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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Savo Tieros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tieros comes to the cage accompanied by All Over You-Live. Deeney has chosen When We Ride as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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161 cm
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150 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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173 cm
28
159 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Savo Tieros! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Deeney! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Deeney feints and then cracks Tieros's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tieros down. Deeney lands a leg kick that knocks Tieros off balance momentarily. A kick lands to the mid section there for Deeney. Deeney blocks a head kick by Tieros.
A good leg kick by Deeney. Tieros clinches with his opponent.
Tieros is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Tieros is trying to force a seperation but Deeney has the dominant position. Deeney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tieros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tieros's face.
This has been an exciting period of action! A knee to the head by Deeney.
Deeney stops a takedown attempt from Tieros.
The referee calls for Deeney to work.
Tieros tries for a takedown but Deeney manages to get underhooks.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tieros's face.
Tieros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tieros is trying to break the clinch but Deeney is controlling him. Deeney landing knees to the body.
Deeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tieros in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Deeney leaning his opponent against the cage. Deeney tries a knee to the head but Tieros blocks it.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Tieros wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savo Tieros. That's going to take a lot out of him. Deeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tieros in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Tieros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now. The referee calls for Deeney to work.
Tieros tries to break the clinch but Deeney is controlling the position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Deeney tries a knee to the head but Tieros blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney scores a nice knee to the body.
Tieros is breathing heavily. Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tieros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Tieros goes for a takedown attempt but Deeney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Deeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Deeney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tieros throws a head kick that misses. Deeney lands a leg kick that knocks Tieros off balance momentarily. Deeney lands a nice looking body kick. Deeney throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Deeney. That's going to slow Tieros down. Deeney delivers a nice body kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Deeney. That's going to slow Tieros down. Mark Deeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Deeney lands a front kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Deeney. That's going to slow Tieros down. Deeney lands with a kick to the ribs.
Deeney throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tieros crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Deeney - the referee stops the clock and Tieros gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Deeney. Tieros manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Tieros takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Deeney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Deeney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tieros. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Deeney rushes Tieros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Tieros.
Deeney just leaning against Tieros, taking a breather. Tieros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Tieros takes a knee to the side of the body. Tieros is trying to force a seperation but Deeney has the dominant position. Knees to the body from Deeney.
Deeney connects with a knee to the head.
Deeney with a knee to the head.
Deeney lands a nice knee to the body. Deeney crunches a lovely knee into Tieros's ribcage. Deeney scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Deeney lands an elbow just above Tieros 's eye. Deeney leaning against his opponent.
Deeney lands a knee to the body.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Deeney dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deeney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Deeney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tieros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Deeney scores with a leg kick.
Tieros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Deeney. Tieros shrugs it off though. A solid body kick from Deeney. Tieros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good leg kick by Deeney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Deeney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Tieros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tieros steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Deeney. That one must have hurt. Tieros sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deeney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A nice leg kick lands there from Deeney. A nice leg kick lands there from Deeney. An inside leg kick lands from Deeney. Tieros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Deeney throws a nice inside leg kick. Deeney lands a front kick. Deeney thuds his shin into the meat of Tieros's side. Mark Deeney seems to be getting the better of the standup. Tieros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Deeney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Deeney thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tieros if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Deeney lands a nice looking body kick. Deeney lands with a good body shot. Deeney scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Deeney connects with an inside leg kick. Deeney throws a front kick that sends Tieros stumbling back into the cage. Deeney lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Tieros walks forward, straight into a front kick from Deeney. A solid body kick from Deeney. Deeney throws a quick inside leg kick. Nice body kick from Deeney.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Deeney.
Deeney lands a front kick. Crunch! Deeney slams his shin into Tieros's torso. Deeney pushes Tieros away with a front kick. Deeney is looking to slow Tieros down with leg kicks. A good leg kick by Deeney. Tieros steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Deeney. That one must have hurt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Deeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A kick lands to the mid section there for Deeney. Mark Deeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A solid body kick from Deeney. Deeney lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tieros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Deeney. Deeney scoring well with a low kick there.
Tieros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deeney. Deeney obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deeney. Tieros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Deeney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tieros sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Deeney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Deeney scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Deeney lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tieros will feel that in the morning. Deeney moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Deeney 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Deeney lands a front kick. Deeney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tieros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Deeney feints and then cracks Tieros's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tieros down. Deeney connects with a leg kick. Tieros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Tieros throws a head kick that misses. Deeney scoring well with a low kick there.
Deeney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. An inside leg kick lands from Deeney. Deeney lands a leg kick that knocks Tieros off balance momentarily. Both fighters are breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Deeney throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Deeney scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deeney lands with a slapping head kick. Deeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deeney delivers a nice body kick. Deeney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tieros's calf. Deeney fakes the leg kick and cracks Tieros in the body. Tieros walks into a stiff left hand from Deeney. Deeney connects with a leg kick. Tieros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Deeney lands with a kick to the ribs.
Deeney scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Tieros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Deeney. Deeney lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Deeney rushes Tieros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Deeney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deeney lands a damaging elbow. Deeney has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Deeney lands a nice knee to the body. Deeney connects with a knee to the head.
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Deeney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tieros misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deeney. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Deeney working Tieros over with knees to the body. Mark Deeney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Tieros is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Deeney lands a damaging elbow. Deeney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Deeney lands a nice knee to the body. Deeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Tieros misses with the head strike.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tieros's face.
Deeney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tieros up against the cage. Deeney working Tieros over with knees to the body. Deeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head. Savo Tieros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Tieros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tieros blocks it with crossed arms. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Deeney blocking some punches.
Tieros tries to break free but Deeney pushes him back against the cage. Deeney working Tieros over with knees to the body. Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tieros lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Tieros wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Deeney effectively controlling the action here. Tieros with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Deeney lands a damaging elbow. A nice glancing elbow lands by Deeney. Tieros throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Mark Deeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Deeney has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Deeney! Mark Deeney tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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