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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Eaton (ranked 8299 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Pierce (ranked 5369 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Pierce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pierce misses.
As Pierce tries to get set, Eaton tries to push him back and clinch up but Pierce manages to avoid the attempt.
Eaton takes the fight into the clinch.
Eaton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierce misses with the combination.
Pierce gets tackled into the cage by Eaton. Eaton maintains the clinch.
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
Eaton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eaton showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Eaton there.
Pierce trying to hold on to Eaton's head to control him but Eaton postures up.
Pierce wants to stand back up but Eaton manages to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eaton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce is trying to get back to his feet.
Pierce striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Pierce throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Pierce misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Eaton cracks Pierce with a big right hand but Pierce just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eaton is chipping away with strikes.
Pierce takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Eaton landing strikes.
Pierce is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pierce pushes Eaton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Eaton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pierce sneaks out the side door and pushes Eaton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton fails to land the takedown.
Pierce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eaton circles away quickly and effectively.
Eaton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pierce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce tries to clinch but Eaton moves out of range.
Pierce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eaton, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eaton fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce drives through and clinches with Eaton against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce dodges an elbow strike from Eaton.
Eaton is trying to drag Pierce to the mat but Pierce just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Eaton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ray Eaton has been cut.
Pierce looking to throw knees to the head but Eaton is blocking nicely.
Pierce lands a shoulder strike.
Eaton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pierce after a bit of a struggle.
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierce darts in and clinches Eaton up against the cage.
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
Pierce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eaton circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Eaton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce clinches with his opponent.
Pierce misses with a knee to the head.
Pierce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce manages to break the clinch.
Pierce leaves Eaton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pierce has managed to clinch.
Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce shoots in and drives through. Eaton sprawls well.
Pierce moves in looking to clinch but Eaton pushes him off.
Eaton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eaton tries for a takedown but Pierce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Pierce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Eaton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eaton moves into the clinch.
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eaton breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eaton or perhaps it was just good defense by Pierce, which made it look bad.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Eaton avoids them all with ease.
As Pierce looks to move away, Eaton throws a big counter combo but Pierce just gets out of the way.
Mark Pierce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pierce shoots in for a double leg but Eaton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eaton throws a big counter combination but Pierce scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Eaton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton fails to land the takedown.
Pierce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
Pierce clinches up with Eaton and pushes him back against the cage.
Eaton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eaton takes the fight into the clinch.
Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eaton rushes Pierce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierce rushes Eaton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierce clinches with his opponent.
Eaton manages to break the clinch.
Pierce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eaton avoids it really well and circles away.
Eaton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce slaps away a takedown attempt from Eaton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Eaton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eaton closes the distance and pushes Pierce back into the cage.
Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eaton circles away.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Eaton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eaton breaks the clinch.
Pierce is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pierce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eaton backwards.
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
Pierce closes the distance and clinches.
Eaton working aggressively here.
Eaton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eaton fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierce looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pierce stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierce wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierce darts in and clinches Eaton up against the cage.
Pierce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eaton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierce moves into the clinch.
Pierce tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eaton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pierce manages to circle out of the way.
Pierce with a hook.
Pierce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce rushes Eaton and presses him up against the cage.
Eaton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierce lands a left and a right that send Eaton crashing to the mat, dazed. Pierce thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Eaton is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Pierce slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Pierce lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mark Pierce!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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