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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whitey Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadeusz Pieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadeusz Pieta has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Whitey Marsh 's chin.
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195 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whitey Marsh ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tadeusz Pieta! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marsh throws a hook to the side of Pieta's head but Pieta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pieta. Marsh is looking to clinch. Pieta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Marsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pieta pinned against the cage. Pieta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Pieta scores with a nice head shot. Marsh wants to clinch. Marsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Pieta scores with a nice strike. Decent striking displayed by Pieta there. Pieta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marsh s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Pieta missing with a left hand there. Marsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Marsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pieta swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pieta connects with a looping right hand.
Marsh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Marsh walks into a left hand. Marsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Marsh moves away from the strike by Pieta. Marsh misses with a hook. Pieta ducked under it nicely. Marsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marsh throws a jab when Pieta was well out of range. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Pieta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marsh on the side of the head. Marsh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Pieta is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marsh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Pieta scores with a jab. Marsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pieta as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey Marsh . That's going to take a lot out of him. Pieta cracks Marsh with a right hand to the side of the head. Marsh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Pieta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pieta. A slow jab from Marsh misses its intended target. A swing and a miss from Marsh . Pieta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Pieta clobbers Marsh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Pieta lands with an overhand left. Pieta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Pieta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Marsh wants to clinch up but Pieta keeps it at a distance. Pieta leaves Marsh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Tadeusz Pieta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Marsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pieta. Tadeusz Pieta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pieta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pieta wants it to stay on the feet. Marsh is breathing heavily. A jab lands there for Pieta. Pieta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Marsh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pieta to score with a decent uppercut. Pieta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Marsh takes one on the button. Marsh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Pieta uses good head movement to avoid it. Marsh walks into a left hand. Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pieta. Pieta cracks Marsh with an open hand slap. Marsh tries to clinch up but Pieta circles away and keeps his distance. Marsh is looking to clinch but Pieta is avoiding it.
A left lands for Pieta. Pieta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marsh 's head. Nice shot lands for Pieta. Pieta scores with a nice strike. Pieta works the jab nicely. Marsh walks into a straight right hand from Pieta.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marsh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Marsh throws a jab but it's blocked by Pieta. Pieta lands an overhand right. The fighters circling - Marsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Marsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pieta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pieta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Pieta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Marsh moves away from the strike by Pieta. Marsh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Marsh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Pieta tests Marsh 's chin there with a solid looking shot. Marsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Marsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Pieta moves out of range of the strikes. Pieta misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pieta avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Marsh tries to clinch but Pieta is having none of it. The crowd cheers as Pieta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marsh doesn't seem phased though. Marsh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Marsh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Marsh misses with a hook. Pieta lunges at Marsh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marsh 's hand. Pieta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marsh 's head backwards. Marsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. 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! Marsh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pieta throws a good cross that connects.
Pieta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pieta works the jab nicely. Pieta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marsh on the side of the head. Marsh misses with a straight left. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Marsh moves in looking to clinch but Pieta pushes him off. Pieta lands a lovely overhand right. Marsh moves in looking to clinch but Pieta pushes him off. Pieta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsh . Marsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pieta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marsh somewhat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadeusz Pieta dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pieta 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.
Pieta lands a jab to the nose. Marsh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Marsh throws out a loose jab but Pieta uses good head movement to avoid it. Marsh tries to clinch but Pieta is having none of it. Pieta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pieta wants it to stay on the feet. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Marsh . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Pieta moves into range and connects with a jab. Pieta swats away the attempt to clinch by Marsh . Pieta connects with a nice looking jab.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up with Pieta, looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes Pieta against the cage but Pieta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. The fighters circle momentarily. Pieta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Marsh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tadeusz Pieta seems to be getting the better of the standup. Marsh shoots in but Pieta avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey Marsh . That's going to take a lot out of him. Marsh is looking to clinch but Pieta is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A cross from Pieta lands. Pieta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marsh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pieta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marsh somewhat. Pieta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pieta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Pieta darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Marsh throws a big shot that misses. Pieta cracks Marsh with a right hand to the side of the head. Marsh walks into a stiff left hand from Pieta. Pieta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Marsh missing with a left hand there. Pieta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Pieta tests Marsh 's chin there with a solid looking shot. Marsh shoots in looking for a takedown but Pieta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marsh 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Pieta lands a glancing blow to the side of Marsh 's head. Marsh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Pieta scores with a jab. Marsh acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Marsh misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marsh tries to move into range but Pieta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Good shot there by Pieta. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pieta lands with an uppercut that bounces Marsh off the cage and back into range. Pieta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marsh on the side of the head. Marsh tries to clinch but Pieta moves out of range. Pieta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marsh under the eye. Pieta lands with a straight right. Marsh didn't see that one coming. Pieta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Marsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Marsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jab, jab by Pieta - just one landing. Pieta lands the left hand. Marsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pieta paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pieta lands an overhand right. Marsh drops his hands momentarily and Pieta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Marsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A left lands for Pieta.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pieta avoids it really well and circles away. Pieta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marsh on the side of the head. Pieta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nice uppercut there from Pieta. Pieta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Marsh tries to clinch there but Pieta circles away.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Pieta. Marsh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pieta to score with a decent uppercut. Marsh missing with a left hand there. Pieta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Marsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Pieta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Marsh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A punch lands to the side of Marsh 's head but he takes it in his stride. Marsh walks into a jab. Marsh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pieta connects with a single shot there. Pieta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pieta, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pieta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Pieta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsh . Marsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pieta pinned against the cage. Pieta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. A big left from Marsh misses. Pieta cracks Marsh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. This has been an exciting period of action! Pieta cracks Marsh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Pieta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The fighters circling - Pieta throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Marsh closes the distance and clinches up with Pieta, looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes Pieta against the cage but Pieta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Marsh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Pieta circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Marsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsh there as he acknowledges the shot. Marsh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsh loads up on a big right hand but Pieta slips the punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadeusz Pieta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marsh tries to clinch but Pieta is having none of it. Pieta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marsh 's hands. Pieta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Pieta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Pieta scores with a sloppy right hand. Marsh should have avoided that one. Pieta swats away the attempt to clinch by Marsh . Pieta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Pieta lands an overhand right. Marsh tries to clinch there but Pieta circles away.
Marsh drives through with a takedown into Pieta's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Pieta wants to stand and escape but Marsh is having none of it. Marsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Pieta is retaining full guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pieta has his feet on Marsh 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Pieta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pieta tests Marsh 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marsh throws a jab when Pieta was well out of range. Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing. Pieta lands a glancing blow to the side of Marsh 's head. Pieta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Pieta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsh . Nice uppercut lands for Pieta. That snapped Marsh 's head back.
Pieta cracks Marsh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Pieta throws a good cross that connects.
Pieta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marsh on the side of the head. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsh . Marsh takes one on the button. Pieta scores with a jab. Nice shot lands for Pieta. Nice cross by Pieta. Marsh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pieta to score with a decent uppercut. Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pieta.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lazy left from Pieta finds it's target. Pieta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsh . Pieta defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand. Marsh rushes Pieta and presses him up against the cage. Pieta is trying to break the clinch but Marsh is controlling him. Pieta is trying to break the clinch but Marsh has him pressed against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pieta is trying to break the clinch but Marsh is controlling him. Pieta wants to break free but Marsh has control.
Pieta tries to break free but Marsh pushes him back against the cage. Pieta has had enough of the clinch but Marsh keeps him there for the moment. Pieta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Pieta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Pieta is trying to break the clinch but Marsh has him pressed against the cage. Pieta working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pieta breaks from the clinch.
Pieta misses with a left hand and Marsh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marsh . Pieta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Pieta tries to break free but Marsh pushes him back against the cage. Marsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pieta's efforts to push away. Marsh jumps guard.
Pieta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action! Marsh has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pieta doesn't defend quickly enough and Marsh has managed to lock this one up! Can Pieta escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Marsh on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Whitey Marsh !
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energy
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RATING
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