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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jameer Tier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonito Donnaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnaire has chosen I'm Ready as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jameer Tier!
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, Nonito Donnaire!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tier tries to clinch up but Donnaire circles away and keeps his distance.
Tier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnaire fails to land with a series of punches.
Tier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tier misses with a head kick.
Donnaire closes the distance and clinches up with Tier, looking for a takedown. Donnaire pushes Tier against the cage but Tier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donnaire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tier scores with a head kick.
Tier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donnaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Donnaire misses with a looping right.
Donnaire shoots in but no luck this time.
Jameer Tier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Donnaire.
Donnaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tier circles away quickly and effectively.
Donnaire tries for a takedown but Tier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donnaire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tier tries to avoid it but Donnaire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tier to the ground. Tier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tier has Donnaire up against the cage in a clinch.
Tier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tier is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Donnaire's half guard.
Donnaire actively working from the bottom here.
Tier is trying to control the action in half guard but Donnaire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Donnaire is looking to improve his position.
Donnaire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Donnaire actively working from the bottom here.
Donnaire looks gassed!
Donnaire trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnaire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tier.
Donnaire is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Donnaire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Donnaire tries to get to full guard but Tier has control of the leg.
Tier is trying to work for a kimura but Donnaire is defending well.
Tier is trying to control. Donnaire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tier wants to stand up but Donnaire has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Donnaire trying to control here.
Tier is trying to control. Donnaire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donnaire won't allow Tier to pass to mount.
Donnaire trying to control from the bottom.
Tier wants to control but Donnaire is keeping him busy.
Donnaire is looking to control Tier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donnaire avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tier fails with the takedown.
Donnaire looks for a takedown but Tier sprawls well.
That's four 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.
Tier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donnaire, pushing him back against the cage.
Donnaire is trying to break the clinch but Tier is controlling him.
Donnaire tries to score a body lock takedown but Tier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tier breaks from the clinch.
Donnaire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tier is fending him off so far but Donnaire persists. Nope, Tier circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tier tries to clinch but Donnaire is having none of it.
Donnaire shoots in for a takedown but Tier shows good takedown defense.
Tier tries to bum rush Donnaire with a series of wild strikes but Donnaire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tier looks to land a combination but Donnaire avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameer Tier dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tier throws a nice head kick!
Tier tries to clinch there but Donnaire circles away.
Tier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donnaire swivels and escapes.
Tier stuffs the takedown.
Donnaire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donnaire somewhat.
Donnaire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jameer Tier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donnaire's sensitive parts.
Donnaire doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tier counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jameer Tier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Donnaire.
Tier fails to land with a series of punches.
Donnaire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donnaire shoots in looking for a takedown but Tier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Donnaire's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tier misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tier lands a head kick. Donnaire smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Donnaire throws a right and a left that Tier avoids nicely.
Donnaire has his takedown stuffed
and Tier counters with a low kick, right behind Donnaire 's knee.
Tier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donnaire.
Tier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tier gets underhooks to prevent Donnaire's takedown attempt.
A short right from Tier.
Tier breaks from the clinch.
Tier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donnaire is fending him off so far but Tier persists. Nope, Donnaire circles away and we're back to standing.
Tier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donnaire.
Donnaire tries for a takedown but Tier circles away easily
and Tier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tier throws a sloppy head kick and Donnaire moves out of range easily.
Tier lands a head kick!
Donnaire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tier trying to control but Donnaire is working from the bottom.
Donnaire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Donnaire wants to sweep but no luck.
Tier will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Donnaire will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnaire looking for a sweep. Not yet Donnaire, not yet.
Donnaire working for a triangle but Tier defends it easily.
Donnaire looking for subs off his back but Tier has passed one foot through into half guard.
Donnaire makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donnaire.
Donnaire has a closed guard, preventing Tier from standing up.
That's four 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.
Tier trying to control the position from guard on top but Donnaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donnaire managing to control the position.
Donnaire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tier is aware though and is defending well.
Donnaire has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tier is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Donnaire.
Donnaire can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameer Tier dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Donnaire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donnaire swinging wildly here.
Tier closes the distance and clinches up with Donnaire, looking for a takedown. Tier pushes Donnaire against the cage but Donnaire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tier scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Donnaire sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Donnaire has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tier is working away from the top position though.
Tier is trying to control. Donnaire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donnaire trying to hold on to Tier's head to control him but Tier postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tier prevents Donnaire from improving his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tier is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Donnaire doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tier.
Donnaire wants to control but Tier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donnaire throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tier trying to mount his opponent but Donnaire defends it.
Donnaire moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Donnaire working a defensive guard here.
Donnaire wants to control but Tier passes easily into half guard.
Donnaire gets full guard.
Tier wants to control from the top but Donnaire keeps moving.
Tier postures up in Donnaire's guard and throws a big left but Donnaire blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnaire pushes Tier off and scrambles back to his feet.
Donnaire closes the distance and clinches up with Tier, looking for a takedown. Donnaire pushes Tier against the cage but Tier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donnaire misses with a wild combination.
Tier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Donnaire takes a step back to recover.
Jameer Tier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donnaire misses with a takedown
and Tier counters with a two punch combo.
Tier is looking to clinch but Donnaire is avoiding it.
Tier misses with the combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tier!
That's four 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.
Horrible takedown by Donnaire or perhaps it was just good defense by Tier which made him look bad.
Jameer Tier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Donnaire.
A head kick from Tier lands but Donnaire takes it in his stride.
Donnaire doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nonito Donnaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnaire with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tier counters with a head kick. That will keep Donnaire thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tier scores with a one two! Donnaire had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tier looks for a takedown but Donnaire sprawls well.
Tier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnaire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tier connects with a high kick.
Tier rushes Donnaire and presses him up against the cage.
Donnaire wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jameer Tier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameer Tier!
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energy
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RATING
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