown
and Tiernan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Pain is rocked!
Pain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiernan can pounce on him.
Oh Pain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tiernan's waist but Tiernan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pain off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tiernan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pain. Tiernan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Tiernan!
Conor Tiernan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Royal Pain spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.
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hype
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