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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riley Pierce (ranked 2539 p4p, 306 weight class) and Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 3291 p4p, 381 weight class). Pierce comes to the cage accompanied by The Thunder Rolls. Nathaniel Syndicate is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Syndicate!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Syndicate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierce dives in and grabs Syndicate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Syndicate pushes down on Pierce's head and hops out.
Syndicate closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pierce's guard.
Syndicate looking to pass the guard.
Syndicate postures up.
Syndicate wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
Pierce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pierce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Syndicate stands up from Pierce's guard - Syndicate perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce clobbers Syndicate with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pierce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce is looking for a takedown.
Pierce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierce misses with some punches.
Pierce wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Pierce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Syndicate blocks a body shot from Pierce.
Pierce scores with a shot to the side of Syndicate's head.
Syndicate blocking some punches.
Pierce gets control of Syndicate's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pierce will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syndicate wants to stand but Pierce is controlling his posture from full guard.
Syndicate sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pierce's guard.
Pierce is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Syndicate scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pierce is looking to improve his position.
Syndicate is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Syndicate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pierce moves into full guard.
Pierce is trying to control the position but Syndicate postures up.
Pierce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Syndicate is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate drops back looking for a leg! Pierce is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pierce manages to kick Syndicate off! Syndicate jumps back into Pierce's guard.
Pierce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pierce keeping moving, preventing Syndicate from controlling successfully.
Pierce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Syndicate defends it easily.
Pierce looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Syndicate decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pierce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Syndicate wants to clinch up but Pierce keeps it at a distance.
Pierce looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Syndicate stuffs the takedown.
Pierce takes a swing at Syndicate's ribcage but misses.
Syndicate tries to clinch but Pierce moves out of range.
Syndicate cracks Pierce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Syndicate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Syndicate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Syndicate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierce shoots for a double leg takedown but Syndicate sprawls well. He's pushed Pierce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riley Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syndicate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pierce sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pierce sizes up Syndicate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Syndicate napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Syndicate stops Pierce from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Pierce 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.
Pierce connects with a looping right hand.
Syndicate misses with a body kick.
Pierce swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
No luck for Pierce with that takedown attempt.
Syndicate misses with a double jab.
Syndicate wants to clinch.
Pierce has Syndicate up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Pierce.
Syndicate is breathing heavily.
Syndicate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pierce.
Pierce is trying to pull guard but Syndicate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce misses with some punches.
Pierce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Syndicate's elbow.
Pierce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Syndicate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Syndicate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pierce lands an uppercut.
Pierce lands a shot to the body.
Syndicate has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pierce seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Syndicate can turn it around.
Pierce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syndicate can do to turn this around?
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Syndicate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce misses with some punches.
Syndicate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Syndicate takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries a body shot but Syndicate blocks it.
Pierce leaning his opponent against the cage.
Syndicate prevents a body shot from Pierce.
Riley Pierce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pierce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierce.
Pierce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierce misses with a body punch.
Pierce pushes Syndicate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierce stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierce misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierce.
Pierce lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a head punch that misses.
Syndicate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierce pushes Syndicate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Syndicate blocks an uppercut.
Syndicate blocks a body shot from Pierce.
Nice body punch from Pierce.
Pierce throws a punch but it's blocked by Syndicate.
Pierce lands a right hand.
Pierce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pierce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Syndicate's elbow.
Pierce throws a head punch that misses.
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Syndicate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Syndicate uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pierce working aggressively here.
Pierce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierce misses with a body punch.
Pierce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Syndicate blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syndicate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierce won't allow it.
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Syndicate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce trying to stall but Syndicate improves his position.
Syndicate can't break the clinch.
Syndicate blocks a body shot from Pierce.
Pierce misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Pierce dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Syndicate misses with a body shot.
Pierce drives through and clinches with Syndicate against the cage.
Syndicate can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Pierce fails to land.
Pierce working aggressively here.
Pierce presses Syndicate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pierce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Syndicate's elbow.
Pierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Syndicate controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndicate is trying to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling him.
Pierce swings wildly with an uppercut but Syndicate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pierce goes for a takedown attempt but Syndicate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce catches Syndicate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syndicate was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Syndicate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pierce shoots in looking for a takedown but Syndicate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pierce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syndicate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pierce as he avoids it easily.
Syndicate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierce lands with a nice body punch.
Syndicate looks to land a left hand but Pierce moved out of range nicely.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Syndicate circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierce, as that shot connected.
Syndicate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pierce rushes Syndicate and presses him up against the cage.
Pierce misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate tries to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling the position.
Pierce can't get the takedown.
Pierce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Syndicate working hard to break the clinch.
Pierce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Syndicate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Syndicate is trying to trip Pierce. He has hold of a leg but Pierce is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Syndicate persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pierce has a closed guard, preventing Syndicate from standing up.
Pierce looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierce, not yet.
Syndicate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Syndicate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Syndicate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pierce looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierce, not yet.
Pierce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Syndicate.
Pierce keeping moving, preventing Syndicate from controlling successfully.
Syndicate content to stall in guard here.
Syndicate trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pierce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nathaniel Syndicate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pierce keeping moving, preventing Syndicate from controlling successfully.
Pierce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Syndicate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riley Pierce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Syndicate throws a big right hand that misses.
Nathaniel Syndicate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Syndicate defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierce looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pierce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Pierce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pierce, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Pierce!
Riley Pierce took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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