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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Ruiz (ranked 24610 p4p, 24532 weight class) and Riaan Pierce (ranked 676 p4p, 694 weight class). Riaan Pierce has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jerry Ruiz's chin.
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185 cm 26 180 0 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm 26 175 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Brawler KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Ruiz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riaan Pierce! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pierce cracks a nice hook into Ruiz's ribs. Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Ruiz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Ruiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Pierce tries to sprawl out of it but Ruiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pierce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Pierce is looking for the big counter here. Ruiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A cross from Pierce lands. Nice shot lands for Pierce. Ruiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Pierce lands a left and a right that sends Ruiz crashing to the canvas! Pierce dives into mount looking to finish!
Ruiz is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Pierce looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Ruiz covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riaan Pierce! Riaan Pierce was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
100% |
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