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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Datank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Tierney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Tierney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Datank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymond Tierney!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tierney throws a right and a left that Datank avoids nicely.
Tierney misses with a combination
and Datank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tierney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Datank counters with a left to the body.
Tierney looks for a takedown but Datank sprawls well.
A combination from Tierney does no damage.
Tierney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Datank counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tierney misses with the combination.
Datank shoots in but Tierney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Datank rushes Tierney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Datank works on Tierney's body with a couple of short punches.
Tierney swings wildly with an uppercut but Datank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tierney tries to break the clinch but Datank is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datank lands a body punch.
Tierney looks gassed!
Datank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Datank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Datank digs a right hand underneath Tierney's ribcage. Tierney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Datank unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tierney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Datank cracks Tierney with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Datank.
Datank stalling.
Tierney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tierney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tierney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Datank counters with a three punch combo that has Tierney backing up. Tierney nods at Datank to acknowledge the strikes.
Datank fails to land the takedown.
Tierney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Datank counters with an outside leg kick.
Tierney throws a combination that misses
so Datank counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tierney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datank wants to pass the guard but Tierney is keeping the position.
Datank trying to control the position from guard on top but Tierney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tierney is controlling Datank's posture.
Datank with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tierney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Datank slips a jab from Tierney.
A low kick from Tierney is predictable there
and Datank counters by clinching up.
Tierney wants to get back to striking at distance but Datank won't allow it.
Tierney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Datank missing with knees to the body.
Tierney wants to get back to striking at distance but Datank won't allow it.
Tierney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Datank.
A short body shot lands from Datank as the two fighters clinch.
Tierney letting Datank take a breather here.
Tierney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Datank stalling the fight.
Datank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tierney is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frank Datank.
Datank shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tierney pinned against the cage. Tierney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Datank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tierney.
It looks like Frank Datank has been cut.
Tierney misses with a series of wild punches.
Tierney misses with a combination
and Datank counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tierney thinking.
Tierney throws a series of punches but Datank avoids them all with ease.
Datank moves into range and connects with a jab.
Datank misses with a double jab.
Datank shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tierney misses with a combination
and Datank moves into the clinch.
Datank works on Tierney's body with a couple of short punches.
Datank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tierney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Datank has him pressed against the cage.
Tierney can't break the clinch.
Tierney wants to get back to striking at distance but Datank won't allow it.
Datank prevents Tierney from breaking the clinch.
Tierney lands a right hand.
Tierney looking for a takedown.
Tierney is looking to break free of the clinch but Datank has double underhooks.
Tierney wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datank working aggressively here.
Tierney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tierney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Datank has him pressed against the cage.
Tierney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tierney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Datank moves into the clinch.
Tierney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tierney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Datank as he avoids it easily.
Tierney drops Datank with a left right combo! Tierney follows him down to the ground into side control.
Datank is rocked!
Tierney controls the position.
Oh Datank is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Datank wants to control but Tierney postures up.
Datank tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tierney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Datank is trying to control Tierney's posture but Tierney avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Datank is looking to reverse the position.
Datank seems to have got his legs back now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Datank gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Datank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Datank's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tierney misses with a double jab
and Datank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Datank pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tierney is out of range and Datank settles back down.
Tierney has his takedown stuffed
and Datank counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tierney thinking.
Datank closes the distance and clinches.
Datank misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tierney.
Datank has Tierney pushed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Datank.
Datank using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Datank unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tierney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Datank landing knees to the body.
Datank changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tierney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tierney misses with a double jab
so Datank counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Datank stops Tierney from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tierney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Datank manages to get himself to full guard.
Tierney wants to control from the top but Datank keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney stands up from Datank's guard - Tierney perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tierney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Datank counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tierney is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Frank Datank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tierney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Datank counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Datank.
Tierney is looking to stand up but Datank isn't so interested in that idea.
Tierney wants to sweep here but Datank controlling him for the moment.
Tierney has his hands on Datank's head, controlling the position.
Tierney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Datank is one step ahead there.
Tierney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Datank passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Tierney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datank working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tierney manages to get back to half guard.
Datank trying to control from half guard but Tierney is working away.
Tierney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Datank.
Nice strikes from Datank there.
Datank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tierney is looking to control Datank's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tierney avoid being mounted?
Datank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tierney is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Datank there.
Datank lands strikes from half guard.
Tierney is trying to get back to full guard.
Datank winds up and cracks Tierney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datank seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tierney is rocked!
Tierney is trying to maintain the position but Datank is very close to passing his half guard.
Datank throwing shots but Tierney is blocking nicely.
Datank thows a huge punch but Tierney dodges it nicely.
Tierney preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tierney is looking to escape.
Frank Datank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tierney tries to get to full guard but Datank has control of the leg.
Datank controlling the action here.
Datank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tierney defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Datank walks into a jab.
Datank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tierney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Datank counters by moving into the clinch.
Datank is looking to control Tierney's arms but Tierney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Datank has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tierney wants to break free but Datank has control.
Tierney breaks from the clinch.
Datank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tierney.
Tierney misses with the combination.
Tierney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tierney tries to bum rush Datank with a series of wild strikes but Datank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Datank shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tierney but Tierney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Datank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tierney misses with a combination
and Datank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tierney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tierney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tierney misses with the combination.
Tierney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Datank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tierney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Datank dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Datank's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tierney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Datank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tierney.
Tierney misses with a wild combination.
Tierney is looking to clinch but Datank is avoiding it.
Tierney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for Tierney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Datank scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tierney is looking to escape.
Tierney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Datank.
Tierney gets full guard.
Datank preventing the sweep.
Tierney is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Datank landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Datank tries to stall but Tierney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Datank keeps control of Tierney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Datank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tierney wants to get back to striking at distance but Datank won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney can't break the clinch.
Datank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tierney breaks the clinch.
Tierney connects with a body shot.
Tierney fails to land with a series of punches.
Datank clinches.
Datank landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Datank leaning against his opponent.
Tierney is looking to break free of the clinch but Datank has double underhooks.
Tierney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tierney is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Datank can't fight it off and eventually Tierney manages to take the fight to the floor. Datank looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Datank tries to strike from the bottom.
Tierney 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.
Tierney looking to pass the guard.
Datank wants to sweep but no luck.
Tierney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tierney tries to free his leg and advance position but Datank is retaining full guard.
Tierney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tierney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney stands and steps away. Datank gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Datank misses with a takedown attempt - Tierney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tierney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Datank.
Tierney misses with a series of wild punches.
Datank shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Datank showed some decent athleticism there.
Datank 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.
Datank is nestled in close to Tierney, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tierney is staying active underneath Datank, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Datank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tierney defending well though.
Tierney makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tierney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datank misses with a double jab
and Tierney counters with a good low kick that Datank was not able to check.
A combination from Tierney does no damage.
Datank slips a jab and a cross from Tierney.
Datank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Datank lands a jab to the nose.
Datank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Datank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Datank lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tierney backs up against the cage.
Datank misses with a takedown attempt - Tierney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tierney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Datank counters with a two punch combo.
Datank closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tierney is still on wobbly legs! Can Datank finish him?
Tierney dodges the punch combination from Datank.
Tierney misses with a combination
letting Datank counter with a right hand.
Datank throws a monster overhand right that drops Tierney! Datank follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Datank!
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