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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Piekny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piekny has chosen Dead Fish - Autonomia as his entrance music. Samuel Fisher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junior Piekny's chin.
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178 cm
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183 lbs
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182 cm
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170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Fisher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Piekny! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Piekny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Piekny catches Fisher napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Fisher to the canvas!
It looks like Samuel Fisher has been cut. Piekny is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Piekny stops Fisher from standing up. Piekny thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Piekny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Piekny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Piekny is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Piekny stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher. Piekny is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Piekny thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Fisher throws out a loose jab but Piekny uses good head movement to avoid it. Fisher blocks a head kick by Piekny.
Piekny looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Piekny thows a leg kick but Fisher checks it and Fisher counters with a body kick that stops Piekny in his tracks momentarily. Some wild striking there from Fisher.
Piekny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fisher can pounce on him.
Fisher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A thudding body kick lands there by Fisher!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fisher forces Piekny back against the cage and clinches. Piekny takes a knee to the side of the body. Fisher lands with a right to the head. Fisher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piekny's defenses. Fisher landing knees to the head.
Fisher lands a good knee to the midsection. Piekny won't want to take too many of those. Fisher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Fisher.
Fisher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Fisher landing knees to the head.
Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher holds him up against the cage and eventually Piekny drops back down to his feet.
Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Samuel Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Piekny. Fisher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Piekny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fisher walks away with a smile on his face. Piekny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Junior Piekny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piekny blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fisher blocks a low kick nicely. Piekny needs to keep his hands up - Fisher had a free shot at his head there. Piekny moves out of range as Fisher strikes. Piekny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Piekny lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fisher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Piekny if he has to take too many more of those.
Fisher scores with a push kick. Fisher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Fisher checks a leg kick. A combination from Fisher does no damage. A nice leg kick lands there from Piekny. Fisher tries to land a front kick but Piekny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Piekny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisher ducks right into an uppercut from Piekny. Fisher cracks a nice hook into Piekny's ribs. Piekny avoids a kick to the body.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Piekny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Piekny pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Fisher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Piekny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Fisher blocks a leg kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fisher checks a leg kick. Fisher forces Piekny back against the cage and clinches. Fisher throws an elbow but it misses.
Piekny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Piekny successfully pulls guard.
Fisher passes Piekny's left leg - he's now in half guard. Piekny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fisher. Fisher tries to pass to full mount but Piekny defends it. Fisher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Piekny taking some punishment here, with Fisher in his half guard. Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Fisher is nestled in close to Piekny, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Fisher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Fisher moves into the clinch successfully.
Fisher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piekny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fisher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Piekny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fisher just stands there and leans against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fisher is working Piekny over against the cage. Fisher missing with knees to the body.
Piekny has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fisher uses from the top position. Fisher wants to pass the guard but Piekny is keeping the position. Fisher stands and throws Piekny's legs to the side, diving into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Fisher dominated that round. The cut man is working on Samuel Fisher's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Piekny slips a jab and a cross from Fisher.
Piekny misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely. Piekny misses with a wild combination.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Piekny throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range. Fisher tries to work over Piekny's front leg with a kick but Piekny checks it. Piekny lands with a straight right. Fisher didn't see that one coming. The fight moves into the clinch position. Fisher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piekny avoids it. Fisher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piekny blocks it with crossed arms. Fisher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piekny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Piekny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fisher walks away with a smile on his face. Piekny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. An inside leg kick from Piekny misses. Fisher tries to work over Piekny's front leg with a kick but Piekny checks it. Samuel Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Fisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piekny. Piekny throws a head kick that Fisher semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fisher.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Piekny is just out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Fisher misses with a hook. Piekny ducked under it nicely. A punch combination from Fisher misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Piekny throws a leg kick that is checked and Fisher counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Fisher takes a kick to the side of the head. Fisher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Piekny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fisher sees it coming and avoids it easily. The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Fisher thows a body shot but no joy. Piekny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fisher looks for the body kick but Piekny saw that one coming. No joy there for Fisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piekny. Piekny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Fisher is looking to clinch but Piekny is avoiding it.
Fisher thows a body kick. Piekny tries to catch it but that hurt him. Fisher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piekny. Fisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piekny. Fisher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Piekny takes a step back to recover. Fisher looks to land a combination. Piekny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fisher lands with a nice combination. Piekny backs away looking to recover. Piekny throws a shot from downtown. Fisher moves away and avoids it. Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piekny.
Piekny misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely. Piekny ducks right into an uppercut from Fisher. Piekny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher lands a body shot.
Piekny avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Fisher has closed the distance and engaged Piekny in a clinch.
Fisher lands an elbow inside that Piekny shrugs off. Fisher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Piekny in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Piekny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fisher just stands there and leans against the cage. Piekny managing to block the knees to the body from Fisher.
Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Samuel Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Piekny. Fisher looking to throw knees to the head but Piekny is blocking nicely.
Piekny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fisher just stands there and leans against the cage. Fisher lands a knee to the head.
Fisher misses with a knee to the head. Piekny fails to pull guard.
Fisher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Piekny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fisher smiles and moves away.
Piekny checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fisher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fisher tries to clinch but Piekny is having none of it. Piekny connects with a nice looking jab.
Piekny has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fisher. Fisher throws a nice outside leg kick. A slow jab from Piekny misses its intended target. Fisher clinches. Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but Piekny blocks with his arms.
Piekny jumps guard but Fisher stands there with Piekny around his waist. Piekny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Piekny jumps guard but Fisher stands there with Piekny around his waist. Piekny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Piekny jumps guard but Fisher stands there with Piekny around his waist. Piekny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fisher lands an elbow inside that Piekny shrugs off. Fisher misses with a knee strike.
Piekny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fisher smiles and moves away.
Piekny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Piekny walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fisher. Fisher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fisher.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fisher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Piekny. Piekny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fisher scores with a spinning back kick! Fisher is looking to clinch. Fisher rushes Piekny and presses him up against the cage. Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher holds him up against the cage and eventually Piekny drops back down to his feet.
Piekny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fisher smiles and moves away.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Piekny moves out of range. Piekny throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fisher cracks Piekny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Fisher stalks Piekny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Piekny's face. Piekny staggers backwards, shaken. Fisher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Fisher darts in and clinches Piekny up against the cage. Fisher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piekny's defenses. Piekny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piekny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fisher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Fisher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Fisher dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Samuel Fisher's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Piekny cracks the inside of Fisher's front leg. Piekny throws a low kick but Fisher avoids it. Fisher tries to clinch there but Piekny circles away.
Piekny misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming. Piekny missing with a left hand there. Fisher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A punch combination from Piekny misses. Nice cross by Fisher. Fisher moves away from the strike by Piekny. Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch. Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piekny moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fisher rushes Piekny and presses him up against the cage. Fisher lands a good knee to the midsection. Piekny won't want to take too many of those. Fisher misses with an elbow over the top. Fisher looking to throw knees to the head but Piekny is blocking nicely.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike. Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Piekny jumps guard but Fisher stands there with Piekny around his waist. Piekny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher holds him up against the cage and eventually Piekny drops back down to his feet.
Samuel Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Piekny. Fisher looking to throw knees to the head but Piekny is blocking nicely.
Fisher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piekny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Piekny avoids a wild elbow strike from Fisher. Piekny gets control of Fisher's arms and successfully pulls guard. Piekny will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Fisher scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher throwing strikes but missing. Fisher won't allow Piekny to get back to his feet. Piekny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fisher. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fisher passes into half guard. Fisher thows a huge punch but Piekny dodges it nicely.
Piekny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher. Piekny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fisher.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Fisher thows a huge punch but Piekny dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target. Piekny throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily. Fisher cracks Piekny with a good jab. Fisher throws a series of punches but Piekny moves out of range. Piekny connects with a nice looking jab.
Piekny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Piekny misses with a low kick. A punch combination from Fisher misses. Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Piekny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fisher's calf. A telegraphed right hand from Piekny misses the target. Fisher clinches. Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Piekny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fisher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piekny blocks it with crossed arms. Piekny pulls guard effortlessly. Fisher throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Fisher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piekny is keeping the position for now. Fisher pushing down on Piekny's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Piekny kicks off Fisher and gets to his feet. Piekny dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Piekny tries a head kick but it misses.
Piekny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher walks into a stiff left hand from Piekny.
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. Piekny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fisher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Piekny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piekny was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher. Piekny checks a low kick from Fisher. Piekny tries to land a leg kick but Fisher saw it coming and moves away.
Fisher misses with a wild combination.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A good leg kick by Piekny. Piekny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Piekny lands with a right hand. Fisher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Piekny tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Fisher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fisher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piekny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Piekny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fisher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piekny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fisher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Piekny blocks the elbow strike.
Piekny fails to pull guard.
Junior Piekny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Piekny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Samuel Fisher showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fisher, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Fisher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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