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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donte Pierce (ranked 3853 p4p, 4678 weight class) and Jordon Wallace (ranked 224 p4p, 245 weight class). Donte Pierce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donte Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wallace tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Wallace's coach down at Cozad MMA London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wallace's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Pierce. Pierce maintains the clinch.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce just leaning against Wallace, taking a breather.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling him.
Pierce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wallace up against the cage.
Pierce goes for a takedown attempt but Wallace pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce shoots in but Wallace avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pierce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce missing with knees to the body.
Wallace is pressed up against the cage. Pierce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallace down to the mat. Wallace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace lands with a right hand.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Pierce blocks a low kick nicely.
Wallace throws out a leg kick but Pierce moves out of range and Wallace only half commits.
Pierce throwing a counter right hand but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Pierce lands with a straight right. Wallace didn't see that one coming.
Pierce avoids a kick to the body.
Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Pierce. Pierce maintains the clinch.
Wallace gets underhooks to prevent Pierce's takedown attempt.
Pierce trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierce.
Pierce pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce stalling the fight.
Pierce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pierce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pierce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donte Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce has closed the distance and engaged Wallace in a clinch.
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!
Pierce lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierce is looking for a takedown.
Wallace wants to break free but Pierce has control.
Pierce tries to land knees in the clinch but Wallace avoids the damage to the body.
Pierce missing with knees to the body.
Pierce scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce has Wallace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wallace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pierce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pierce gets a clinch.
Pierce tries to score a body lock takedown but Wallace shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Wallace manages to get underhooks.
Pierce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallace just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Pierce.
Wallace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wallace avoiding damage as Pierce throws knees to the body.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch but Pierce keeps him there for the moment.
Pierce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace throws a wild body kick that Pierce sees coming a mile off.
Pierce feinted with a counter takedown.
Pierce thuds a left hand into Wallace's body.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wallace moves out of range of the leg kick from Pierce.
Pierce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace managing to block the knees to the body from Pierce.
Pierce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wallace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace avoiding damage as Pierce throws knees to the body.
Pierce tries to score a body lock takedown but Wallace shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pierce taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Pierce 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.
Pierce darts in looking for a takedown but Wallace gets double underhooks and turns Pierce into the cage.
Pierce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Wallace tries to break free but Pierce pushes him back against the cage.
Pierce is trying to pull guard but Wallace turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pierce misses with a knee to the head.
Pierce missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wallace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pierce.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierce throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Jordon Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Pierce was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wallace.
Pierce tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Pierce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wallace throws a push kick but Pierce slaps the foot to one side.
Pierce scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wallace is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pierce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wallace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pierce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pierce stops Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Wallace makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Pierce on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierce moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pierce.
Pierce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pierce takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pierce leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pierce missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Pierce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pierce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wallace smiles and moves away.
Pierce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wallace.
Wallace tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pierce throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Pierce.
Pierce has managed to clinch.
Pierce can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wallace tries to circle away but Pierce has him pinned against the cage.
Pierce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wallace gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling him.
Pierce wants a takedown.
Donte Pierce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wallace letting Pierce take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Pierce dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pierce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pierce has closed the distance and engaged Wallace in a clinch.
Pierce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pierce throws an elbow that misses.
Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce cracks Wallace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierce is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wallace sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Pierce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Pierce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wallace up against the cage.
Pierce avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierce has double underhooks.
Pierce digs a right hand into Wallace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wallace's gas tank.
Pierce is trying to drag Wallace to the mat but Wallace just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Pierce is struggling to control the position.
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.
Pierce lands a hook that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Wallace is pressed up against the cage. Pierce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallace down to the mat. Wallace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Pierce.
Pierce rushes Wallace and presses him up against the cage.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Wallace is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierce has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pierce throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Wallace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wallace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pierce has Wallace pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wallace is trying to force a seperation but Pierce has the dominant position.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierce has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce breaks the clinch.
Pierce slips a straight right by Wallace.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a double jab
and Pierce counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce has Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace tries to circle away but Pierce has him pinned against the cage.
Pierce tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Pierce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wallace up against the cage.
Pierce is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallaces head.
Jordon Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donte Pierce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierce pulls guard effortlessly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donte 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donte Pierce!
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