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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donte Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and barak carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donte Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to barak carwin's chin.
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180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donte Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, barak carwin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from carwin.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Pierre tries to bum rush carwin with a series of wild strikes but carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
carwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
carwin looks gassed!
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
carwin throws a combination that misses
and Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
Pierre controls the position.
Pierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pierre is staying tight to carwin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here.
Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on carwin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
carwin is trying to improve his position.
carwin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pierre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
carwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. carwin fights it but they end up in guard.
Donte Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of barak carwin.
Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of carwin's head.
Pierre wants to control from the top but carwin keeps moving.
Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but carwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
carwin shoots and misses
and Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in carwin's guard.
carwin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pierre escapes and throws carwin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The referee asks Pierre politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pierre prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Donte Pierre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Pierre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Pierre.
carwin is breathing heavily.
Pierre has managed to clinch.
Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but carwin blocks with his arms.
Come on Pierre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pierre has clasped his hands together around carwin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
carwin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
carwin can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierre advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
carwin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre scoring with strikes but carwin is staying in there.
Donte Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
carwin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks carwin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre tries to control but carwin wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Pierre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pierre wants to control but carwin is keeping him busy.
carwin is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
carwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
carwin is trying to improve his position.
Pierre moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre decides to stand back up. Pierre steps back and let's carwin get back to his feet.
Pierre connects with a high kick.
Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that carwin can do to turn this around?
carwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
carwin has his takedown stuffed
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
carwin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
carwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
carwin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
carwin is looking for a triangle but Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
carwin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierre controls the pace.
Donte Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Donte Pierre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
carwin throws a solid leg kick but Pierre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at carwin.
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.
Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
carwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
carwin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pierre puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donte Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pierre 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donte Pierre!
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RATING
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