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Event: Pride FC 8     
Date:   Apr 06, 2019
#R1#
Tiernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiernan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bakiyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiernan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A left lands for Bakiyev.
Bakiyev stuns Tiernan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakiyev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bakiyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tiernan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bakiyev works the jab nicely.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiernan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bakiyev looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Bakiyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiernan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiernan tries to counter by clinching up but Bakiyev breaks away and moves out of range.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Tiernan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Bakiyev.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Tiernan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bakiyev is trying to break free.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Bakiyev avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Bakiyev working hard to break the clinch.
Tiernan lands a body shot.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Bakiyev. #T2#
Bakiyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiernan won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan lands a body punch.
Tiernan digs a right hand into Bakiyev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bakiyev's gas tank.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Tiernan.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakiyev's elbow.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiernan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Bakiyev controls the action.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Bakiyev controls the action.
Bakiyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan working aggressively here. #T3#
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakiyev.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Tiernan - that landed with a thud.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Bakiyev breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Bakiyev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Tiernan closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Bakiyev breaks from the clinch.
Tiernan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiernan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bakiyev in his tracks.
Bakiyev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Bakiyev looks to land a right hand but Tiernan moved out of range.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakiyev is just out of range.
Tiernan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Tiernan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bakiyev's hands.#ROC#
Bakiyev is rocked!
Tiernan measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bakiyev! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Conor Tiernan!
An out of breath Conor Tiernan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: Pride FC 2 Potter vs Tsuruta     
Date:   Mar 16, 2019
#R1#
Cole bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiernan lands a jab to the nose.
Cole lands an overhand right.
Tiernan throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
Cole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A solid body kick from Cole.
Tiernan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cole to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Tiernan is predictable there
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tiernan's head.
Cole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tiernan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #TD#
Tiernan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tiernan wants to control but Cole is keeping him busy. #T1##SUB#
Tiernan is working for a kimura but Cole is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiernan is looking to take a break and control but Cole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cole is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tiernan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tiernan's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiernan tries to escape the position. #T2#
Tiernan trying to control the hands but Cole won't let him.
Good control from Cole.
Cole keeps control of the position as Tiernan tries to break free.
Tiernan trying to control the hands but Cole breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Tiernan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Tiernan rolls, trying to escape but Cole keeps control of the position. #T3#
Cole avoiding Tiernan 's attempts to control his hands.
Cole struggling to keep hold of the position.
What can Tiernan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Tiernan is trying to stand back up.
I really don't envy Tiernan right now.
Tiernan is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cole really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Tiernan.
Tiernan is trying to get back to his feet but Cole has full control of the position and if anything, Tiernan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cole has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Cole 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.
#R2#
Cole digs a good body shot into Tiernan's ribs.
Cole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cole throws a sloppy body shot
and Tiernan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiernan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cole is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiernan.
Nice cross by Tiernan.
We've been told by Tiernan's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tiernan blocks a low kick nicely.
Cole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiernan, right into the meat.
Cole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiernan can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tiernan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiernans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Cole throws a push kick but Tiernan slaps the foot to one side.
Tiernan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cole throws a good cross that connects.
Rico Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cole scoring well with a low kick there.
Cole moves out of range as Tiernan strikes.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiernan's head.
Rico Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiernans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cole throws a low kick, looking for Tiernan's leg but Tiernan calmly moves out of range.
Tiernan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cole cracks Tiernan with an open hand slap.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Cole lands a nice looking body kick.
Cole has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tiernan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T2#
Tiernan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Cole.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Cole.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiernan has time to react.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cole.
Jab by Cole.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Cole connects with a crisp jab.
Cole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That kick from Cole tenderised Tiernan's leg. Tiernan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cole connects with a jab.#T3#
Cole throws a leg kick which misses Tiernan's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiernan tries to avoid it.
Cole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tiernan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiernan throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cole throws the kick towards the body but Tiernan avoids it.
Tiernan tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Tiernan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Cole lands a slapping body shot.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Tiernan.#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
Cole moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
Tiernan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiernan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiernan sizes up Cole with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cole. That's going to slow Tiernan down.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
Cole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Cole 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!
#R3#
Cole stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiernan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cole. Cole obviously looking to wear him down.
Tiernan slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole works Tiernan's body with a nice hook.
Cole connects with a leg kick. Tiernan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cole thumps Tiernan with a low kick.
Cole slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Tiernan backing away here, and Cole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiernan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole stuns Tiernan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tiernan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Tiernan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiernan throws a hook but Cole avoids it easily.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick and Tiernan moves out of range easily.
Tiernan throws a leg kick
and Cole counters with a leg kick.
Cole tests Tiernan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
Tiernan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cole counters with an outside leg kick.
Tiernan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cole works Tiernan's body with a nice hook.
Cole throws the left hand but Tiernan avoids the punch easily.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Cole lands a jab.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan moves out of range of the body kick from Cole.
Cole stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cole wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiernan backing away here, and Cole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cole slips under a jab.
Tiernan throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Cole.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cole checks a low kick from Tiernan.
Cole lands with a right hand.
Tiernan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cole pinned against the cage. Cole gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Tiernan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiernan's sensitive parts.
Cole scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cole lands a nice looking body kick.
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cole finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiernan's head.
Cole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Cole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cole lands a jab to Tiernan's midsection.
Tiernan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses. #T4#
Cole feints and then cracks Tiernan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tiernan down.
Cole cracks the inside of Tiernan's front leg.
Tiernan jabs at Cole's body.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Tiernan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cole.
Cole misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cole!
Rico Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiernan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiernan avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole scores with a jab.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiernan.
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cole connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!

Rico Cole thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Ajax Worldwide #6     
Date:   Feb 23, 2019
#R1#
Koso moves out of range of the strikes.
Koso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Tiernan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Tiernan backs away, Koso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koso dodges the punch combination from Tiernan.
Koso throwing a counter right hand but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Koso throws a leg kick
and Tiernan counters with a nice leg kick.
Koso swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.
Tiernan moves forwards but Koso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Koso is avoiding it.
Koso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koso at a distance.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Koso is just out of range.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koso throws a leg kick but Tiernan moved away.
Tiernan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koso loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.#T1#
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Koso is just out of range.
Koso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiernan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheers as Koso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiernan doesn't seem phased though.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koso scores with a spinning back kick!
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the body
and Koso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koso moves away.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Tiernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Tiernan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koso rather than just go for the knockout.
Koso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiernans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiernan misses with a hook to the body
and Koso counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Tiernan as he checks the leg kick.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiernan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tiernan swings for the body but Koso moves out of range.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Tiernan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiernan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koso counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koso. That's going to slow Tiernan down.
A swing and a miss from Koso.
Tiernan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tiernan throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Koso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Koso.
Koso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Koso scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiernan should have avoided that one.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Koso moves out of range easily.
Tiernan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koso clobbers Tiernan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koso throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #TD2#
Tiernan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T3#
Koso tries to bench press Tiernan off him but Tiernan keeps the position.
Koso is not content to let Tiernan control the position.
Koso is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Tiernan stalls from top position.
Koso manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koso is pressing down on Tiernan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tiernan is holding on for now.
Koso with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Koso wants to pass to mount but Tiernan is defending the position. #T4#
Tiernan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Koso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koso trying to control but Tiernan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiernan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiernan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Koso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tiernan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Koso is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speva Koso dominated that round.
That's time! Koso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Koso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
A low kick from Tiernan misses
and Koso counters with a left to the body.
Tiernan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tiernan throws a head kick but Koso moves out of range.
Tiernan misses with a wild combination.
Koso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Koso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Koso throws a jab when Tiernan was well out of range.
It seemed like Tiernan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiernan throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Tiernan moves out of range as Koso strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiernan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koso swings widly with a right hand
and Tiernan counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Koso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koso works Tiernan's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tiernan.#T1#
Koso thuds a left hand into Tiernan's body.
Tiernan throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Jab by Koso.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the body
and Koso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Koso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan lands a head kick!
Koso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiernan takes a swing at Koso's ribcage but misses.
Koso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koso blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Koso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiernan walks into a stiff left hand from Koso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan tries to clinch up but Koso circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiernan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tiernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Tiernan misses with an uppercut
and Koso counters with an inside leg kick.
Koso swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Koso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiernan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Koso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan slips under a jab.
Koso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tiernan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koso. Koso obviously looking to wear him down.
Koso scores with a leg kick.
Tiernan lands a nice hook to Koso's body. Koso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koso swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Koso is looking to slow Tiernan down with leg kicks.
Koso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koso scoring well with a low kick there.
Koso throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan lands a right hook to the body.
Tiernan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koso.
Koso throwing a counter right hand but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tiernan.
Speva Koso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Tiernan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Koso.
Tiernan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koso can pounce on him.
Koso digs a good hook to Tiernan's body.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Koso is looking for a counter combo.
Koso lands a nice shot that snaps Tiernan's head back.
Koso avoids the head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koso misses with a hook. Tiernan ducked under it nicely.
Koso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Koso moves out of range.
Tiernan shoots for a double leg takedown but Koso sprawls well. He's pushed Tiernan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koso misses with a hook.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koso slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koso lands a front kick.
Tiernan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koso thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Tiernan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Koso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiernan, right into the meat.
Tiernan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Koso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiernan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Koso is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Koso as Tiernan shoots in.
Tiernan is breathing heavily.
Tiernan misses the jab.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Koso is avoiding it.
Tiernan misses with a right hand
and Koso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koso cracks Tiernan with a good jab.
Koso blocks a leg kick.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses
and Koso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries to clinch up but Koso circles away and keeps his distance.
Koso tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Speva Koso 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Koso.
Tiernan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Speva Koso is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Koso.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
Koso cracks Tiernan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiernan. That's going to slow Koso down.
Koso lands a nice hook to Tiernan's body. Tiernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koso is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koso lands a nice looking body shot.
Tiernan misses with a double jab
and Koso counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koso with a jab.
Koso lands with a kick to the temple. Tiernan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donk. Koso catches Tiernan right on the button with a cross.
Tiernan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.
Koso throws a hook but Tiernan avoids it easily.#T1#
Koso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the head.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Koso is having none of it.
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Tiernan cracks Koso with an open hand slap.
Koso avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
Koso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koso takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koso cracks a nice hook into Tiernan's ribs.
Koso connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Koso misses.
Koso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiernan can do to turn this around?
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Koso moves out of range easily.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koso throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Koso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Koso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CL2#
Tiernan moves into range and clinches up with Koso.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Koso backwards.
Koso lands a nice shot to the body.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Koso fails to land.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from Koso.
Koso takes a shot to the head.
Koso tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Koso avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Koso prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Koso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koso lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Koso is working Tiernan over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Koso.
Koso lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Koso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koso.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koso's elbow.
A short uppercut from Koso.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koso lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Koso - that landed with a thud. #T4#
A body shot lands from Koso.
Koso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Koso breaks from the clinch.
Tiernan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koso was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiernan throws a low kick, looking for Koso's leg but Koso calmly moves out of range.
Koso tests Tiernan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koso punishes Tiernan's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan walks into a jab.
Koso checks a leg kick.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Koso avoids it.
It looked like Koso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koso lands a head kick. Tiernan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Koso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Speva Koso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koso, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speva Koso!

 

Event: Ajax Worldwide #4     
Date:   Jan 26, 2019
#R1#
Gotti scores with the left hand. Tiernan knows he should have avoided that one.
Tiernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gotti wants to counter with a clinch but Tiernan pushes him away.
Gotti throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been told by Tiernan's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gotti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gotti moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotti. #TD#
Tiernan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tiernan lands in his opponent's guard.
Gotti wants to sweep but no luck.
Gotti trying to control the position. #SU#
Tiernan stands and steps away. Gotti gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tiernan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gotti's calf.
Tiernan takes a swing at Gotti's ribcage but misses.
Gotti staying out of range there.
Gotti connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gotti.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gotti enables Tiernan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gotti manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#T1#
Tiernan looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Gotti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiernan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SU#
Tiernan stands up from Gotti's guard - Tiernan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gotti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gotti dips to his left and cracks Tiernan with an uppercut!
Gotti feints a jab promting Tiernan to slip. Gotti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tiernan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tiernan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiernan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiernan drops his hands momentarily and Gotti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tiernan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gotti's hands.
Gotti scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan misses the jab.
Tiernan looks for a takedown but Gotti sprawls well.#T2#
Tiernan misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Gotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gotti avoids the body shot from Tiernan. #TD2#
Gotti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tiernan is trying to defend but Gotti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Tiernan is defending against the submission attempts here by Gotti.
Gotti trying to mount his opponent but Tiernan defends it.
Gotti keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gotti is looking to advance position but Tiernan won't allow it. #SUB2#
Gotti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nice strikes from Gotti there. #T3##SUB2#
Gotti is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tiernan has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotti is pressing down on Tiernan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tiernan is holding on for now.
Tiernan wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Tiernan actively working from the bottom here.
Gotti is looking to advance position but Tiernan won't allow it. #SUB2#
Gotti is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tiernan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gotti. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tiernan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tiernan.
Gotti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gotti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tiernan prevents Gotti from moving into mount. #SUB2#
Gotti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gotti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tiernan prevents Gotti from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Gotti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Gotti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gotti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tiernan is avoiding damage well.
Tiernan is trying to get back to half guard.
Gotti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiernan keeps working.
Gotti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tiernan can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gotti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tiernan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Gotti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1#
Tiernan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gotti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tiernan can't do much from the bottom here.
Gotti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiernan keeps working.
Gotti postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tiernan is not content to let Gotti control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiernan prevents Gotti from improving position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gotti throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gotti trying to control the action but Tiernan is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gotti swings around for an armbar but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gotti's guard.
Tiernan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gotti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiernan won't allow Gotti to sweep him here.
Tiernan's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Tiernan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gotti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiernan has managed to get both his arms back between Gotti's legs - danger averted.
Tiernan looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Gotti has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tiernan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gotti.#T3##SU#
Tiernan decides to stand back up. Tiernan steps back and let's Gotti get back to his feet.
Tiernan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gotti's head.
Gotti throws a head kick that half lands.
Tiernan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiernan tries to land a front kick but Gotti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gotti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotti swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Gotti misses the target.
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Tiernan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gotti.
Tiernan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tiernan wants to land a leg kick but Gotti is out of range.
Don Gotti seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD2#
Gotti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tiernan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T4##SUB#
Tiernan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gotti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gotti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gotti trying to move into half guard but instead Tiernan has managed to sweep!#REVR##SUB2#
Gotti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiernan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Tiernan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tiernan stopping the sweep attempt from Gotti.
Tiernan looking to pass the guard.
Tiernan preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Don Gotti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Gotti moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti lands a right hook to the body.
Tiernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gotti misses with a hook.
Tiernan is looking to counter punch.
Gotti tries to score with a low kick but Tiernan moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotti.
Gotti is looking to score with low kicks.
Tiernan 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.
Tiernan lands with a hook. Gotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gotti moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Gotti moved out of range nicely.
Gotti lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Gotti lands a body shot.
Tiernan connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Gotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Tiernan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotti misses with a low kick.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gotti.
Tiernan lands with a hook. Gotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gotti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gotti.
Tiernan cracks a nice hook into Gotti's ribs.
Gotti is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gotti. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiernan misses with a hook. Gotti ducked under it nicely.
Tiernan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Gotti defending well as Tiernan loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Gotti.#T2#
Tiernan swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
Tiernan needs to keep his hands up - Gotti had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Gotti gets a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Tiernan has one foot on Gotti's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gotti connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Gotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Gotti. That snapped Tiernan's head back.
Tiernan tries to clinch up but Gotti circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gotti avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
Don Gotti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Tiernan lands a nice looking body shot.
Gotti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tiernan.
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Gotti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tiernan is trying to defend but Gotti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, Gotti seems content to control.#SUB#
Tiernan actively working from the bottom here.
Tiernan trying to control from the bottom.
Gotti tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tiernan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gotti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T4#
Gotti is continuing to stall.
Gotti blocks the strikes from Tiernan. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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 Conor Tiernan.
Well Gotti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Gotti!

Don Gotti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: AFC #29     
Date:   Dec 29, 2018
#R1#
Grieg moves out of range as Tiernan throws a body kick.
Tiernan slips under a jab.
Tiernan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Grieg lands with an overhand left.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grieg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
Grieg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grieg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grieg.
Tiernan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Grieg.
We've been hearing reports that Tiernan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan throws a half hearted mid kick.#T1#
Grieg wants to clinch.
Tiernan throws a jab when Grieg was well out of range.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Grieg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grieg. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiernan tries to counter by clinching up but Grieg breaks away and moves out of range.
Grieg looks for the body kick but Tiernan saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grieg was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiernan with a jab.
Tiernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Tiernan. Beautiful body shot.
Tiernan takes a swing at Grieg's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Tiernan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan jabs at Grieg's body.
Grieg ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.#TD#
Tiernan drives through with a takedown into Grieg's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grieg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiernan's guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grieg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grieg landing with the ground and pound.
Grieg throws a big elbow that misses.
Grieg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grieg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tiernan has momentary wrist control but Grieg slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiernan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Grieg throwing strikes from guard but Tiernan blocks nicely.
Grieg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3##SUB#
Tiernan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tiernan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grieg.
Grieg wants to pass the guard but Tiernan is keeping the position.
Grieg postures up in Tiernan's guard and throws a big left but Tiernan blocks it.
Grieg cracks Tiernan with a solid left hand.
Tiernan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Tiernan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grieg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grieg postures up.
Grieg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grieg working some strikes from top position.
Grieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiernan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grieg with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Grieg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan controlling Grieg's posture.
Tiernan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grieg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grieg is in close to Tiernan's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Tiernan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grieg defends well.
Grieg chips away with some ground and pound.
Grieg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tiernan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grieg stands up over Tiernan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edvard Grieg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Grieg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tiernan looks to throw the jab but Grieg is out of range.
Grieg tries for a takedown but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Grieg.
Tiernan throws a leg kick
and Grieg counters with a two punch combo.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut
and Grieg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Grieg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Grieg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Grieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Tiernan. Beautiful body shot.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Grieg moves out of range easily.
Tiernan misses the body punch
and Grieg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grieg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tiernan takes a swing at Grieg's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Grieg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grieg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Grieg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Tiernan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grieg scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Tiernan moves into the clinch.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grieg's elbow.
Good body shot from Tiernan.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Grieg controls his hands.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grieg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grieg blocking some punches.
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Grieg.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Grieg prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Grieg. #T2#
Grieg throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grieg lands a nice shot to the body.
Grieg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grieg lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Tiernan.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Grieg avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Grieg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiernan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grieg lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from Grieg.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grieg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiernan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Conor Tiernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edvard Grieg.
Grieg tries for a takedown. No joy. #T3#
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grieg can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Tiernan presses Grieg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grieg takes a shot to the head.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Grieg controls the action.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Good body shot from Grieg.
Grieg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Grieg fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Grieg.
Still in the clinch, Grieg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conor Tiernan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Grieg.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Grieg.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Grieg controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grieg.
Tiernan taking a breather. #T4#
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grieg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grieg missing with knees to the body.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Grieg tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grieg tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing Grieg back against the cage.
Grieg blocks an uppercut.
Grieg blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan tries to work over Grieg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grieg prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan pushes Grieg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grieg lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Grieg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiernan smiles and moves away.
Tiernan misses with a kick to the body.
Tiernan stuns Grieg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 Conor Tiernan 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tiernan is looking to slow Grieg down with leg kicks.
Conor Tiernan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiernan digs a good hook to Grieg's body.
Tiernan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tiernan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grieg.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiernan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grieg's waist but Grieg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiernan off to one side.
Tiernan works Grieg's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Tiernan closes the distance and pushes Grieg back into the cage.
Grieg misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Grieg.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grieg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Grieg gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Grieg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grieg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiernan or not. #T1#
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Grieg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan managing to block the knees to the body from Grieg.
Grieg digs a right hand underneath Tiernan's ribcage. Tiernan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Grieg controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
Grieg tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Grieg pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grieg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grieg misses with a punch to the body.
Grieg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grieg has Tiernan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiernan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Grieg avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grieg.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T2#
Grieg struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grieg misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grieg blocking some punches.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Grieg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grieg scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan digs a right hand into Grieg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grieg's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Tiernan.
Grieg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Grieg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Grieg blocking some punches.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grieg backwards. #T3#
Tiernan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grieg tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Grieg misses with a punch to the body.
Grieg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiernan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grieg throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiernan.
A right hand to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
Grieg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grieg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tiernan to keep the fight standing.
Conor Tiernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edvard Grieg.
Grieg blocking some punches.
Grieg swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Grieg avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grieg's elbow.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grieg.#T4#
Grieg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiernan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of Grieg's head.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Grieg controls his hands.
Grieg misses with a body punch.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grieg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grieg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiernan smiles and moves away.
Tiernan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grieg. Grieg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grieg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiernan tries a low kick but Grieg avoids it.
Grieg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan misses with a looping left.
Tiernan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grieg is out of range and Tiernan settles back down.
Grieg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Tiernan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiernan 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!

Our winner, Conor Tiernan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: AFC #20 Prelims     
Date:   Nov 17, 2018
#R1#
Tiernan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiernan tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.#CL2#
Tiernan gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Tiernan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Tiernan avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Tiernan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Tiernan blocking some punches.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris blocking some punches.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Harris tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris blocks a body shot from Tiernan. #T2#
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tiernan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan stalling the fight.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Good body shot from Harris.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiernan tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Harris.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Harris.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
Tiernan looking for a takedown.
Harris pushes Tiernan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands. #T4#
Tiernan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Harris misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiernan is defending well for now.
A short right from Harris.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Tiernan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Tiernan's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Harris dominated that 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.
#R2#
Tiernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tiernan throws a quick counter head kick but Harris was just out of range.
Tiernan takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Tiernan darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Derek Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris missing with knees to the body. #T1#
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Tiernan's ribcage.
Tiernan looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Tiernan's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris lands a good knee to the midsection. Tiernan won't want to take too many of those.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands a knee to the body.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiernan tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiernan avoids the damage to the body.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan takes a shot to the head.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tiernan's face. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan with a jab.
Tiernan misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Tiernan moves out of range easily.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Nice cross by Tiernan.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris sizes up Tiernan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Tiernan motions for Harris to come forward. Tiernan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tiernan slips a jab from Harris.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris scores with a shot to the body. #T1#
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiernan's calf.
Harris connects with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Derek Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derek Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Tiernan moved out of range.
Tiernan misses with a body kick.
Tiernan stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Tiernan's ribs.
Tiernan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Harris tries to clinch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.
Tiernan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiernan shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Tiernan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiernan misses with a wild body shot.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Tiernan off balance momentarily.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Harris misses.
Harris looks for the body kick but Tiernan saw that one coming.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.#T3#
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiernan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris avoids the head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Derek Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiernan should have avoided that one.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Harris thuds his right hand into Tiernan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tiernan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Tiernan throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiernan at a distance.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T4#
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris feints a counter leg kick.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiernan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris 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.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris clobbers Tiernan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!

A victorious Derek Harris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: AFC #15 Grand Slam     
Date:   Oct 13, 2018
#R1#
Marcos misses with a looping right.
Marcos doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiernan circles away.
Tiernan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #TD2#
Marcos shoots in and gets a takedown into Tiernan's guard.
Marcos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marcos looking to sit in guard and control but Tiernan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tiernan trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Marcos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tiernan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marcos's guard.
Marcos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tiernan is pressing down on Marcos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marcos is holding on for now. #T1#
Marcos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tiernan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tiernan's back!
Tiernan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You can see the frustration on Tiernan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tiernan is trying to stand back up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Marcos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Tiernan rolls, trying to escape but Marcos keeps control of the position. #T2##SUB2#
Tiernan is trying to control his opponent's hands. Eventually Marcos gets his hands free and sinks in a rear naked choke. For a while it looks like Tiernan is going to survive but after struggling valiantly, he eventually has to tap out! Marcos is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damiao Marcos!
Damiao Marcos is the new lightweight champion!

 

Event: AFC #12 : Cage Champions     
Date:   Sep 15, 2018
#R1##CL2#
McCoy darts in and clinches Tiernan up against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan dodges an elbow strike from McCoy.
I was talking to Tiernan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCoy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McCoy slips a jab from Tiernan.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiernan throws a body kick that misses. #CL2#
McCoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiernan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy leaning against his opponent.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCoy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCoy controlling the action here for a moment. #T1#
McCoy prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCoy wants a takedown but no success here.
McCoy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiernan prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
McCoy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiernan has him pressed against the cage.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCoy's elbow.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards. #T2#
McCoy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiernan keeps control of McCoy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCoy is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan tries to work over McCoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
McCoy blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
McCoy taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan. #T3#
Tiernan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCoy throws an elbow that misses.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land. #BC2#
McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan connects with a nice looking jab.
McCoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches. #CL#
Tiernan gets a clinch. #T4#
McCoy blocking some punches.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCoy wants to break free but Tiernan has control.
McCoy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiernan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Tiernan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy lands with a right to the head.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. McCoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tiernan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tiernan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tiernan scores with a leg kick.
Tiernan works the jab nicely.
Tiernan lands a jab.
Tiernan throws a hook but McCoy avoids it easily.
McCoy tries to work over Tiernan's front leg with a kick but Tiernan checks it.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiernan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan throws a poor cross that misses
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiernan avoids the head kick by McCoy.
Tiernan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Conor Tiernan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Tiernan.
McCoy misses with a head kick.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Tiernan throws a lazy uppercut
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan throws out a powerful jab.
McCoy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatfield McCoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A clash of legs there as McCoy blocks the low kick.
Tiernan throws a leg kick but McCoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCoy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tiernan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiernan swats away the attempt to clinch by McCoy.
McCoy looks to land a combination but Tiernan avoids it well.
McCoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a head shot.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCoy.
McCoy staying out of range there.
Tiernan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCoy.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
McCoy ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tiernan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCoy moves away.
Tiernan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - McCoy scores with a four punch combination!
Tiernan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Tiernan clinches up against the cage.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan tries to work over McCoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCoy tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing McCoy back against the cage. #T3#
Tiernan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCoy can do to turn this around?
McCoy throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCoy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McCoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T4#
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan is leaning against McCoy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCoy.
Tiernan tries to work over McCoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan controlling the action here for a moment.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Tiernan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Tiernan darts in and clinches McCoy up against the cage.
McCoy scores a nice knee to the body.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as McCoy controls the action.
McCoy misses with a body punch.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
McCoy tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiernan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Tiernan misses with the head strike. #T1#
Tiernan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiernan controlling the action here for a moment.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCoy slows down the pace here.
McCoy stalling in the clinch but Tiernan improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCoy.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCoy's elbow.
McCoy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiernan up against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Tiernan lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCoy slips under a jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a series of punches but McCoy avoids them all with ease.
McCoy dodges the punch combination from Tiernan.
McCoy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from McCoy misses.
Tiernan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiernan lands a glancing blow to the side of McCoy's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy cracks Tiernan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by McCoy.
Despite the aggression on McCoy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McCoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiernan.
McCoy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T3#
Tiernan tries a low kick but McCoy avoids it.
McCoy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McCoy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
McCoy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tiernan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCoy tries to clinch but Tiernan is having none of it.
Tiernan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Tiernan tries to keep at a distance but McCoy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiernan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tiernan goes for a takedown attempt but McCoy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from McCoy. #T4#
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
McCoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiernan connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCoy. McCoy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy throws a body punch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and McCoy counters with a head kick. That will keep Tiernan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tiernan moves out of range as McCoy throws a body kick.
Tiernan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCoy.
Tiernan looks to land a right hand but McCoy moved out of range.
Tiernan slips a straight right by McCoy.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the head.
Tiernan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCoy's calf.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but McCoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCoy moves out of range as Tiernan strikes.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiernan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiernan looks to throw the jab but McCoy is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. McCoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCoy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiernan tries to clinch up.
McCoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCoy throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiernan checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiernan circles away quickly and effectively.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Tiernan avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a leg kick.
McCoy defending well as Tiernan loads up on a big left hand.
McCoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the body.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Tiernan avoids them all with ease.
Tiernan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A good leg kick by McCoy.
Tiernan throws a leg kick but McCoy checks it. #T2#
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. McCoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tiernan throws the left hand but McCoy avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by McCoy.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. McCoy saw that one coming.
Tiernan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Tiernan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCoy momentarily.
Tiernan looks to land a right hand but McCoy moved out of range.
McCoy wants to counter with a clinch but Tiernan pushes him away.
McCoy missing with a left hand there. Tiernan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
McCoy blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCoy. #T3#
McCoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCoy walks into a left hand.
McCoy takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Tiernan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a right hand.
Conor Tiernan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCoy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
McCoy is trying to force a seperation but Tiernan has the dominant position.
McCoy blocking some punches.
McCoy misses with some punches.
McCoy is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns McCoy into the cage.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan tries to pull guard but McCoy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
McCoy can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
Tiernan has McCoy pressed against the cage, preventing McCoy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of McCoy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan had his way with Hatfield McCoy in that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. McCoy saw that one coming.
Tiernan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a jab.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
Tiernan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hatfield McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiernan throws a right hand that McCoy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCoy also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCoy.
Tiernan looks to land a right hand but McCoy moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
McCoy walks into a straight right hand from Tiernan.
McCoy throws an overhand right that lands on Tiernan's shoulder, as Tiernan tries to avoid the shot.
McCoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T1#
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiernan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiernan misses with a left hand
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiernan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiernan sets himself, and McCoy steps forward looking for the clinch! Tiernan avoids it this time.
McCoy misses with a double jab.
McCoy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tiernan on the side of the head.
Tiernan tries a low kick but McCoy avoids it.
Tiernan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCoy misses with a two punch combination.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but McCoy slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tiernan, as that shot connected.
McCoy tries to clinch but Tiernan moves out of range.
McCoy slips a jab from Tiernan.
McCoy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but McCoy slips the punch.#T2#
McCoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tiernan scores with a punch to the head.
Hatfield McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCoy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #ROC#
McCoy is rocked!
Tiernan throws a hook but McCoy avoids it easily.
McCoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiernan finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target.
McCoy moves out of range as Tiernan strikes.
McCoy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tiernan.
McCoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCoy gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tiernan gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! McCoy is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Tiernan!
Conor Tiernan retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Conor Tiernan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: AFC #9 : Main Card     
Date:   Aug 25, 2018
#R1#
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Tiernan misses with a right hand
and David counters with a good low kick that Tiernan was not able to check.
David throws a right hand that Tiernan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiernan also avoids with ease.
Tiernan misses with a looping left.
A big left from Tiernan misses.
David is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tiernan with a body shot.
We've been told by Tiernan's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot.
David flicks out a counter leg kick but Tiernan steps away.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as David lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiernan doesn't seem phased though.
David shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tiernan throws a chopping leg kick but David manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice jab there from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
David on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
Tiernan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with David, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tiernan tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
David pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
David fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by David.
David lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Conor Tiernan has been cut.
David throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by David.
David looks to throw an elbow but misses.
David lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
David pushes Tiernan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
David throws a head punch that misses.
David looks to throw an elbow but misses.
David can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
David throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
Tiernan takes an elbow to the forehead. #T2#
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, David throws an elbow but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that David has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tiernan avoids a wild elbow strike from David.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
David fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
David is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiernan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiernan blocks an elbow strike from David.
With the fighters up against the cage, David throws an elbow but misses.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but David is keeping busy.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
David blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
David looking for a takedown.
Tiernan avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
David blocks an uppercut. #T3#
David prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan blocks the elbow strike.
David misses with the head strike.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
David tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan digs a right hand underneath David's ribcage. David let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, David throws an elbow but misses.
David lands with a right to the head.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
Tiernan is trying to drag David to the mat but David just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
David working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
David working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiernan looking to slow down the pace here.#T4#
Good body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
David throws an elbow but it's blocked.
David pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tiernan takes an elbow to the temple.
Tiernan blocks an elbow strike.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
David working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiernan blocks an elbow strike.
Tiernan digs a right hand into David's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on David's gas tank.
Tiernan tries a body shot but David blocks it.
David gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Elijah David will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tiernan lands a high kick!
David scores with a shot to the body.
David loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and David counters with a right hand to the body.
David fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiernan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
David has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiernan finds it's way round the side to connect with David's head.
Tiernan scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Tiernan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of David's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
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!
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of David backwards.
Conor Tiernan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by David.
David blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
David wants to take the fight to the mat but Tiernan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tiernan lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
David misses with some punches.
Tiernan dodges an elbow strike from David. #T1#
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
David wants to take the fight to the mat but Tiernan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
Tiernan presses David against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiernan pushes David back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan is leaning against David and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. David is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
David misses with a hook from the clinch.
David throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan avoids a wild elbow strike from David.#T2#
Tiernan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tiernan is trying to stall.
David blocking some punches.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan blocks an elbow strike from David.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiernan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. David gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiernan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiernan's brow.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by David.
Tiernan blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from David.
David lands a nice elbow.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
David misses with an elbow strike.
Tiernan slows down the pace here.
David throws an elbow but it misses. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from David - that landed with a thud.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
David working aggressively here.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tiernan.
David misses with some punches.
David's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
David blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
David lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
David scores with a shot to the side of Tiernan's head.
David lands a damaging elbow.
David blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan misses with some punches. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
David creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan dodges an elbow strike from David.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
David misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
David misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from David.
A short uppercut from Tiernan.
David is trying to drag Tiernan to the mat but Tiernan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Conor Tiernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah David.
Nice elbow from David.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
David lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiernan tries a body shot but David blocks it.
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 Conor Tiernan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
David fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiernan avoids the body shot from David.
Tiernan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
David is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tiernan rather than just go for the knockout.
Tiernan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from David.
Tiernan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from David.
A right-left combo lands from David.
Tiernan lands with a kick to the ribs.
David shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiernan as he jumps to the side.
Tiernan lands a head shot.
Tiernan shoots for a takedown but David saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tiernan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. David checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
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!
David throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.#T1#
Tiernan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and David connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tiernan scrambles back to his feet.
Tiernan moves forwards but David connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from David misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiernan misses its target.
David misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Tiernan counters by moving into the clinch.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of David backwards.
David throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Tiernan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
David comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
Tiernan blocks an elbow strike.#T2#
David has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiernan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Conor Tiernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah David.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
David misses with an elbow strike.
David misses with some punches.
Tiernan lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David lands a left hand.
David misses with a punch on the inside.
David throws an elbow that misses.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Tiernan on the inside.
David gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from David.
Tiernan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Tiernan on the inside.
David blocking some punches. #T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, David throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body punch in the clinch.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
David misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan cracks David with a nice body shot.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Tiernan.
David misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiernan's brow.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
David misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan gets through David's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
David lands an elbow that stopped Tiernan in his tracks for a moment.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan blocking some punches. #T4#
Tiernan prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
David throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
David creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
David misses with the head strike.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Tiernan avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan misses with some punches. #TD#
Tiernan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed David clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tiernan controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB#
Tiernan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. David defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4##CL2#
David forces Tiernan back against the cage and clinches.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
David pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
David scores with a hook to the body.
David throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan tries for a takedown but David manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiernan's brow.
Tiernan taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, David throws an elbow but misses.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
David tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
David is working Tiernan over against the cage.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of David's head.
With the fighters up against the cage, David throws an elbow but misses.
David lands an elbow that stopped Tiernan in his tracks for a moment.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
David throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan blocks an elbow strike.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
Tiernan blocks an elbow strike from David.
Tiernan dodges an elbow strike from David.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
David scores with a shot to the side of Tiernan's head.
David misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by David.#T2#
A shot in the inside from David.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
David prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davids head.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
David lands a left hand.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by David.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
David blocking some punches.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Tiernan has David pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tiernan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending David tumbling to the mat - Tiernan dives into David's guard.
Tiernan wants to stand but David is controlling his posture from full guard. #T3#
Tiernan wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiernan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiernan is looking to stand up but David won't let him.
Tiernan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tiernan wants to get up but he can't break David's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
David shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiernan as he jumps to the side.
David digs a good hook to Tiernan's body.
Tiernan dives in for a single leg takedown but David sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Elijah David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David darts in looking for a takedown but Tiernan gets double underhooks and turns David into the cage. #TD#
Tiernan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
David moves into full guard.
Tiernan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Conor Tiernan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan lands with a nice combination. David backs away looking to recover.
David slips a jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan moves out of range as David strikes.
Tiernan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
David has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiernan finds it's way round the side to connect with David's head.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan throws a hook but David blocks it.
David scores with a decent looking hook.
Elijah David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiernan connects with a jab.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but David ducks down to avoid it.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
Tiernan lands a really nice looking cross but David seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiernan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
David avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Tiernan scores with a nice strike.
David takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
David throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tiernan feints a jab promting David to slip. Tiernan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. David slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#ROC#
David is rocked!
Jab, jab by Tiernan - just one landing.
David is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiernan finish him?
David throws an overhand right that lands on Tiernan's shoulder, as Tiernan tries to avoid the shot.
Tiernan lands with a right hand.
Tiernan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from David.
Tiernan lands a jab to the head.
David shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiernan tries to sprawl out of it but David keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiernan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiernan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
David is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
David gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tiernan gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Tiernan!
Conor Tiernan retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Conor Tiernan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: AFC #6     
Date:   Aug 04, 2018
#R1#
Wilder checks a low kick from Tiernan.
Wilder throws out a loose jab but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tiernan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target.
Wilder half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiernan lands with a cross.
Tiernan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilder can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilder.
Tiernan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilder throws a leg kick but Tiernan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wilder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiernans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan misses with a double jab
and Wilder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiernan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiernan lands a high kick!
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilder with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilder misses with a series of wild punches.
Tiernan is looking to clinch.
Wilder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilder counters with a nice body shot.
Wilder avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
Wilder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Wilder slams his shin into Tiernan's torso.
Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
A jab lands there for Tiernan.#CL2#
Tiernan has closed the distance and engaged Wilder in a clinch.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilder is trying to break free.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder is trying to force a seperation but Tiernan has the dominant position.
Tiernan has Wilder pressed against the cage. #T2#
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Wilder. #BC#
Wilder manages to break the clinch.
Tiernan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wilder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tiernan somewhat.
Wilder seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wilder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilder checks a leg kick.
Tiernan takes a swing at Wilder's ribcage but misses.
Tiernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiernan checks a leg kick.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tiernan punishes Wilder's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Tiernan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Wilder moved out of range nicely.
Wilder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Tiernan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tiernan prevents Wilder from breaking the clinch.
Wilder is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike.
Wilder trying to stall but Tiernan improves his position.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilder throws a leg kick but Tiernan checks it.
Wilder wants to slow Tiernan down by chopping away at his legs.
Tiernan unleashes a big counter combination but Wilder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T4#
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Tiernan.
Tiernan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilder throws a series of strikes that have Tiernan backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
Tiernan connects with a body shot that sends Wilder's belly button to the back.
Tiernan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilder misses with a low kick.
Tiernan with the counter takedown but Wilder avoids it easily.#CL2#
Tiernan has managed to clinch.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Wilder to work.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan pushes Wilder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Conor Tiernan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Wilder is avoiding it.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilder misses with a kick to the body.
Tiernan connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Wilder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jack Wilder is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiernan cracks Wilder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Wilder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilder throws a leg kick but Tiernan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Tiernan does no damage.
A jab lands there for Tiernan.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilder feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tiernan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiernan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T1#
Tiernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilder with a jab.
Good leg kick by Wilder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiernan looks to clinch
and Wilder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL2#
Tiernan instigates a clinch.
Wilder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilder is trying to break the clinch but Tiernan is controlling him.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Wilder.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from Wilder.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
Wilder blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiernan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilder throws a body punch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Wilder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiernan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder walks into a straight right hand from Tiernan.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the body
enabling Wilder to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilder staying out of range there.
Wilder takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Tiernan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilder.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but Wilder ducks down to avoid it.
Wilder throws out a leg kick but Tiernan moves out of range and Wilder only half commits.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the head.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan moves out of range of the body kick from Wilder.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Wilder slips the punch.
Wilder is looking to counter punch.
Tiernan misses with a left hand
and Wilder counters with a good low kick that Tiernan was not able to check. #T3#
Tiernan throws a body kick that misses
and Wilder counters with a good low kick that Tiernan was not able to check.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Wilder.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilder, right into the meat.
Tiernan lands an overhand right.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilder.
Sloppy strikes from Wilder. Those never looked like landing.
Tiernan lands with a shot to the body.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Wilder moves out of range easily.
Wilder half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wilder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiernan can pounce on him.
Wilder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
The crowd cheers as Tiernan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilder doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Wilder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
Conor Tiernan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from Wilder.
Wilder is trying to force a seperation but Tiernan has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tiernan lands a nice uppercut.
Tiernan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilder is keeping busy.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilders head.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiernan has Wilder pressed against the cage, preventing Wilder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tiernan stalling in the clinch but Wilder improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Wilder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Conor Tiernan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Wilder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilder was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wilder throws a head kick but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan dips to his left and cracks Wilder with an uppercut!
Wilder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilder throws a right hand that Tiernan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiernan also avoids with ease.
Tiernan throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilder tries to land a leg kick but Tiernan saw it coming and moves away.
Tiernan connects with the punch.
Wilder throws a low kick but Tiernan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
Tiernan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Wilder walks into a stiff left hand from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiernan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiernan lands a body shot.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Tiernan moves into range and clinches up with Wilder.
Wilder tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilder trying to stall but Tiernan improves his position.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Wilder is trying to break the clinch but Tiernan has him pressed against the cage.
Wilder tries to circle away but Tiernan has him pinned against the cage.
Tiernan presses Wilder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2#
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Wilder.
Tiernan prevents Wilder from breaking the clinch.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilder blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilder fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tiernan just manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder lands a body shot.
Wilder lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tiernan connects with a right hand. Wilder shakes it off.
Wilder throws out a leg kick but Tiernan moves out of range and Wilder only half commits.
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Wilder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but Wilder ducks down to avoid it.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Wilder counters with an inside leg kick.
Tiernan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tiernan duly obliges.
Wilder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilder blocks a jab.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Wilder scores with a hook to the body. Tiernan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
Tiernan forces Wilder back against the cage and clinches.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan works on Wilder's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilder is trying to stall. #TD2#
Tiernan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES#
Wilder manages to escape and get back to his feet. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiernan! But no joy.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses.
Wilder scores with a jab to the body.
Wilder ducks right into an uppercut from Tiernan.
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilder should have avoided that one.
Tiernan misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder throws a solid leg kick but Tiernan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilder.
Tiernan wants to counter the offense by Wilder and move into the clinch position.
Tiernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Wilder throws a jab when Tiernan was well out of range.
Wilder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilder.
Tiernan scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Wilder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan feints a counter leg kick.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tiernan. Tiernan obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilder misses with a low kick as Tiernan jumps back.
Wilder throws a sloppy head kick and Tiernan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiernan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilder counters with a thumping low kick.
Tiernan cracks Wilder with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilder moves out of range as Tiernan strikes.
Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.#T1#
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Wilder moved out of range nicely.
Wilder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilder throws out a loose jab but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilder wants to slow Tiernan down by chopping away at his legs.
Tiernan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiernan connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2#
Wilder tries to keep at a distance but Tiernan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Wilder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiernan throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilder counters with a right hand to the body. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiernan.
Donk. Tiernan catches Wilder right on the button with a cross.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tiernan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilder.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan scores with a hook.
Wilder throws a leg kick but Tiernan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilder misses with a low kick.
Wilder throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Tiernan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T3#
Tiernan slips under a jab from Wilder.
Wilder thumps Tiernan with a low kick.
Nice cross by Wilder.
Tiernan connects with a crisp jab.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiernan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiernan throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilder misses the target.
Wilder takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Wilder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiernan throws out the jab.
Wilder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tiernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder. #T4#
Tiernan throws a leg kick but Wilder sees it coming and checks it nicely. #TD2#
Tiernan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilder tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tiernan manages to move to mount!
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!
Tiernan wants to control the pace but Wilder is squirming around nicely.
Wilder tries to hold on but Tiernan postures up.
Wilder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Conor Tiernan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Wilder slips a jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan connects with a jab.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Wilder is having none of it.
It looked like Wilder was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiernan.
Wilder throws a low kick but Tiernan moves out of range easily.
Wilder blocks a jab.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wilder to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilder cracks the inside of Tiernan's front leg.
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan blocks a leg kick.
Wilder misses with a two punch combination. #T1#
Good shot there by Tiernan.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
Wilder throws a right hand that Tiernan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiernan also avoids with ease.
Wilder misses with a low kick.
Tiernan throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Tiernan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilder, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilder blocking some punches.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Wilder blocking some punches.
Wilder stalling in the clinch but Tiernan improves position.
Wilder just leaning against Tiernan, taking a breather.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD2#
Tiernan has clasped his hands together around Wilder's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wilder's shoulder. That is not cool. #T2#
Wilder can't do much from the bottom here.
Tiernan taking a break here but Wilder is having none of it and regains half guard. #SUB2#
Tiernan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Tiernan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3#
Tiernan stalling away here and it's allowed Wilder to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Conor Tiernan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilder trying to control the position.
Jack Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tiernan being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A shot to the body from Tiernan misses
and Wilder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilder slips a jab and a cross from Tiernan.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilder connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilder. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiernan checks a low kick from Wilder.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilder throws a head kick but Tiernan moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body. Wilder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conor Tiernan.
Well Tiernan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Conor Tiernan!

Conor Tiernan is the new lightweight champion!
Conor Tiernan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: AFC #3     
Date:   Jul 14, 2018
#R1#
Some wild striking there from Vegas.
Nice shot lands for Tiernan.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
Tiernan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vegas is out of range and Tiernan settles back down.
We've been told by Tiernan's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tiernan wants to clinch.
Tiernan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiernan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vegas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tiernan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vegas scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Vegas tries a head kick but it misses.
Vegas takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vegas stalks Tiernan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tiernan's face. Tiernan staggers backwards, shaken.#T1#
Vegas misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Vegas.
Tiernan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Vegas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan fakes the leg kick and cracks Vegas in the body.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vegas counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Tiernan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiernan.
Tiernan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vegas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vegas defending well as Tiernan loads up on a big left hand.
Vegas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Tiernan.
Vegas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Tiernan.
Vegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiernan throws out the jab. #T2#
Vegas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiernan as he jumps to the side.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
Vegas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiernan misses with a looping left.
Vegas misses with a head kick.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Vegas is just out of range.
Tiernan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vegas's head.
Vegas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiernan misses the jab.
Conor Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan looks to land a right hand but Vegas moved out of range.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiernan.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Tiernan misses
enabling Vegas to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Tiernan scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Tiernan.
Vegas blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Vegas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiernan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Vegas.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiernan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vegas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiernan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vegas can pounce on him.
Tiernan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vegas at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan misses with a looping left.
Vegas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vegas.
Tiernan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vegas takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Vegas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T4#
Vegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Tiernan clinches with his opponent.
Tiernan digs a right hand underneath Vegas's ribcage. Vegas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Vegas throws an elbow that misses.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Vegas blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Vegas takes a shot to the head.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vegas blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan pushes Vegas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vegas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiernan scores with a nice head shot.
Vegas staying out of range there.
Vegas tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiernan lands a jab to Vegas's midsection.
A slow jab from Tiernan misses its intended target.
Vegas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vegas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiernan on the side of the head.
Tiernan throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
Tiernan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tiernan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegas throws a body punch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiernan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Vegas tries to move into range but Tiernan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tiernan lands a head kick. Vegas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tiernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. Vegas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tiernan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vegas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Tiernan backs off Vegas throws a huge counter combo but Tiernan manages to avoid it all.
Tiernan slips a jab and a cross from Vegas.
Tiernan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
Vegas looks to land a combination but Tiernan avoids it well.
Johnny Vegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiernan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiernan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vegas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vegas has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vegas throws a wild body kick that Tiernan sees coming a mile off.
Conor Tiernan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiernan wants to clinch.#T2#
Tiernan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vegas with the counter takedown but Tiernan avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Vegas.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Vegas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiernan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vegas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vegas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Vegas - just one landing.
A left and a right from Vegas both land. Nice combination.
Vegas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiernan finds it's way round the side to connect with Vegas's head.
Tiernan throws a leg kick which misses Vegas's front leg but catches the back leg as Vegas tries to avoid it. #T3#
Vegas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tiernan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiernan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vegas's head.
Vegas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vegas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiernan wants to clinch.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Tiernan avoids them all with ease.
Vegas's corner calls for a 1-2. Vegas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vegas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiernan thuds a left hand into Vegas's body.
Vegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiernan scores with a leg kick.
Tiernan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vegas throws a counter combo.
Vegas jabs Tiernan right on the nose. Tiernan blinks but takes it well.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Vegas's corner calls for a 1-2. Vegas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiernan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiernan jabs Vegas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses.
Tiernan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vegas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiernan scores with a hook.
Tiernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas looks to land a combination but Tiernan avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Vegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vegas moves out of range as Tiernan strikes.
Vegas lands the left hand.
Tiernan lands with a straight right. Vegas didn't see that one coming.
Vegas moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiernan lands a jab to the nose.
Vegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vegas! But no joy.
Vegas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danga de danga de dang - Vegas scores with a four punch combination!#CL#
Tiernan moves into the clinch.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vegas goes for a takedown attempt but Tiernan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegas manages to avoid it.
Tiernan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vegas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Vegas tries to bum rush Tiernan with a series of wild strikes but Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tiernan scores with a jab. Vegas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiernan lands with a straight right. Vegas didn't see that one coming.#ROC#
Vegas is rocked!
Tiernan steps in with a hook that catches Vegas right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Tiernan follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Vegas looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Tiernan!
Conor Tiernan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 182     
Date:   Jun 20, 2018
#R1#
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. #TD#
Pain gets the takedown into side control. #SUB#
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. #T1#
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. #SUB#
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.#SUB2#
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.#SUB2#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #SUB#
Pain working for a triangle but Tiernan defends it easily.
Tiernan trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom. #SUB#
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. #SU2#
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.#T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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. #CL#
Pain drives through and clinches with Tiernan against the cage. #BC#
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.#T2#
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. #CL#
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!
#R3#
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. #ROC2#
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.'.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 178     
Date:   May 11, 2018
#R1#
Tiernan closes the distance but Zackrisson moves to the side
and Zackrisson counters with a head kick.
Tiernan slips a jab from Zackrisson.
Crunch! Tiernan slams his shin into Zackrisson's torso.
Zackrisson misses with a hook.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Zackrisson ducks right into an uppercut from Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Zackrisson should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zackrisson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiernan.
Tiernan 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.
Tiernan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson is looking to chop away at Tiernan's legs.
Zackrisson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Zackrisson slips the punch.
It appears Zackrisson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tiernan throws a leg kick
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Zackrisson feints and then cracks Tiernan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tiernan down.
Zackrisson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Tiernan checks a low kick from Zackrisson.
Tiernan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
Zackrisson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zackrisson.
Tiernan throws a counter combo.
Zackrisson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan feints a counter leg kick.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
Tiernan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Zackrisson is just out of range.
Zackrisson throws a shot from downtown. Tiernan moves away and avoids it.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackrisson scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiernan lands a lovely overhand right.
Zackrisson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zackrisson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan connects with an inside leg kick.
Zackrisson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Zackrisson stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zackrisson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gabriel Zackrisson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zackrisson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tiernan checks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiernan, right into the meat. #CL2#
Zackrisson tries to keep at a distance but Tiernan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zackrisson misses with a punch to the body.
Zackrisson wants to break free but Tiernan has control.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Zackrisson. #BC#
Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Zackrisson misses the target.
Zackrisson lands a jab to the head. #T3#
Tiernan lands an overhand right.
Tiernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the side of Tiernan's head but Tiernan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zackrisson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiernan can pounce on him.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson with a hook.
Tiernan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zackrisson on the side of the head.
Zackrisson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson throws the left hand but Tiernan avoids the punch easily.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Tiernan backs away, Zackrisson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiernan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T4#
Zackrisson swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Zackrisson thuds a left hand into Tiernan's body.
Zackrisson lands a nice shot that snaps Tiernan's head back.
Tiernan slips under a jab from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson blocks a jab.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan staying out of range there.
Zackrisson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zackrisson looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan scores with a jab. Zackrisson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson staying out of range there.
Zackrisson leaves Tiernan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. Tiernan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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 Gabriel Zackrisson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A clash of legs there as Zackrisson blocks the low kick.
Zackrisson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiernan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiernan misses with a looping left.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Zackrisson. Beautiful body shot.
Zackrisson misses the shot to the body.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gabriel Zackrisson is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Tiernan. #T1#
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Zackrisson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zackrisson connects with a single shot there.
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiernan. That's going to slow Zackrisson down.
Zackrisson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
We've been informed that Tiernan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zackrisson misses with a right hand
and Tiernan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zackrisson lands with an overhand left.
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Tiernan throws a chopping leg kick but Zackrisson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Zackrisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiernan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zackrisson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zackrisson loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
Zackrisson lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Tiernan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tiernan tries to work over Zackrisson's front leg with a kick but Zackrisson checks it.
Zackrisson lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Zackrisson tenderised Tiernan's leg. Tiernan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zackrisson throws a big shot that misses.
Zackrisson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tiernan counters with a right hand to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zackrisson.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Zackrisson's shoulder, as Zackrisson tries to avoid the shot.
Zackrisson connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zackrisson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiernan.
Zackrisson connects with a body shot.
Zackrisson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Tiernan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick from Zackrisson misses.
Zackrisson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiernan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tiernan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiernan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiernan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiernan at a distance.
Zackrisson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Zackrisson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tiernan ducks right into an uppercut from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zackrisson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T4#
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Zackrisson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Zackrisson keeps Tiernan at a distance using the push kick.
Tiernan defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
Zackrisson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zackrisson lands a nice hook to Tiernan's body. Tiernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiernan with a hook.
Zackrisson misses with a hook.
Zackrisson tests Tiernan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan throws a leg kick
and Tiernan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Zackrisson misses the target.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Zackrisson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiernan can do to turn this around?
Tiernan checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Zackrisson dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Zackrisson misses with a hook.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Zackrisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
Jab by Tiernan.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but Zackrisson ducks down to avoid it.
Zackrisson is looking to counter punch.
Zackrisson lands a jab.
Zackrisson throws a nice outside leg kick. #TD2#
Tiernan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zackrisson to the ground. Tiernan is now in Zackrisson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson is looking to stand up but Tiernan isn't so interested in that idea.
Zackrisson wants to sweep here but Tiernan controlling him for the moment.
Zackrisson keeping moving, preventing Tiernan from controlling successfully. #T1#
Tiernan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SU2#
Tiernan gets to his feet. Zackrisson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tiernan slips a straight right by Zackrisson.
A head kick by Tiernan misses
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a thumping low kick.
Tiernan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. Zackrisson saw that one coming.
Zackrisson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zackrisson punishes Tiernan's body with a nice straight punch.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zackrisson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan takes one to the chin there.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Tiernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson throws a nice head kick! #CUT#
It looks like Conor Tiernan has been cut.
Zackrisson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #ROC#
Tiernan is rocked!
Tiernan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
Tiernan is still on wobbly legs! Can Zackrisson finish him?
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head but Zackrisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
Zackrisson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiernan tries to bum rush Zackrisson with a series of wild strikes but Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zackrisson scores with a nice right hand.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zackrisson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick which misses Tiernan's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiernan tries to avoid it.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head but Zackrisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan lands a leg kick that knocks Zackrisson off balance momentarily.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Zackrisson.
Tiernan throws out a counter right but Zackrisson avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Zackrisson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zackrisson misses the shot to the body.
Gabriel Zackrisson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Tiernan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zackrisson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Tiernan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zackrisson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackrisson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zackrisson lands with a shot to the body.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut
and Zackrisson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Zackrisson moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson slips a jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and Zackrisson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Zackrisson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zackrisson, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zackrisson!

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 173     
Date:   Apr 07, 2018
#R1#
Tiernan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pound on the side of the head.
Tiernan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pound.
Tiernan works the jab nicely.
Tiernan wants to land a leg kick but Pound is out of range.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiernan.
Pound takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tiernan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tiernan throws the left hand but Pound avoids the punch easily.
Tiernan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Tiernan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tiernan closes the distance and clinches up with Pound, looking for a takedown. Tiernan pushes Pound against the cage but Pound circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiernan takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiernan misses with a right hand
and Pound counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pound bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
Pound bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiernan.
Tiernan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pound.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T2#
Pound uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a combination that misses
and Pound counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Pound moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Pound moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Pound misses its target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiernan. That's going to slow Pound down.
Tiernan closes the distance and clinches up with Pound, looking for a takedown. Tiernan pushes Pound against the cage but Pound circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD2#
Pound gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tiernan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pound keeping moving, preventing Tiernan from controlling successfully. #T3#
Tiernan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pound swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pound tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiernan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tiernan wants to control from the top but Pound keeps moving.
Tiernan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pound swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiernan trying to control the position from guard on top but Pound is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tiernan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pound takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tiernan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Pound misses its target.#CL2#
Tiernan rushes Pound and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pound blocking some punches.
Pound wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiernan won't allow it.
Pound wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pound is trying to break free.
Pound wants to break free but Tiernan has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Tiernan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiernan.
Pound checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiernan scores with a punch to the head.
Pound shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the head.
Tiernan misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
Pound is looking to wear down Tiernan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tiernan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pound.
A jab lands there for Tiernan.#T1#
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Pound moved out of range nicely.
Pound is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pound checks a low kick from Tiernan.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dick Pound is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan misses with a jab to the body
and Pound counters with a right hand to the body.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Pound slips the punch.
Pound closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tiernan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pound moves away.
Pound bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiernan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiernan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tiernan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pound is out of range and Tiernan settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan tried to score with a low kick but Pound checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Pound misses its target.
Tiernan misses with a low kick.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Pound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pound is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Tiernan swings for the body but Pound moves out of range.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan jabs Pound right on the nose. Pound blinks but takes it well.
Good work by Pound as he checks the leg kick.
Tiernan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan swings widly with a right hand
and Pound counters with a nice body shot.
Tiernan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pound is out of range and Tiernan settles back down. #T4#
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Pound is just out of range.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pound counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pound.
Pound slips a jab from Tiernan.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan misses with a combination
and Pound counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Pound's shoulder, as Pound tries to avoid the shot.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan misses with a straight left.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
A slow jab from Tiernan misses its intended target.
Tiernan swings widly with a right hand
and Pound makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pound walks into a stiff left hand from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a jab when Pound was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan moves in looking to clinch but Pound pushes him off.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan cracks Pound with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Tiernan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiernan fails with a takedown attempt.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1#
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan connects with a jab.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pound was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Pound sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut
and Pound counters with a right hand to the body.
Tiernan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pound counters with an outside leg kick.
Tiernan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Tiernan misses with a left hand
and Pound counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tiernan thinking.
Pound defending well as Tiernan loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Tiernan is predictable there
and Pound counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tiernan goes for a double leg but Pound avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pound continues to drive forward.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiernan.
Pound slips under a jab from Tiernan.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan throws an off balance right hand
and Pound counters with an outside leg kick.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiernan.
Dick Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Pound ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Tiernan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiernan.
Tiernan wants to slow Pound down by chopping away at his legs.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Pound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Pound slips the punch.
Conor Tiernan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#CL2#
Tiernan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiernan prevents Pound from breaking the clinch.#T4#
Pound wants to break free but Tiernan has control.
Pound can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Tiernan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pound's efforts to push away.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Pound's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pound moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Pound uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiernan.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Pound moves away and avoids it.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tiernan throws a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiernan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pound.
Tiernan lands the left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiernan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!

Our winner, Conor Tiernan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: MMAHelsinki - 168     
Date:   Feb 24, 2018
#R1#
Good work by Thong Song as he checks the leg kick.
Thong Song appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiernan scores with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thong Song.
Tiernan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Thong Song counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thong Song checks a leg kick nicely.
Thong Song moves out of range of the body kick.
Tiernan throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiernan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiernan tries to move into range but Thong Song moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thong Song misses with a looping right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tiernan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thong Song throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Tiernan counters by moving into the clinch.
Thong Song blocking some punches.
Thong Song lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Thong Song fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thong Song lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Tiernan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thong Song fails to land.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thong Song wants to break the clinch but can't. #TD#
Thong Song jumps into guard, dragging Tiernan to the mat.
Tiernan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thong Song holds on and takes a little breather.
Tiernan trying to control the position from guard on top but Thong Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Thong Song looking for a sweep. Not yet Thong Song, not yet.
Tiernan's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SU2#
Tiernan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thong Song, up you get!
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Tiernan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thong Song scores with a body shot.
Thong Song bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Thong Song with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thong Song fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Thong Song paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chang Thong Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Tiernan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thong Song scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tiernan doesn't seem bothered though.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Thong Song.
Thong Song scores with a nice strike.
Tiernan slips under a jab.
Conor Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thong Song moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tiernan leaves Thong Song with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tiernan scores with a hook.#T4#
Tiernan throws a lazy uppercut
and Thong Song counters with a good low kick that Tiernan was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Thong Song misses.
Thong Song slips a straight right by Tiernan.
Thong Song uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Thong Song swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thong Song checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Thong Song 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 Thong Song off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but Thong Song ducks down to avoid it.
Tiernan lands a head shot.
Thong Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiernan throws out the jab.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. Thong Song looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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 Chang Thong Song will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Tiernan wants to counter the offense by Thong Song and move into the clinch position.
Thong Song missing with a left hand there. Tiernan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Tiernan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
Thong Song tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiernan misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Thong Song on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thong Song keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Thong Song misses the target.
It seemed like Tiernan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thong Song lands a nice shot that snaps Tiernan's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
Nice straight punches there by Tiernan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiernan.
Thong Song shoots in but Tiernan avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Tiernan avoids the body shot from Thong Song.
A jab from Thong Song misses.
Thong Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Thong Song.
Tiernan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thong Song.
Thong Song throwing a counter right hand but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Tiernan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Tiernan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thong Song throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
A little jabbing left from Tiernan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thong Song drops his hands momentarily and Tiernan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T2#
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Thong Song finds it's way through Tiernan's defenses.
Thong Song scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tiernan tries to land a front kick but Thong Song steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thong Song tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiernan swivels and escapes.
Tiernan wants to counter the offense by Thong Song and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Thong Song.
Thong Song shoots in but Tiernan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiernan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thong Song.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chang Thong Song. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thong Song scores with a shot to the body.
Thong Song throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Thong Song uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Thong Song throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thong Song bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Thong Song.
Thong Song half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thong Song takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
Thong Song looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thong Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Tiernan staying out of range there.
Thong Song scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thong Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
A big left from Thong Song misses. #T4#
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Thong Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan lands a jab to the nose.
Chang Thong Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiernan lands a nice shot that snaps Thong Song's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan thows a leg kick but Thong Song checks it
and Thong Song counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tiernan thinking.
A head kick from Thong Song lands but Tiernan takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thong Song.
Tiernan walks into a stiff left hand from Thong Song.
Thong Song connects with a single shot there.
Thong Song connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tiernan throws a nice looking combination but Thong Song bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiernan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thong Song's sensitive parts.
Tiernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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 Chang Thong Song will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Thong Song throws a lazy right hand but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thong Song tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thong Song throws a head kick but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan walks into a straight right hand from Thong Song.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Thong Song moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thong Song lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiernan at a distance.
Thong Song moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan checks a leg kick.
Thong Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiernan! But no joy.
Thong Song throws a shot from downtown. Tiernan moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thong Song quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T1#
Thong Song stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thong Song is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tiernan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Thong Song moves away and avoids it.
Thong Song avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Thong Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Thong Song misses
and Tiernan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan misses with a looping left.
Tiernan checks a low kick from Thong Song.
Thong Song throws a right hand that Tiernan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiernan also avoids with ease.
Tiernan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thong Song swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tiernan counters with a low kick, right behind Thong Song 's knee.
Tiernan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chang Thong Song is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Tiernan scores with a nice right hand.
Jab from Tiernan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Thong Song misses the target.
Thong Song closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tiernan circles away.
Tiernan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thong Song attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tiernan slips under a jab from Thong Song.
Tiernan throws a counter combo.
Thong Song swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiernan throws a low kick, looking for Thong Song's leg but Thong Song calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target. #T3#
Thong Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiernan is just out of range.
Tiernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tiernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thong Song.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Thong Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Tiernan as Thong Song shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chang Thong Song. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiernan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thong Song connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan slips under a jab.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
Thong Song throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Thong Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiernan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thong Song scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tiernan works Thong Song's body with a nice hook.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tiernan.
Thong Song dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thong Song takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Thong Song lands a jab.
Thong Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thong Song 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chang Thong Song!

Chang Thong Song managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Light Coffeeshop, into his post fight interview.

 

Event: FSF 16: Line     
Date:   Nov 03, 2017
#R1#
Tiernan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan throws a head kick but O Whitersson moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Tiernan blocks the low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Tiernan misses.
O Whitersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan throws a good cross that connects. #TD2#
Tiernan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for O Whitersson!
O Whitersson pushes Tiernan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tiernan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Whitersson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tiernan.
O Whitersson tries to escape but Tiernan is in control.
Tiernan wants to control but O Whitersson is keeping him busy.
Tiernan prevents O Whitersson from escaping the position.#T1#
Tiernan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tiernan looks up at the clock and then as O Whitersson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tiernan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
O Whitersson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tiernan asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB2#
Tiernan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Whitersson is looking to get back to his feet here but Tiernan is keeping cool and he's managed to take O Whitersson's back.
Tiernan has the hooks in. O Whitersson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tiernan controls the action.#SUB2#
O Whitersson showing good submission defense here. #T2##SUB2#
Tiernan looking for the choke but no joy.
O Whitersson trying to get back to his feet but Tiernan is in full control for now.
Tiernan connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for O Whitersson to escape the position.
O Whitersson is trying to get back to his feet but Tiernan has full control of the position and if anything, O Whitersson has just worked his way into a worse spot.#ES#
O Whitersson is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it. #T3#
A leg kick checked by O Whitersson.
Tiernan is looking to slow O Whitersson down with leg kicks.
O Whitersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiernan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Tiernan.
O Whitersson misses with a body punch
and Tiernan counters with a right hand to the body.
Tiernan throws a solid leg kick but O Whitersson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tiernan.
O Whitersson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Whitersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Whitersson scores with a body shot.
A combination from O Whitersson does no damage.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan scores with a decent looking hook.
O Whitersson thuds a left hand into Tiernan's body.
O Whitersson misses with a body punch
enabling Tiernan to counter with a crisp jab.
O Whitersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiernan feints and then cracks O Whitersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Whitersson down. #T4#
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiernan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Whitersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Whitersson backing away here, and Tiernan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tiernan throws a hook but O Whitersson blocks it.
Whitey O Whitersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Whitersson dips to his left and cracks Tiernan with an uppercut!
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
O Whitersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from O Whitersson.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Whitersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Whitersson in his tracks.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and O Whitersson counters by moving into the clinch.
Tiernan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Whitersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Whitersson has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
O Whitersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Tiernan throws a low kick but O Whitersson avoids it.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Whitersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan shoots in for a takedown but O Whitersson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Whitersson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Whitersson slips a straight right by Tiernan.
O Whitersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiernan is just out of range.
O Whitersson walks into a left hand.
Tiernan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Whitersson.#CL#
O Whitersson moves into the clinch.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Whitersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but O Whitersson avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Whitersson misses with a punch on the inside.
O Whitersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by O Whitersson. #T1#
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of O Whitersson's head.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
O Whitersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Whitersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Whitersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Whitersson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Whitersson.
Tiernan pushes O Whitersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
O Whitersson lands a left hand.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Whitersson or not.
O Whitersson misses with a punch on the inside.
O Whitersson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Whitey O Whitersson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Whitersson or not.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan has O Whitersson pushed against the cage.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
O Whitersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Whitersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#
O Whitersson is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
Oh O Whitersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Tiernan.
Conor Tiernan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Whitersson lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
O Whitersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Whitersson blocks an uppercut.
O Whitersson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Whiterssons head.
O Whitersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Whitersson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Whitersson.
O Whitersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiernan lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
O Whitersson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
O Whitersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan pushes O Whitersson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Whitersson.
O Whitersson blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
A short right from O Whitersson.
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!
O Whitersson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Whitersson.
O Whitersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
O Whitersson misses with some punches.
O Whitersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Whitersson lands a body punch.
O Whitersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Whitersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Whitersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiernan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Whitersson has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
O Whitersson misses with the head strike.
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 cut man is working on Whitey O Whitersson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tiernan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Whitersson.
Whitey O Whitersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
Tiernan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiernan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan lands with a good body shot.
O Whitersson takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Tiernan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tiernan throws a wild body kick that O Whitersson sees coming a mile off.
O Whitersson throws a body punch but Tiernan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but O Whitersson slips the punch.
Tiernan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Whitersson throws a body punch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson blocks a jab.#T1#
O Whitersson throws a right hand that misses
and Tiernan counters with an inside leg kick.
O Whitersson misses the body punch
and Tiernan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Whitersson thinking.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
O Whitersson moves in looking to clinch but Tiernan pushes him off.
Tiernan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tiernan or perhaps it was just good defense by O Whitersson, which made it look bad.
Tiernan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tiernan swats away the attempt to clinch by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut
and Tiernan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Whitersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson jabs at Tiernan's body.
O Whitersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from O Whitersson.#T2#
Tiernan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Whitersson swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from O Whitersson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiernan! But no joy.
O Whitersson walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Whitersson takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
O Whitersson lands a really nice looking cross but Tiernan seems unphased.
Tiernan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Whitersson is looking to wear down Tiernan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tiernan slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Whitersson.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Tiernan tenderised O Whitersson's leg. O Whitersson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tiernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Whitersson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Whitersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on O Whitersson's shoulder, as O Whitersson tries to avoid the shot.
Whitey O Whitersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
O Whitersson misses with a body shot
and Tiernan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiernan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Whitersson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tiernan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Tiernan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and O Whitersson moves out of range easily.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Whitersson tries to move into range but Tiernan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Conor Tiernan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiernan's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Whitersson under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but O Whitersson is just out of range.
O Whitersson lands a jab to the head.
O Whitersson swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Tiernan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Whitersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Jab from Tiernan.
O Whitersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiernan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Whitersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut. Tiernan saw that one coming.
Tiernan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses the body punch
and Tiernan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Whitersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiernan throws out the jab.
Tiernan avoids the body shot from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Whitersson is looking to counter the offense by Tiernan and move into the clinch.
Whitey O Whitersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from O Whitersson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiernan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!

An out of breath Conor Tiernan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: FSF 12: New Era     
Date:   Oct 10, 2017
#R1#
Tiernan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Whitersson manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiernan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Whitersson looks to land a right hand but Tiernan moved out of range.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by O Whitersson. #CL2#
Tiernan has closed the distance and engaged O Whitersson in a clinch.
Tiernan pushes O Whitersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing O Whitersson back against the cage.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan can't get the takedown.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from O Whitersson.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by O Whitersson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with some punches.
O Whitersson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tiernan. #TD2#
O Whitersson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tiernan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip O Whitersson to the mat. O Whitersson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#T1#
O Whitersson is looking to stand up but Tiernan isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiernan is fighting to break O Whitersson's control of his arms but O Whitersson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiernan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tiernan looking to pass the guard.
O Whitersson managing to control the position.
Tiernan controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiernan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SU2#
Tiernan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tiernan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tiernan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Whitersson to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from O Whitersson misses the target.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiernan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Whitersson scores with a jab to the body.
Tiernan tried to score with a low kick but O Whitersson checks it.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Whitersson throws a shot from downtown. Tiernan moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Tiernan misses. #T3#
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. O Whitersson moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Whitersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
A little feinted left hand from O Whitersson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. O Whitersson moves away and avoids it.
O Whitersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
O Whitersson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tiernan on the side of the head.
Tiernan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whitey O Whitersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Tiernan.
O Whitersson lands with a good body shot.
O Whitersson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tiernan misses with a straight left.
Tiernan misses the jab.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
O Whitersson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but O Whitersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and O Whitersson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Whitersson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiernan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Whitersson thinking. #T4#
O Whitersson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
O Whitersson moves into the clinch successfully.
O Whitersson stalling against the cage.
O Whitersson trying to stall but Tiernan improves his position.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from O Whitersson.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as O Whitersson controls the action.
Tiernan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but O Whitersson is defending well.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
O Whitersson stalling.
O Whitersson misses with the head strike.
O Whitersson wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan 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.
#R2#
O Whitersson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiernan throws a low kick but O Whitersson moves out of range easily.
O Whitersson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiernan.#CL#
O Whitersson takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiernan as O Whitersson tries to tie him up.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. O Whitersson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tiernan can turn it around.
O Whitersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by O Whitersson after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson throws a head punch that misses.
O Whitersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
O Whitersson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Whitey O Whitersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Whitersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
O Whitersson misses with some punches.
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
O Whitersson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan lands with a short shot to the head.
O Whitersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiernan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Whitersson's elbow.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Whitersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
O Whitersson is pushing Tiernan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Whitersson misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Tiernan is working O Whitersson over against the cage.
O Whitersson misses with a body punch.
O Whitersson misses with the head strike.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Tiernan - that landed with a thud.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan lands a body punch.
O Whitersson lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.
O Whitersson tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that O Whitersson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tiernan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tiernan lands a left hand. #T3#
Tiernan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
O Whitersson blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan leaning against his opponent.
O Whitersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Whitersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a punch to the body.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
O Whitersson can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
O Whitersson has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
O Whitersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
A shot in the inside from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson working aggressively here.
Tiernan is trying to pull guard but O Whitersson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Whitersson lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson blocks an uppercut.
O Whitersson tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing O Whitersson back against the cage.
Tiernan slows down the pace here.
O Whitersson trying to control the position but instead, Tiernan has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Whitersson into the cage.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Whitersson.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Conor Tiernan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tiernan tries to clinch but O Whitersson is having none of it.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiernan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiernan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Whitersson misses with a combination
and Tiernan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiernan thuds a left hand into O Whitersson's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Tiernan. That snapped O Whitersson's head back.
O Whitersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiernan counters with a straight right hand.
Tiernan connects with a right hand. O Whitersson shakes it off.
O Whitersson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiernan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
O Whitersson is rocked!
O Whitersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Oh O Whitersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Tiernan throws the left hand but O Whitersson avoids the punch easily.
Tiernan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
O Whitersson throws an off balance right hand
and Tiernan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whitey O Whitersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Whitersson wants to clinch up but Tiernan keeps it at a distance.
O Whitersson misses with a double jab.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up
and Tiernan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
O Whitersson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiernan, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Whitersson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from O Whitersson fails to land.
Tiernan pushes O Whitersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land. #T2#
Tiernan works on O Whitersson's body with a couple of short punches.
O Whitersson misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tiernan.
O Whitersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
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!
Tiernan gets through O Whitersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Whitersson blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Whitersson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Whitersson.
O Whitersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Whitersson misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Whitersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiernan as O Whitersson tries to tie him up.
Tiernan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Whitersson stalling in the clinch but Tiernan improves position.
O Whitersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Conor Tiernan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Whitersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Whitersson. #T4#
O Whitersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as O Whitersson controls his hands. #TD2#
Tiernan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tiernan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
O Whitersson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tiernan stops O Whitersson from standing up.
Tiernan postures up and lands a big shot to O Whitersson's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan wants to pass the guard but O Whitersson is keeping the position.
Tiernan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whitey O Whitersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SU2#
O Whitersson is working an open guard so Tiernan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiernan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!

Conor Tiernan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: FSF 7: Valhalla     
Date:   Sep 22, 2017
#R1#
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Tiernan coming out on top.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Tiernan is quick to defend against it.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Brown blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.#CUT2#
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiernan, right into the meat. #T1#
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiernan.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tiernan digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Tiernan throws a leg kick #TD#
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES2#
Tiernan has his feet on Brown's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tiernan has a takedown stuffed.
Tiernan looks to throw a body kick#TD#
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiernan tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tiernan!
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Tiernan can't escape the position.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tiernan tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
Tiernan wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Tiernan is working to get back to half guard.
Brown landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working the ground and pound effectively.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!#T3#
Tiernan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tiernan tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Tiernan can't escape the position.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tiernan tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
The referee warns Tiernan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brown landing punches.
Tiernan regains half guard.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
Brown working over Tiernan with some ground and pound. Tiernan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tiernan works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiernan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Tiernan's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tiernan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Tiernan's brow.
Brown stops Tiernan from standing up.
Brown distracts Tiernan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Tiernan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiernan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Tiernan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Tiernan misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Tiernan jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiernan.
Brown moves out of range as Tiernan strikes.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Tiernan avoids it well and moves away.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiernan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown avoids the head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a predictable looking body shot #TD#
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tiernan wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown is keen to just control but Tiernan is a slippery customer.
Tiernan is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Tiernan looking for submissions off his back.
Tiernan trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiernan sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
Tiernan trying to control but Brown postures up.
Tiernan moves into full guard.
Tiernan looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Tiernan looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Tiernan being controlled here, momentarily.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiernan has wrist control.#T3##SUB2#
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiernan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Tiernan's legs - danger averted.
Brown wants to control from the top but Tiernan keeps moving.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tiernan pulls Brown in to control the position.
Brown trying to control but Tiernan is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tiernan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tiernan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Tiernan is looking to cinch up a triangle. Brown throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tiernan's body to avoid the submission. Tiernan has instead reached around Brown's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tiernan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Conor Tiernan!
A very excited looking Conor Tiernan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: HFC Fight Night 3     
Date:   Aug 09, 2017
#R1#
Tiernan checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Johnson backs away, Tiernan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Tiernan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tiernan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiernan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiernan looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Tiernan - just one landing. #T1#
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiernan throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Tiernan.
Johnson jabs Tiernan right on the nose. Tiernan blinks but takes it well.
Tiernan throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Tiernan clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Tiernan'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 blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiernan or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Tiernan tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan lands a right hand.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan is stalling here.
Johnson digs a right hand into Tiernan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiernan's gas tank.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson lands a right hand. #T4#
Tiernan misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson cracks Tiernan with a nice body shot.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiernan.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiernan.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Johnson dominated that 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.
#R2#
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan misses with a left hand
and Tiernan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Tiernan on that attempt.
Johnson cracks Tiernan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiernan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Nick Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Donk. Johnson catches Tiernan right on the button with a cross.
Tiernan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Tiernan connects with a single shot there.
Tiernan misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson. #T1#
Johnson throws a hook but Tiernan avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Tiernan avoids it well.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiernan walks into a jab.
Nick Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a hook. Tiernan ducked under it nicely.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Johnson 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.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson is looking to slow Tiernan down with leg kicks.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson wants to slow Tiernan down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson catches Tiernan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Tiernan down.
Nice body kick there by Tiernan.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tiernan swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target. #T3#
Tiernan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Tiernan throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tiernan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tiernan throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it. #T4#
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Tiernan off balance momentarily.
Tiernan throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Tiernan lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab from Tiernan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiernan throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tiernan takes a step back to recover.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
As Johnson backs away, Tiernan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tiernan slips under a jab from Johnson.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Tiernan lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Tiernan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tiernan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Tiernan tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Tiernan's body. Tiernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson throws a push kick but Tiernan slaps the foot to one side.
Tiernan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
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!
Johnson throws the left hand but Tiernan avoids the punch easily.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Tiernan's knee but Tiernan avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Tiernan shoots in.
Tiernan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Tiernan sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiernan wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Tiernan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Tiernan's leg but Tiernan calmly moves out of range. #T2#
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiernan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tiernan misses with a low kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Tiernan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Tiernan sees it coming and moves out of range. #T3#
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Tiernan takes one on the button.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiernan's hands.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiernan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Tiernan's defenses.
Tiernan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC2#
Tiernan is rocked!#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Oh Tiernan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiernan moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Tiernan throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Tiernan misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson works Tiernan's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiernan has time to react.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Johnson!

In his post fight interview, Nick Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: HFC Fight Night 1     
Date:   Jul 07, 2017
#R1#
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a head kick that Tiernan semi-blocks. #CUT#
It looks like Conor Tiernan has been cut.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Tiernan.#CUT2#
It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Man lands a high kick!
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiernan throws out a powerful jab.
Tiernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan misses the shot to the body.
Man avoids the head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a shot to the body.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiernan.#T1##CL#
Tiernan gets tackled into the ropes by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Man.
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiernan.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
A short right from Tiernan.
Man tries to stall but Tiernan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man with a knee to the head.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiernan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiernan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns Man into the ropes.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tiernan's defenses.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Man seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tiernan can turn it around.
Tiernan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiernan.
Man landing knees to the head.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiernan avoids the damage to the body.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Tiernan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiernan smiles and moves away.
Tiernan misses the jab.
Tiernan works Man's body with a nice hook.
Tiernan connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man is looking to clinch.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Tiernan with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man slips a jab from Tiernan.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
Man is looking to counter the offense by Tiernan and move into the clinch.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a hook.
A jab from Man misses.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Man.
Tiernan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Tiernan does no damage.
Tiernan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiernan fakes the leg kick and cracks Man in the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiernan throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Man wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Tiernan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Jontte Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiernan misses with a wild body shot.
Tiernan avoids the head kick by Man.
Man wants to clinch
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiernan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiernan lands a high kick!
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiernan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiernan lands with a cross.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Tiernan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the ropes.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man working Tiernan over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#T2#
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man being controlled against the ropes.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Tiernan tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Tiernan digs a right hand underneath Man's ribcage. Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiernan avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Tiernan managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man is trying to stall.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Man has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Man tries to pull guard but Tiernan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Man drops back down to his feet.
Conor Tiernan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan. #T4#
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Tiernan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiernan tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiernan as Man tries to tie him up.
Tiernan misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Tiernan.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Man wants to clinch up but Tiernan keeps it at a distance.
Man backing away here, and Tiernan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Tiernan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Man is looking to counter the offense by Tiernan and move into the clinch.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan thows a leg kick but Man checks it #CL#
and Man counters by clinching up.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiernan avoids it.
Man tries to stall but Tiernan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiernan walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiernan, pushing him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. #TD#
Man manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Man is trying to control the position but Tiernan postures up.
Tiernan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Man looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tiernan passes into half guard. #T2#
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Tiernan tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #SUB2#
Tiernan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
Man trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T3#
Man controls Tiernan momentarily but Tiernan frees himself.
Man wants to control the position but Tiernan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #SUB#
Man looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Tiernan pushes past his half guard into mount!
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Tiernan's attempts to control the action.
Man tries to reverse the position but Tiernan maintains control.
Conor Tiernan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiernan looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T4#
Tiernan prevents Man from getting the reversal.
Tiernan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Man is looking to improve his position but Tiernan isn't that keen on the idea.
Man tries to hold on but Tiernan postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiernan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!

During a confident post fight interview, Conor Tiernan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: HFC 104:Silva vs Obuhov     
Date:   Jun 17, 2017
#R1#
Probong cracks Tiernan with an open hand slap.
Probong lands a leg kick that knocks Tiernan off balance momentarily.
Probong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tiernan throws a hook but Probong blocks it.
Probong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probong was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Probong saw it coming and moves away. #CL2#
Tiernan moves into the clinch successfully.
Probong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Probong pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Probong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Probong lands an uppercut.
Probong can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Probong misses with some punches.
Probong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Probong misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Probong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Probong prevents a body shot from Tiernan. #T1#
Tiernan stalling in the clinch but Probong improves position.
Probong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Probong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Probong.
Probong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Probong.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Probong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan is looking to control Probong's arms but Probong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiernan has his back to the cage.
Probong blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan is looking to control Probong's arms but Probong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiernan has his back to the cage.
Probong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Probong throws a head punch that misses.
Probong struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Probong misses with a knee strike.
Probong misses with a body punch.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Probong scores with a hook to the body.#T2#
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Probong blocking some punches.
Tiernan pushes off an throws an elbow but Probong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from Probong.
Probong blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan wants to break free but Probong has control.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Probong blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Probong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Probong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Probong.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Probong. #BC2#
Tiernan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Probong.
Probong misses with a straight right.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
Probong is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Probong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Probong counters with a nice uppercut.
Probong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiernan throws a jab when Probong was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Probong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Probong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan moves to clinch but Probong breaks away
letting Probong counter with a right hand.
Probong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probong counters with a series of strikes. Tiernan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tiernan tries to bum rush Probong with a series of wild strikes but Probong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Tiernan as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Tiernan is predictable there
and Probong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Probong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL2#
Tiernan moves into the clinch.#BC#
Probong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Tiernan is predictable there
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Tiernan is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Conor Tiernan has been cut.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Probong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan connects with a nice looking jab.
Probong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Probong scores with a hook to the body. Tiernan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sni Probong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
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.
#R2#
Tiernan tries to clinch but Probong is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Probong misses the target.
Tiernan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probong.
Tiernan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiernan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tiernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Probong slips a straight right by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Probong on the side of the head.
Tiernan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Probong moves out of range easily.
Probong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Probong tries to land a body kick
and Tiernan counters with a two punch combo.
Tiernan scores with a jab. Probong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiernan misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Tiernan misses with a few strikes there.
Tiernan throws an off balance right hand
enabling Probong to counter with a crisp jab.
Probong moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Tiernan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probong.
Tiernan misses with a straight left.
Sni Probong is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and Probong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Probong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Probong throws a leg kick that misses.
Probong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Probong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick
and Probong counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Probong scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Tiernan misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Probong counter with a right hand.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Probong loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
Tiernan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Probong takes a step back to recover.
Probong throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Probong, right into the meat.
Probong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Probong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Probong swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Tiernan misses with a hook
enabling Probong to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiernan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiernan tries to land a body kick
and Probong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Probong.
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Probong to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan lands a jab.
Probong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong lands a really nice looking cross but Tiernan seems unphased.
Probong throws a body kick that misses.
A cross from Probong lands.
Tiernan is still on wobbly legs! Can Probong finish him?
Probong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan seems to have recovered his senses.
Probong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiernan can do to turn this around?
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Probong saw it coming and moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tiernan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Probong jabs at Tiernan's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Tiernan blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Probong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Probong is avoiding it.
And Probong counters with a quick kick to the body but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiernan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sni Probong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tiernan tries to land a front kick but Probong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Probong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Probong scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiernan misses with a double jab
and Probong counters with a good, hard body kick but Tiernan shrugs it off.
Tiernan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probong to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiernan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiernan misses with a jab to the body
and Probong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tiernan thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiernan as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Probong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Probong lands with a hook. Tiernan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probong, as that shot connected.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Tiernan lands with an uppercut that bounces Probong off the cage and back into range.
Tiernan throws a lazy head kick
and Probong counters with a thumping low kick.
Good work by Probong as he checks the leg kick.
Tiernan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Probong throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Probong misses with a head kick.
Probong looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Probong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
Probong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Probong tries to land a front kick but Tiernan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tiernan scores with a decent looking hook.#T2#
Probong swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probong.
Tiernan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan throws a body punch but Probong moves out of range.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. Probong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Probong misses.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to score with a low kick but Probong moves his leg out of the way.
Probong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Probong throws an off balance right hand
and Probong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiernan tries to clinch up.
Tiernan swings widly with a right hand
and Probong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Probong connects with a body shot that sends Tiernan's belly button to the back.
Tiernan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Probong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tiernan just manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiernan. That's going to slow Probong down.
Tiernan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Probong lunges at Tiernan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiernan's hand.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probong was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Probong throws a counter high kick but Tiernan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Probong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan misses with a leg kick
and Probong counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan connects with a nice looking jab.
Probong scores with a three punch combo!
Tiernan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Probong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probong.
Probong digs a good body shot into Tiernan's ribs.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Probong moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probong to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Tiernan. Those never looked like landing.
Tiernan wants to clinch#KD#
and Probong counters with a head kick that drops Tiernan to the mat! Tiernan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A lazy body kick from Tiernan
and Probong counters with a crisp right that sends Tiernan to the canvas! Probong follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sni Probong!
A victorious Sni Probong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: RBFC87:Schopenhauer vsBradford     
Date:   Feb 25, 2017
#R1#
Tiernan misses the jab.
Tiernan slips a jab from Angstrom.
Angstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiernan.
Tiernan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL#
Angstrom rushes Tiernan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Angstrom blocks it.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Angstrom controls the action.
Tiernan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Angstrom trying to control the position but instead, Tiernan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Angstrom into the cage.
Maybe Angstrom would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Angstrom.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Angstrom looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angstrom has Tiernan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiernan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
A short left from Angstrom.
Angstrom gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angstrom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiernan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Angstrom tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angstroms head.
Angstrom misses with the head strike.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Angstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Angstrom scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Angstrom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angstrom throws an elbow but it misses.
Angstrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Angstrom avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan lands an elbow inside.
Tiernan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Angstrom controls his hands. #T2#
Tiernan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan gets through Angstrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan misses with an elbow strike.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Angstrom tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Angstrom controls the action.
Angstrom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Angstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Angstrom avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Angstrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T3#
Angstrom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiernan is defending well.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angstrom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angstrom blocks an uppercut.
Angstrom misses with a body punch.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angstrom is looking for a takedown.
Angstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Angstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angstrom's elbow.
Angstrom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiernan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angstrom.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
Angstrom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiernan is keeping busy.#TD#
Angstrom successfully pulls guard. #T4#
Angstrom working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiernan cracks Angstrom with a solid left hand.
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!#SUB#
Angstrom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiernan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tiernan stopping the sweep attempt from Angstrom.
Tiernan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tiernan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Angstrom is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tiernan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angstrom's sensitive parts.
Tiernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Angstrom misses with an uppercut. Tiernan saw that one coming.
Tiernan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Angstrom.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angstrom misses with a takedown attempt - Tiernan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice side step and Tiernan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Angstrom.
Angstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiernan leaves Angstrom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tiernan throws a jab when Angstrom was well out of range.
Angstrom appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Angstrom slips a jab from Tiernan.
Angstrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiernan. That's going to slow Angstrom down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Angstrom's head but Angstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Angstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL#
Angstrom takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Angstrom.
Angstrom misses with some punches.
Angstrom pushes Tiernan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiernan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiernan lands an elbow that stopped Angstrom in his tracks for a moment.
Angstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Angstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Angstrom lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Angstrom or not.
Tiernan tries to work over Angstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angstrom blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Angstrom as Tiernan tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angstrom. #BC2#
Tiernan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by Angstrom.
Tiernan stuffs the takedown.#T2#
Tiernan throws a low kick but Angstrom moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angstrom shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiernan sprawls well. He's pushed Angstrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Angstrom misses.
A lazy left from Tiernan finds it's target.
Angstrom blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiernan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Harry Angstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angstrom takes one to the chin there.
Angstrom scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Angstrom, as that shot connected.
Angstrom takes one to the side of the head.
Angstrom closes the distance and clinches up with Tiernan, looking for a takedown. Angstrom pushes Tiernan against the cage but Tiernan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Angstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Angstrom stuns Tiernan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Angstrom fails to land the takedown.#T3#
Angstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2#
and Tiernan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tiernan.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Angstrom misses with a body punch.
Angstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tiernan.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Angstrom controls his hands.
Angstrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conor Tiernan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD#
Angstrom gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tiernan is trying to stand up here but Angstrom is controlling him well.
Angstrom is keen to just control but Tiernan is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Angstrom is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tiernan is just riding it out for now. Angstrom eventually gives up the hold.
Tiernan is pressing down on Angstrom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
Angstrom looking to sit in guard and control but Tiernan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan wants to control from the top but Angstrom keeps moving. #SUB#
Angstrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SU2#
Tiernan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Angstrom rushes Tiernan and presses him up against the cage.
Angstrom misses with the head strike.
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.
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!
#R3#
Tiernan throws a jab when Angstrom was well out of range.
Angstrom half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Angstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Angstrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiernan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Angstrom. That did some damage!
Tiernan throws a hook but Angstrom blocks it.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Angstrom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Angstrom.
Angstrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angstrom feints a jab promting Tiernan to slip. Angstrom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tiernan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angstrom. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angstrom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Angstrom misses with a hook.
Jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan stuns Angstrom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Angstrom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Conor Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angstrom moves away.#TD#
Angstrom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Angstrom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Angstrom wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
Tiernan is pressing down on Angstrom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#ES2#
Tiernan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Angstrom has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angstrom backwards.
Angstrom has Tiernan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiernan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Angstrom can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Angstrom tries for a takedown but Tiernan manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Angstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan wants to stall.
Harry Angstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Angstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Angstrom can't get the takedown.
Angstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Angstrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiernan gets through Angstrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Tiernan. #ROC2#
Angstrom is rocked!#BC2#
Tiernan breaks the clinch.
Oh Angstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiernan lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Angstrom dives in and scores a takedown into Tiernan's guard.#T3#
Angstrom won't allow Tiernan to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiernan has control of Angstrom's left arm, preventing Angstrom from doing any damage.
Angstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
Angstrom wants to pass the guard but Tiernan is keeping the position.
Conor Tiernan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tiernan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Angstrom is one step ahead there.
Tiernan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Angstrom moves out of range easily.
Angstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Angstrom moves out of range easily.
Tiernan swats away the attempt to clinch by Angstrom.
Angstrom misses with a hook.
Tiernan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Angstrom's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiernan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!

Conor Tiernan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Harry Angstrom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit, what a gyp'.

 

Event: HFC 78:Ragnarson vs Mahones     
Date:   Jan 07, 2017
#R1#
Good exchange - Tiernan coming out on top.
Bong moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Tiernan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#
It looks like The Bong has been cut.
Bong lands a nice looking body shot.
Bong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiernan looks to land a body kick but Bong moved away.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Bong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Bong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiernan lands with a short shot to the head.
Bong taking a breather.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Bong.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bong controls his hands.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan is stalling here.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from Bong. #T1#
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Bong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tiernan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
Come on Tiernan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Bong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiernan is defending well.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bong wants a takedown.
Bong goes for a takedown attempt but Tiernan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiernan dips to his left and cracks Bong with an uppercut!
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T2#
Bong works Tiernan's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Bong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Bong.
Bong works his way into side control.
Bong prevents Tiernan from escaping the position.
Bong is chipping away with strikes.
Bong advances to mount.
Bong working Tiernan over with strikes here. #T3#
Bong is landing with some decent strikes but Tiernan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bong misses with a head shot.
Bong looking to control but Tiernan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bong looking to ground and pound but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
Bong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Bong's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bong wants to control the pace but Tiernan is squirming around nicely.
Bong landing strikes, looking to finish! #T4#
Tiernan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bong throws some wild stikes that Tiernan manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bong looking to control but Tiernan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tiernan working to try and regain half guard.
Bong landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan is looking to get to half guard.
Tiernan is squirming around, avoiding Bong's attempts to control the action.
Tiernan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bong tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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 The Bong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Bong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bong lands a nice hook to Tiernan's body. Tiernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bong slips under a jab from Tiernan.
Bong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bong is looking to clinch.
Tiernan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tiernan avoids it really well and circles away.
Bong digs a good body shot into Tiernan's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Bong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong.#T1#
Tiernan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiernan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bong.
Bong throws a leg kick but Tiernan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tiernan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bong wants to clinch.
A cross from Tiernan lands.
Bong takes one to the chin there.
Bong fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Bong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan is trying to improve his position.#T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bong working the ground and pound but Tiernan is defending the strikes.
Bong grinds an elbow into Tiernan's temple.
Tiernan is not content to let Bong control the position.
Tiernan wants to control but Bong postures up.
Bong throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tiernan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tiernan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Tiernan is staying active underneath Bong, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Bong is looking for a kimura but Tiernan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bong to get the leverage.
Tiernan is trying to maintain the position but Bong is very close to passing his half guard.
Bong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiernan's head.
Bong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB#
Bong maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tiernan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bong has cracked it and Tiernan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bong!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Bong!
As The Bong got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: The only thing better than hearing my opponent's bones snap, was seeing the look on his wife's face when I did it...'.

 

Event: HFC 72:Tsuruta vs Milne     
Date:   Dec 03, 2016
#R1#
Dall throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Tiernan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiernan up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Dall cracks Tiernan with a nice body shot.
Tiernan lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Tiernan breaks from the clinch.
Dall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan throws a low kick, looking for Dall's leg but Dall calmly moves out of range.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tiernan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall drops his hands momentarily and Tiernan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Dall misses with a head kick.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan lands a jab to the head.
Dall throws the left hand but Tiernan avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Tiernan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dall cracks Tiernan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tiernan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dall has a takedown stuffed.
Tiernan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dall scores with a hook.
Dall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiernan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiernan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan slips under a jab.
Tiernan tries to counter with a clinch but Dall shakes him off and moves away.
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Dall saw it coming and moves away. #T2#
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall pushes Tiernan away with a front kick.
Tiernan walks into a jab.
Dall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiernan misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Tiernan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall.
Conor Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall misses with a hook to the body
and Tiernan counters with a three punch combo that has Dall backing up. Dall nods at Tiernan to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice jab there from Dall.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tiernan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tiernan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch lands to the side of Tiernan 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T3#
Tiernan lands with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Dall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall shoots in but Tiernan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Dall circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiernan - the referee stops the clock and Dall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiernan. Dall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No joy there for Tiernan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tiernan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiernan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Dall avoids it.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiernan.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T4#
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Tiernan misses.
Crunch! Dall slams his shin into Tiernan's torso.
Tiernan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Dall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Tiernan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Dall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan connects with a right hand. Dall shakes it off.
Dall moves forwards but Tiernan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall is looking to chop away at Tiernan's legs.
Tiernan wants to clinch up but Dall keeps it at a distance.
Tiernan throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall thinks about countering with a body kick.
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.
#R2#
Tiernan misses with a looping left.
Dall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range and Dall settles back down.
Dall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dall slips under a jab.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan unleashes a big counter combination but Dall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiernan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall with a nice cross.
Dall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Tiernan misses
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T1#
That kick from Dall tenderised Tiernan's leg. Tiernan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dall thumps Tiernan with a low kick.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a hook.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. Dall saw that one coming.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dall slips a straight right by Tiernan.
Dall misses with a leg kick
and Tiernan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiernan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dall lands a head shot.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Tiernan.
Dall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiernan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiernan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#TD#
Dall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tiernan sprawls well initially but Dall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tiernan won't allow Dall to pass to mount. #SUB#
Dall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tiernan is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Dall trying to pass the guard but Tiernan defending well. #SUB#
Dall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Dall is working for a kimura but Tiernan is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiernan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Dall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Dall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tiernan is trying to escape back to his feet but Dall uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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 Ebyn Dall will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiernan avoids the body shot from Dall.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiernan.
Dall connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiernan misses with a low kick.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Dall wants to land a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall throws a low kick, looking for Tiernan's leg but Tiernan calmly moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Tiernan connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Dall misses with a hook.#T1#
Dall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiernan.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dall.
Dall cracks Tiernan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tiernan tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiernan's calf.
Tiernan tries to move into range but Dall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dall misses with a leg kick
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dall lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan cracks Dall with an open hand slap.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Dall.
Dall scores with a punch to the head.
Tiernan throws a right and a left that Dall avoids nicely.
Tiernan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dall.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall throws out a powerful jab.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan tries to counter with a clinch but Dall shakes him off and moves away.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tiernan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick there by Tiernan.
Dall scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Dall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiernan doesn't seem phased though.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan scores with a jab. Dall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Tiernan blocks the low kick.#T3#
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan connects with a body shot.
Tiernan looks to land a combination. Dall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to the body from Dall misses
and Tiernan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Tiernan misses.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dall. Those never looked like landing.
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiernan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dall.
Tiernan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall tries to work over Tiernan's front leg with a kick but Tiernan checks it.
Dall avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
Dall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Dall saw it coming and moves away.
Dall lands with a slapping head kick. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Tiernan misses with a low kick.
Dall throws a leg kick but Tiernan moved away.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
Tiernan takes one on the button.
Dall dives in for a single leg takedown but Tiernan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Tiernan does no damage.
Tiernan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tiernan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiernan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conor Tiernan.
I think Tiernan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!

Our winner, Conor Tiernan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: HFC 63:Wowie vs Bradford     
Date:   Oct 15, 2016
#R1#
That kick from Tiernan tenderised Stark's leg. Stark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stark slips under a jab from Tiernan.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to counter by clinching up but Stark breaks away and moves out of range.
Tiernan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice straight punches there by Tiernan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiernan.
Nice jab there from Tiernan.
Tiernan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Stark scores with a hook.
Tiernan misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Tiernan blocks the low kick.
Tiernan fakes the leg kick and cracks Stark in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiernan back to the cage. Stark follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan moves out of range of the body kick.
Tiernan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Tiernan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stark manages to circle out of the way.
Stark misses with the combination.
Brandon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Tiernan tries to counter by clinching up but Stark breaks away and moves out of range.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiernan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Stark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stark throws a jab when Tiernan was well out of range.
Stark has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiernan.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark cracks Tiernan with a good jab.
Good work by Tiernan as he checks the leg kick.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stark throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Stark. #T2#
Stark checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark wants to slow Tiernan down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiernan 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.
Jab from Tiernan.
A big left from Tiernan misses.
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tiernan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stark eats them both and turns towards Tiernan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#ROC#
Stark is rocked!
Tiernan drops Stark with a big left hand! Stark is injured, injured bad! Tiernan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Tiernan!
A very excited looking Conor Tiernan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

 
 
 
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