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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Johnathon Atum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nyyrikki Johnathon Atum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnathon Atum tries for a takedown but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pierre has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnathon Atum because Pierre loaded up on that one.
Pierre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pierre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnathon Atum has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pierre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Johnathon Atum is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Johnathon Atum and Pierre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pierre trying to control the position but Johnathon Atum is working away.
Pierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnathon Atum is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pierre tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnathon Atum controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pierre trying to control the position but Johnathon Atum is working away.
Pierre swings around for an armbar but Johnathon Atum sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pierre's guard.
Johnathon Atum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre is trying to control the position but Johnathon Atum postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pierre 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnathon Atum dives on top into guard.
Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnathon Atum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnathon Atum wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnathon Atum is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Johnathon Atum scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnathon Atum wanted to stand there but Pierre had control of the position.
Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Johnathon Atum from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnathon Atum wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnathon Atum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnathon Atum rushes Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
Johnathon Atum is trying to break free.
Pierre turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pierre manages to end up in side control.
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.
Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnathon Atum knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnathon Atum can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pierre scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pierre wants to control but Johnathon Atum is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnathon Atum shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnathon Atum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnathon Atum doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Johnathon Atum shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pierre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Johnathon Atum keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnathon Atum looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnathon Atum wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnathon Atum.
Pierre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnathon Atum tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Johnathon Atum lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnathon Atum is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pierre controlling the action here.
Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre prevents Johnathon Atum from standing back up.
Pierre thows a huge punch but Johnathon Atum dodges it nicely.
Johnathon Atum pushes Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Damian Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnathon Atum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierre controls the pace.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnathon Atum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pierre is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnathon Atum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnathon Atum wants to stand and escape but Pierre is having none of it.
Johnathon Atum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnathon Atum did well to prevent Pierre getting side control.
Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnathon Atum is just riding it out for now. Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Pierre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnathon Atum tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnathon Atum misses with a two punch combination.
Damian Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnathon Atum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnathon Atum throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Johnathon Atum.
Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnathon Atum!
Pierre quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Pierre but it's paid off an Johnathon Atum is forced to tap! Nice work by Pierre.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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