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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shepard Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pie comes into the arena with Bring the Noise blaring out of the sound system. Shepard Pie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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182 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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175 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shepard Pie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Style!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Style tries a low kick but Pie avoids it.
Style tries to sprawl but Pie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Style actively working from the bottom here.
Style trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Pie seems content to control.
Style manages to get to full guard.
Pie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Style has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pie has managed to get both his arms back between Style's legs - danger averted.
Pie 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.
Style is trying to control the position but Pie postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pie wants to pass the guard but Style is keeping the position.
Style looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Style working for a triangle but Pie defends it easily.
Style is trying to keep Pie in close.
Pie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shepard Pie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Style throws a sloppy head kick
and Pie counters by clinching up.
Pie cracks Style with a nice body shot.
Pie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Style is aware though and is defending well.
Pie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Style!
Pie controlling from the full mount.
Style is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Style wants to control but Pie is having none of it.
Pie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Style wants to control but Pie is having none of it.
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.
Pie controlling his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shepard Pie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Style manages to avoid it.
Style fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pie moves into the clinch.
Pie jumps guard but Style stands there with Pie around his waist. Pie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Style is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Style stalling in the clinch but Pie improves position.
Pie wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shepard Pie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Style wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shepard Pie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Style lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pie avoids the head kick by Style.
Some bone on bone action there as Pie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Style throws a leg kick but Pie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Style tries to clinch up.
Pie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Style throws out a leg kick but Pie moves out of range and Style only half commits.
Pie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Style misses with a low kick as Pie jumps back.
Good work by Pie as he checks the leg kick.
Style finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pie checks the leg kick.
Pie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Style.
Style walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tim Style seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Pie blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Pie.
Style tries to clinch but Pie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Style misses with a low kick as Pie jumps back.
Style 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.
Pie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Style misses with a leg kick.
Style looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pie avoids the head kick by Style.
Pie checks a leg kick.
Style scores with a leg kick.
Style tries to land a leg kick but Pie saw it coming and moves away.
Style tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pie is able to avoid easily.
Pie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pie looks to throw the jab but Style is out of range.
Shepard Pie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Style misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Style lands a leg kick that knocks Pie off balance momentarily.
Style throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick from Style lands but Pie takes it in his stride.
Style throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Style is predictable there
and Pie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Style won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pie controls the position.
Style prevents Pie from moving into mount.
Style is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pie remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shepard Pie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Style tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Style is looking to chop away at Pie's legs.
That kick from Style tenderised Pie's leg. Pie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Style uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pie.
Style wants to slow Pie down by chopping away at his legs.
Pie checks a leg kick.
Style throws a low kick but Pie moves out of range easily.
Pie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Style goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Style misses with a low kick.
Style throws a leg kick but Pie checks it.
Style motions for Pie to come forward. Style throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Style throws a low kick, looking for Pie's leg but Pie calmly moves out of range.
Pie darts in and clinches Style up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Style looking to slow down the pace here.
Pie jumps guard and drags Style to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Style stacks Pie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Style!
Pie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Style is working for a kimura but Pie is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Style showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Style is looking to slow Pie down with leg kicks.
Pie blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Style.
A nice inside leg kick there by Style. That's going to slow Pie down.
Pie blocks a low kick nicely.
Style looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Style connects with a leg kick. Pie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tim Style seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pie checks a leg kick.
Style throws a solid leg kick but Pie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Style.
Style with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Style misses with a leg kick.
Style pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pie is out of range and Style settles back down.
Style lands a front kick.
Style motions for Pie to come forward. Style throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Style misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Style walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Style is trying to defend but Pie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Style trying to control here.
Pie wants to work for an arm triangle but Style is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Style keeps working.
Style trying to control here.
Style looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Style is refusing to be controlled, as Pie sits in half guard.
Style actively working from the bottom here.
Pie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Style makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Style.
Pie wants to pass the guard but Style is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pie tries to free his leg and advance position but Style is retaining full guard.
Style is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pie is aware though and is defending well.
Style is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pie trying to control but Style is working from the bottom.
Shepard Pie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shepard Pie.
A bone on bone clash there as Pie blocks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Style.
A big right from Pie misses.
Style feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pie's calf.
Style is looking to clinch but Pie is avoiding it.
Style is looking to slow Pie down with leg kicks.
Style throws a leg kick that misses.
Pie blocks a low kick nicely.
Style throws a front kick aimed at Pie's knee but Pie avoids it well.
Pie has closed the distance and engaged Style in a clinch.
Style is looking to control Pie's arms but Pie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Style has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Style comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Style has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Style!
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energy
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hype
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