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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierre looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Black wants to stand up but Pierre is controlling him.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black controls Pierre momentarily but Pierre frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George Pierre just wasn't active enough.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Pierre. No joy for Black on that attempt.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Pierre.
Black's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Black duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pierre pinned against the cage. Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Black is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pierre sprawls well. Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Pierre's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pierre throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.
Black keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George Pierre just wasn't active enough.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Black sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pierre stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pierre wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Pierre stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierre.
Pierre trying to control the pace.
We've been informed that Black has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We're going to have a standup here because George Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pierre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Black tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pierre is in Black's guard.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Pierre advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Pierre postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black works over Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pierre looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Pierre. No joy for Black on that attempt.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Black sprawls well initially but Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pierre prevents Black from standing back up.
Pierre stands up out of the half guard.
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!
Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Black is staying active underneath Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pierre decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Black is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Black did well to prevent Pierre getting side control.
Black trying to control but Pierre postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Black won't allow Pierre to pass to mount.
Black wants to control but Pierre is keeping busy.
Black wants to stand back up but Pierre manages to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
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