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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piza Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pope John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piza Pie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pope John! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target. Pie gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch. John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pie.
Pie avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pie's defenses. Pie breaks from the clinch.
John looks to land a right hand but Pie moved out of range. Pope John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pie swings away with a leg kick that misses. Pie throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well. John blocks a low kick nicely. Pie throws a leg kick but John checks it. Pie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Pie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Pie thows a leg kick but John checks it and John counters by clinching up. With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pie's brow. Pie is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position. John throws an elbow that misses.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pie avoids it. John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Pie has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment. Pie has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment. With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses. John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pie is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. John looks to throw an elbow but misses. John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pie misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from John. John pushes off an throws an elbow but Pie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Pie avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
Pie blocks an elbow strike from John.
Pie wants to break the clinch but can't.
John lands an elbow that stopped Pie in his tracks for a moment. Pie avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Pie breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Pie misses and John makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. John tries to clinch there but Pie circles away.
John misses with a low kick.
A jab from John misses. John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pie manages to avoid it. Pie misses with a leg kick and John counters by moving into the clinch. Pie blocks an elbow strike from John.
Pie tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position. John missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pie's defenses. John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John misses with an elbow over the top. With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pie's brow. John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Pie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses. John tries to land knees in the clinch but Pie avoids the damage to the body. John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pie's defenses. John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. John avoids the elbow strike from Pie, against the cage.
Pie tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body. John looks to throw an elbow but misses. Pie avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
John misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pie.
Pie blocks an elbow strike from John.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pie's brow. Pie avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pie is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks. Pie avoids a wild elbow strike from John. With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pie's brow. John looks to throw an elbow but misses. John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Pie avoids the damage to the body. John tries to land knees in the clinch but Pie avoids the damage to the body. Pie takes an elbow to the temple. Pie throws an elbow that misses.
John keeps control of Pie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pie's brow. Pie is trying to break free. Pie blocks an elbow strike from John.
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. John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. John throws an elbow that misses.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pie manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Pie tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on. A chopping leg kick lands by Pie. A leg kick checked by John. John checks a leg kick. Pie avoids the body shot from John.
John takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses. John checks a leg kick. John thows a body shot but no joy. That kick from Pie tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on. John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. John looks gassed! Pie misses with a leg kick. Pie throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pie. John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Piza Pie will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pie throws a leg kick and John counters with a leg kick. John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pie was well out of range. Poor timing from John. John thows a body shot but no joy. A slapping leg kick lands for Pie.
Pie throws a low kick but it's checked well by John. John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pie throws a low kick but John avoids it. Pie throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pie. John is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pie rather than just go for the knockout. Pie scoring well with a low kick there.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Pie connects with a high kick. Pie keeps the fight on the outside. John checks a leg kick nicely. Pie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. John checks a leg kick. A low kick from Pie misses and John counters with a leg kick. Pie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. John checks a low kick from Pie.
That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick from Pie is predictable there and John counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pie's knee momentarily. Pie throws a leg kick and John counters with a slapping leg kick. John wants to clinch up but Pie keeps it at a distance. Pie throws a leg kick and John counters by clinching up. John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Pie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. John misses with an uppercut. John misses with a hook. Pie ducked under it nicely. An inside leg kick lands from Pie. A slapping leg kick lands for Pie.
John checks a low kick from Pie. John takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pie throws a leg kick that is checked and John counters into the clinch. Nicely done. John avoids the elbow strike from Pie, against the cage.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
John misses with an elbow strike.
Pie tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Pie avoids the damage to the body. John keeps control of Pie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Pie missing with knees to the body.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pie.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nice elbow from John. Pie misses with a knee to the head. Pie blocks an elbow strike from John.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pie avoids it. John throws an elbow but it misses.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Pie.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses. Pie blocks an elbow strike. Pie looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses. John keeps control of Pie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. John throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses. John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pie avoids it. John avoids a wild elbow strike from Pie. John misses with an elbow strike.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John misses with an elbow strike.
Pie blocks the elbow strike.
Pie dodges an elbow strike from John.
Pie manages to break the clinch.
John takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Pie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John. Pie throws a low kick but John moves out of range easily. John checks a leg kick. Pie throws a low kick but it's checked well by John. Pie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pie throws a low kick but it's checked well by John. Pie feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down. John blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pie lands with a kick to the temple. John shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" A looping hook to the body misses from John. Pie does a little dance to reset his feet. John just misses with a punch to the body.
John blocks a low kick nicely. Pie throws a leg kick and John counters with a good low kick that Pie was not able to check. A nice inside leg kick there by Pie. That's going to slow John down. John is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. John is breathing heavily. John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pie was well out of range. Poor timing from John. Pie throws a leg kick but John checks it. John moves in looking to clinch but Pie pushes him off. John checks the leg kick. John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John misses with a straight right. Pie thows a leg kick but John checks it and John counters with a slapping leg kick. John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pie sees it coming and avoids it easily. A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick. John moves out of range of the leg kick from Pie. Pie motions for John to come forward. Pie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. John jabbing away but nothing is landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piza Pie dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pie avoids the body shot from John.
John instigates a clinch. John trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses. Pie avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pie blocks an elbow strike from John.
Pie takes an elbow to the temple. John has Pie pressed against the cage, preventing Pie from circling away and getting back to striking at range. John misses with an elbow over the top. Pie avoids a wild elbow strike from John. John avoiding damage as Pie throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. John misses with an elbow over the top. Pie pushes off an throws an elbow but John leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Pie blocks an elbow strike. John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pie breaks from the clinch.
John misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick from Pie is predictable there and John holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. John dodges an elbow strike from Pie.
John misses with an elbow over the top. Pie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pie's defenses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pie's brow. Nice elbow from John. Pie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pie takes an elbow to the forehead. Pie manages to break the clinch.
Pie throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pie. Pie throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range. John misses with a wild body shot. John clinches up with Pie and pushes him back against the cage. Pie tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage. Pie blocks an elbow strike. Pie avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Pie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from John.
That's two 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. John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. John missing with knees to the body.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Pie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. An inside leg kick from Pie misses. Pie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
A low kick from Pie misses and John counters with an outside leg kick.
Pie thows a leg kick but John checks it and John counters with an outside leg kick.
Pie throws a leg kick that is checked and John counters with a good low kick that Pie was not able to check. A low kick from John misses and Pie counters with a head kick. That will keep John thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pie checks a leg kick. John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pie's sensitive parts. John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pie misses with a low kick as John jumps back. John throws a leg kick and Pie counters with a slapping leg kick. John misses with a straight left. John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piza Pie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. An inside leg kick lands from Pie.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pie thumps John with a low kick. Pope John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pie swings away with a leg kick that misses. Pie throws a leg kick and John counters by moving into the clinch. John misses with an elbow strike.
Pie breaks from the clinch.
John misses with a wild body shot. John misses the jab. Pie tries a low kick but John avoids it. Pie throws a leg kick but John moved away. Pie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. John misses with a wild body shot. Pie throws a leg kick and John counters with a leg kick. Pie moves out of range as John strikes. John jabbing away but nothing is landing. Pie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John. John tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Pie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pie misses with a leg kick and John counters with a low kick, right behind Pie 's knee. Good work by John as he checks the leg kick. Pie throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range. Pie lands a high kick!
John checks a leg kick. John throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. John misses with a wild body shot. John wants to clinch up but Pie keeps it at a distance. A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick. Good leg kick by Pie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A chopping leg kick lands by Pie. John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pie throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well. Pie throws a leg kick and John counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pie's knee momentarily. Pie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Piza Pie. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pie, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Piza Pie!
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RATING
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