PFC 49 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Wong had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wong
vs
McCoy

160 cm
27
148 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
31
147 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from McCoy. Those never looked like landing.
We've been hearing reports that Wong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Wong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McCoy to the ground. Wong is now in McCoy's guard.

McCoy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Wong is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCoy is defending well for now.
Wong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wong counters with a nice double leg into side control. McCoy won't be happy with that.

McCoy throws Wong to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wong fails with a takedown attempt.

McCoy drops Wong with a beautiful combination! Wong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McCoy is looking for the KO!

Wong is rocked!
McCoy lands with a right and another and another! Wong is in big trouble! McCoy lands again and this time it's lights out for Wong! A quality knockout there for McCoy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danny McCoy!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lincekum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ciz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lincekum
vs
Ciz

160 cm
22
136 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
31
145 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lincekum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Ciz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincekum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ciz slips under a jab from Lincekum.
Lincekum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ciz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincekum.
Ciz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ciz scoring well with a low kick there.
Lincekum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lincekum wants it to stay on the feet.
We've been told by Lincekum's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ciz!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ciz - that will leave a mark!
Lincekum throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum throws a hook but Ciz blocks it.
Lincekum sets himself, and Ciz steps forward looking for the clinch! Lincekum avoids it this time.
A big left from Lincekum misses.
Tim Lincekum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciz is looking to land body kicks.
Lincekum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciz manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lincekum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincekum misses with a looping right.
Lincekum works over Ciz's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ciz is defended easily by Lincekum.
Ciz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lincekum throws out a powerful jab.
Ciz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ciz doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincekum circles away.
It looked like Lincekum was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lincekum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tim Lincekum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lincekum.
Lincekum misses with a combination
and Ciz counters with an outside leg kick.

Ciz instigates a clinch.
Lincekum is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ciz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincekum landing knees to the head.
Lincekum misses with a knee strike.

Ciz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ciz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ciz trying to control the action but Lincekum is working from the bottom.
Lincekum trying to hold on to Ciz's head to control him but Ciz postures up.
Ciz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum wants to improve his position but Ciz is controlling well.
Lincekum wants to control but Ciz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Ciz seems to be working for a kimura but Lincekum defends the submission attempt.
Lincekum scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ciz manages to mount him!
Lincekum is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lincekum tries to hold on but Ciz postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ciz is working for a guillotine from mount but Lincekum frees his head quite easily.
Ciz looking to finish Lincekum with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lincekum!
Lincekum keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lincekum wants to control but Ciz is having none of it.
Lincekum is desperately trying to improve his position but Ciz has a good base and remains in mount.
Ciz with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Ciz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ciz throws a head kick that misses.
Lincekum loads up on a big right hand but Ciz slips the punch.
Tim Lincekum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ciz ducks right into an uppercut from Lincekum.
Lincekum throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincekum throws a right hand that Ciz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ciz also avoids with ease.
Ciz lands with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Ciz is predictable there
and Lincekum counters with a stiff right hand.
Lincekum lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciz darts in looking for a takedown but Lincekum gets double underhooks and turns Ciz into the cage.
Lincekum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ciz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lincekum lands a nice looking body shot.
Lincekum shoots in looking for a takedown. Ciz tries to sprawl out of it but Lincekum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ciz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ciz.
Ciz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Lincekum misses the target.
Ciz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincekum.
Lincekum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Ciz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lincekum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ciz on the ground.
Ciz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lincekum is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ciz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lincekum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lincekum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ciz is working away from the top position though.
Lincekum wants to get back to his feet.
Ciz prevents Lincekum from improving his position.
Ciz thows a huge punch but Lincekum dodges it nicely.

Ciz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lincekum doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ciz.
Lincekum wants to control but Ciz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum is not content to let Ciz control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ciz is thwarting Lincekum's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lincekum looks to land a right hand but Ciz moved out of range.
Ciz staying out of range there.
Ciz ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
Lincekum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ciz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincekum throws out the jab.
And Ciz tries to counter it with a takedown but Lincekum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lincekum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ciz counter with a right hand.
Ciz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lincekum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ciz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lincekum is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciz misses with a kick to the body.
Lincekum just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciz avoids the body shot from Lincekum.
Lincekum scores with a three punch combo!
Lincekum throws out a loose jab but Ciz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Lincekum is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciz slips a straight right by Lincekum.
Lincekum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ciz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lincekum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciz scores with a kick to the body.
Lincekum leaves Ciz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lincekum is looking to counter punch.
Tim Lincekum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Ciz.
Lincekum blocks a head kick by Ciz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Lincekum dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ciz slips a jab from Lincekum.
Ciz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lincekum with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Lincekum gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lincekum uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ciz misses with a kick to the body.
Lincekum connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ciz gets a takedown into half guard.
George Ciz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lincekum is trying to get back to full guard.
Ciz is looking to advance position but Lincekum won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum tries to get to full guard but Ciz has control of the leg.

Ciz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ciz lands a nice short elbow.
Lincekum looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Ciz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lincekum defend it? Ciz steps over the head and cranks it - Lincekum is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ciz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Ciz!
A very excited looking George Ciz 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.
In defeat, Tim Lincekum stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hi guys, sorry I lost, I will make sure to try much better next time,ok?'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Whelan
vs
Romero

176 cm
26
164 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

174 cm
27
161 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romero throws out a powerful jab.
Romero drops his hands momentarily and Whelan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheers as Whelan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romero doesn't seem phased though.
Whelan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick from Romero.
Whelan loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Whelan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whelan misses with an uppercut
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Whelan tries to clinch but Romero moves away
and Romero counters with a two punch combo.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whelan.
Whelan throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Whelan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Romero 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.

Whelan closes the distance and clinches.
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but Whelan blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero jumps guard but Whelan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whelan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Romero walks into a left hand.
Whelan misses with a looping right.
Whelan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whelan throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Whelan lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Romero lands a head kick!
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
Romero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Whelan.
Whelan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Whelan is rocked!
Romero lands a brutal head kick. Whelan looks out on his feet and Romero throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Aquiles Romero!
Post fight, Aquiles Romero took to the microphone: 'my back was against the wall, had to give my all to prove i can be a force to reckon with '.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poto Tupu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiroo comes into the arena with The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tupu's choice of entrance music: Youth Of The Nation. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Shiroo
vs
Tupu

204 cm
27
265 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

182 cm
27
290 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetsuya Shiroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poto Tupu!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shiroo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Shiroo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tupu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shiroo is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shiroo is stalling in the full guard.
Tupu 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.
Tupu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shiroo manages to get himself to full guard.

Tupu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Shiroo'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiroo keeping full guard, as Tupu tries to pass.
Shiroo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo looking for a sweep. Not yet Shiroo, not yet.
Shiroo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tupu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shiroo defends well.
Shiroo stopping the sweep attempt from Tupu.
Shiroo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shiroo won't allow Tupu to sweep him here.
Tupu is still trying to improve position.
Shiroo advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiroo tries to advance to mount but Tupu denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tupu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shiroo's best efforts.
Shiroo is thwarting Tupu's attempts to control the position.
Tupu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shiroo wants to pass the guard but Tupu is keeping the position.
Shiroo is working hard here to advance position.

Tupu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shiroo defends it easily.
Shiroo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tupu's guard.
Shiroo is pressing down on Tupu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tupu is holding on for now.
Tupu moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tupu is looking for a triangle here but Shiroo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tupu gets back to half guard.
Shiroo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shiroo trying to control from half guard but Tupu is working away.
Tupu wants to improve his position but Shiroo is controlling well.
Shiroo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shiroo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Tupu sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Shiroo is looking to stall here but Tupu recovers full guard.
Shiroo preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tupu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shiroo has passed into half guard!
Shiroo trying to mount his opponent but Tupu defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Shiroo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shiroo slips under a jab from Tupu.
Shiroo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tupu on the side of the head.

It looks like Poto Tupu has been cut.
Shiroo moves out of range of the strikes.
Shiroo sizes up Tupu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tupu lands the left hand.

It looks like Tetsuya Shiroo has been cut.
Tupu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shiroo.
Tupu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tupu throws a body punch but Shiroo moves out of range.
Tupu tries a head kick but it misses.
Shiroo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shiroo moves out of range as Tupu strikes.
Nice defenses there by Shiroo.
Shiroo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tupu.
Shiroo takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupu scores with a decent looking hook.
Poto Tupu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo lands the left hand.
Tupu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Tupu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shiroo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tupu tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Shiroo manages to get back to half guard.
Tupu tries to pass to full mount but Shiroo defends it.
Shiroo tries to get to full guard but Tupu has control of the leg.
Shiroo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shiroo.
Tetsuya Shiroo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Tupu has gone for a leg lock! Shiroo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tupu's guard.

Shiroo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo trying to control but Tupu is working from the bottom.
Shiroo is really struggling to control Tupu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tupu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shiroo tries to free his leg and advance position but Tupu is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tupu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shiroo passes into half guard.

Shiroo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Tupu looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shiroo passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo is looking to take a break and control but Tupu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shiroo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tupu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shiroo's best efforts.
Shiroo wants to pass to mount but Tupu is defending the position.
Tupu wants to improve his position but Shiroo is controlling well.

Shiroo is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Tupu actively working from the bottom here.
Tupu is not content to let Shiroo control the position.
Shiroo uses his free foot to push down on Tupu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tupu.
Shiroo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tupu is looking to escape.
Shiroo wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed 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 Tetsuya Shiroo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Shiroo avoids the body shot from Tupu.
Poto Tupu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tupu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Tupu.
Shiroo with a jab.
Tupu jabs Shiroo right on the nose. Shiroo blinks but takes it well.
Shiroo looks to land a body kick but Tupu moved away.
A little jabbing left from Tupu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tupu misses with a combination
and Shiroo counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiroo tries to clinch but Tupu is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tupu! But no joy.
Tupu looks to land a combination but Shiroo avoids it well.
Shiroo catches Tupu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shiroo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shiroo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiroo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shiroo blocks a head kick by Tupu.
Shiroo thuds a left hand into Tupu's body.
Tupu loads up on a big right hand but Shiroo slips the punch.
Good shot there by Shiroo.

That has opened up Poto Tupu's cut even more.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shiroo.
Shiroo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shiroo misses with a hook. Tupu ducked under it nicely.
Tupu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Shiroo cracks Tupu with a big right hand and Tupu goes down!

Tupu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiroo trying to control but Tupu is working from the bottom.
Tupu is still in real trouble! Can Shiroo finish him?
Shiroo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shiroo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Shiroo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shiroo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tupu trying to remain calm as Shiroo controls from the top position.
Tupu is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Shiroo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tupu seems to have recovered his senses.
Tupu manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Tupu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poto Tupu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tupu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo works his way into side control.

Shiroo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tupu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tupu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shiroo trying to control but Tupu postures up.
Shiroo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shiroo.
Shiroo is trying to control the position but Tupu postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo 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.
Tupu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tupu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shiroo is trying to control the position but Tupu postures up.

Tupu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shiroo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tupu, into his guard.

Tupu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shiroo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tupu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shiroo's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupu wants to control from the top but Shiroo keeps moving.
Shiroo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tupu is one step ahead there.
Tupu looking to pass the guard.
Tetsuya Shiroo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shiroo looking for a sweep. Not yet Shiroo, not yet.
Shiroo is controlling Tupu's posture.
Tupu trying to control but Shiroo is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuya Shiroo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shiroo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuya Shiroo!
Tetsuya Shiroo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laat Dovah-Kinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You'll Never Walk Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dovah-Kinn
vs
Bone

178 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
180 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Laat Dovah-Kinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dovah-Kinn blocks a jab.
Bone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bone.
Bone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dovah-Kinn.
Bone catches Dovah-Kinn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bone lands with a good body shot.
Bone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dovah-Kinn circles away quickly and effectively.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a looping right.
Bone now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dovah-Kinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Bone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dovah-Kinn is trying to defend but Bone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone moves nicely into side control.
Dovah-Kinn regains half guard.

Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Dovah-Kinn is defending well.
Dovah-Kinn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bone.

Bone is working for a submission of some sort.

Bone wants to work for an arm triangle but Dovah-Kinn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bone trying to control from half guard but Dovah-Kinn is working away.
Dovah-Kinn wants to control but Bone is keeping busy.

Bone 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.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to improve his position.

Bone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dovah-Kinn defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Bone seems to be working for a kimura but Dovah-Kinn defends the submission attempt.

Bone is working for a kimura but Dovah-Kinn is defending it quite comfortably.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Dovah-Kinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Bone looking for a submission but Dovah-Kinn manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Bone stopping the sweep attempt from Dovah-Kinn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone wants to control from the top but Dovah-Kinn keeps moving.
Bone is fighting to break Dovah-Kinn's control of his arms but Dovah-Kinn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bone scores with the left hand. Dovah-Kinn knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bone fails to land with a series of punches.
Bone shoots in for a double leg but Dovah-Kinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bone throws a body shot but no joy.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Dovah-Kinn's head but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dovah-Kinn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Bone finds it's way through Dovah-Kinn's defenses.
Bone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dovah-Kinn.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dovah-Kinn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dovah-Kinn moves away.
That kick from Dovah-Kinn tenderised Bone's leg. Bone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab from Bone.
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dovah-Kinn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a jab.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dovah-Kinn.
Joe Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dovah-Kinn's head backwards.
A combination from Bone does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone throws a shot from downtown. Dovah-Kinn moves away and avoids it.
Dovah-Kinn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bone.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Dovah-Kinn is just out of range.
Bone catches Dovah-Kinn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn throws a leg kick but Bone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bone misses with a looping left.

Dovah-Kinn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Dovah-Kinn is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bone is trying to escape and Dovah-Kinn transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bone is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dovah-Kinn! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Laat Dovah-Kinn!
An out of breath Laat Dovah-Kinn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by ROAR by Katy Perry. Pierno has chosen Umberto Tozzi - Gloria as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

King
vs
Pierno

184 cm
26
180 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear
Urban Fighter

Urban Fighter
MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pierno misses.
Pierno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a left to the body.
King misses with a hook
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Pierno.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from King.
Pierno 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno moves away from the strike by King.
Pierno doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King thows a leg kick but Pierno checks it
and Pierno counters with a one-two to the body.
Pierno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Pierno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
King lands a body shot.
Pierno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierno's calf.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Calvin King has been cut.
King throws a push kick but Pierno slaps the foot to one side.
Pierno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pierno moves out of range of the strikes.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Pierno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierno takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Tim Pierno has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a wild body kick that Pierno sees coming a mile off.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from King.
Pierno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
King scores with a leg kick.
King connects with a leg kick. Pierno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierno avoids the body shot from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King misses with a left hand
and Pierno counters with a left to the body.
King cracks Pierno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Pierno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calvin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King punishes Pierno's body with a nice straight punch.
King lands a head kick!
King throws an overhand right that lands on Pierno's shoulder, as Pierno tries to avoid the shot.
Pierno slips a jab from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King staying out of range there.
King scores with the left hand. Pierno knows he should have avoided that one.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but King pushes him away.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King misses with a low kick as Pierno jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pierno misses the jab.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pierno moves out of range of the body kick.
Pierno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin King dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Pierno down.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierno. That did some damage!
King misses with a hook.
Pierno avoids the head kick by King.
King takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
King scores with a nice right hand.
King lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Pierno in the body.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King connects with a leg kick. Pierno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King throws a sloppy head kick
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from King.
A lazy body kick from King
and Pierno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King thumps Pierno with a low kick.
King looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
King misses with a straight right.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pierno's head.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand.
King throws the kick towards the body but Pierno avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but King shakes him off and moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pierno might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, King has got the better of the exchanges.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from King.
It seemed like Pierno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pierno misses with a straight right.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pierno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King throws a sloppy body shot

and Pierno counters by clinching up.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pierno effectively controlling the action here.
Pierno blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
King misses with the head strike.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierno scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King blocks an uppercut.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierno lands with a right to the head.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

King breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from King.
Pierno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body kick that misses
and Pierno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Pierno cracks him with a counter punch 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!
King throws a head kick but Pierno moves out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but King shakes him off and moves away.
King throws a shot to the body.
King misses the shot to the body.
Pierno slips a straight right by King.
King misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin King dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King closes the distance and lands a one-two.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pierno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
King tries to land a body kick
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierno.
Pierno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from King misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierno misses with a wild combination.
King misses with a leg kick.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
King sets himself, and Pierno steps forward looking for the clinch! King avoids it this time.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
King misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Pierno.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but King pushes him away.
King connects with a single shot there.
King connects with a looping right 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!
King looks for the body kick but Pierno saw that one coming.
Pierno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King misses with a looping left.
Pierno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pierno misses.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand.
King scores with a jab.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from King.
Pierno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pierno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierno takes one to the chin there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King connects with a leg kick. Pierno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pierno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King tried to score with a low kick but Pierno checks it.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Pierno moves out of range easily.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but King shakes him off and moves away.
King misses with an uppercut
and Pierno counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses the jab.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Pierno in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Pierno.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Pierno.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Pierno connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent King tumbling to the canvas! Pierno pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! King was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tim Pierno!
Tim Pierno is the new welterweight champion!
Tim Pierno thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sheppards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sheppards
vs
Qasi

181 cm
28
159 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

180 cm
25
166 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Sheppards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Qasi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sheppards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qasi.
Sheppards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sheppards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been hearing reports that Sheppards has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Qasi cracks Sheppards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Qasi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sheppards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Qasi somewhat.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheppards misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Qasi. That snapped Sheppards's head back.

It looks like Carl Sheppards has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Qasi.
Sheppards was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Qasi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Qasi throws a right hand that Sheppards ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheppards also avoids with ease.
Qasi lands with a nice combination. Sheppards backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sheppards slips a jab from Qasi.
Sheppards was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Qasi throws a hook but Sheppards blocks it.
Qasi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Qasi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Qasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheppards tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Qasi smiles and moves away.
Sheppards is breathing heavily.
Sheppards needs to keep his hands up - Qasi had a free shot at his head there.
Qasi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sheppards cracks a nice hook into Qasi's ribs.
Qasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheppards circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Qasi.
Sheppards misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Qasi lands with an uppercut that bounces Sheppards off the cage and back into range.
Qasi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carl Sheppards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Qasi connects with a nice looking jab.

Sheppards is rocked!
Qasi loads up on a big right hand but Sheppards slips the punch.
Sheppards was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sheppards just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Qasi throws a lazy right hand but Sheppards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Sheppards wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Qasi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Sheppards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheppards walks into a straight right hand from Qasi.
Qasi lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Sheppards misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Qasi lands a body shot.
Sheppards seems to have got his legs back now.
Qasi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sheppards. Sheppards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheppards misses the target.

Qasi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sheppards's guard.
Sheppards is trying to control the position but Qasi postures up.
Sheppards keeping moving, preventing Qasi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qasi advances to half guard.

Qasi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Qasi works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Qasi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sheppards is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Qasi is trying to get an arm triangle but Sheppards is defending well.
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!
Qasi has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Sheppards tries to improve his position but Qasi has taken his back! Qasi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Sheppards tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Qasi pushes Sheppards away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Azar Qasi!
Azar Qasi is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Azar Qasi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.