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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce comes to the cage accompanied by Eve 6 - Inside Out. Danger has chosen Danger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
31 - 18 - 0 |
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194 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Danger!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danger moves away.
Danger takes one to the side of the head.
Danger defending well as Pierce loads up on a big left hand.
Pierce looks to score with a jab to the body but Danger is just out of range.
Pierce is looking to score with low kicks.
Damon Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Danger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pierce.
Pierce instigates a clinch.
Pierce is looking to break free of the clinch but Danger has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pierce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Danger walks away with a smile on his face. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danger was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Pierce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danger throws out the jab.
Pierce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce throws a sloppy head kick and Danger moves out of range easily.
Pierce takes a swing at Danger's ribcage but misses.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Pierce.
Danger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Danger keeps the fight on the outside.
Danger throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.
Danger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pierce. That one must have hurt.
Pierce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierce walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pierce looks to land a body kick but Danger moved away.
Pierce throws a head kick that misses.
Danger lands a glancing blow to the side of Pierce's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pierce fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danger lands with a cross.
It looks like Damon Pierce has been cut.
Danger throws the left hand but Pierce avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce scores with a kick to the midsection.
Danger avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Danger blocks the body kick.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danger moves away.
Pierce is looking to score with low kicks.
Pierce is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pierce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierce moves to clinch but Danger breaks away
and Danger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pierce checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger moves out of range of the body kick.
Danger throws a hook to the side of Pierce's head but Pierce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Danger. That snapped Pierce's head back.
Pierce misses with a kick to the body.
Danger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Danger did well to prevent Pierce getting side control.
Pierce thows a huge punch but Danger dodges it nicely.
Danger wants to control but Pierce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pierce is staying active.
Danger is staying active underneath Pierce, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damon Pierce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danger avoids a kick to the body.
Danger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Pierce attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pierce throws a body kick that misses
and Danger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierce is looking to wear down Danger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pierce shoots in and bounces Danger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danger looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger has control of Pierce's left arm, preventing Pierce from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Pierce has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pierce throws a big right hand that misses.
Danger being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce tries a low kick but Danger avoids it.
Pierce is looking to chop away at Danger's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce looking to score a takedown here. Danger is defending well but Pierce drives through and ends up in Danger's guard.
Pierce is looking to work some ground and pound but Danger has wrist control.
Pierce throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierce tries to free his leg and advance position but Danger is retaining full guard.
Pierce is working hard here to advance position.
Pierce throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pierce postures up.
Danger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danger is pulling down on Pierce's head to control his posture.
Pierce throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierce tries to free his leg and advance position but Danger is retaining full guard.
Pierce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danger working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carlos Danger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pierce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pierce lands a leg kick that knocks Danger off balance momentarily.
Pierce walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damon Pierce is winning the standup battle so far.
Danger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pierce. Danger shrugs it off though.
Danger throws the left hand but Pierce avoids the punch easily.
Pierce's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pierce scrambles back to his feet.
Damon Pierce's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierce throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danger checks a low kick from Pierce.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Pierce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Danger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Danger misses with a looping right.
Pierce blocks a jab.
Danger throws a chopping leg kick but Pierce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pierce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pierce.
Danger looks to land a body kick but Pierce moved away.
Pierce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Danger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pierce misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Carlos Danger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danger blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Pierce.
Danger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pierce checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danger blocks a head kick by Pierce.
Danger checks a leg kick.
Danger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pierce.
Danger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danger cracks a nice hook into Pierce's ribs.
Danger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pierce.
Pierce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danger's waist but Danger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierce off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce scores with a sloppy right hand. Danger should have avoided that one.
Pierce clobbers Danger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pierce swings for the body but Danger moves out of range.
Pierce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danger misses with a hook. Pierce ducked under it nicely.
Pierce misses with a series of wild punches.
Danger stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierce. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
Danger blocks the body kick.
Pierce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Danger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pierce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Danger has control of Pierce's left arm, preventing Pierce from doing any damage.
Pierce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Danger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damon Pierce.
Pierce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Danger in his tracks.
Pierce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danger moves out of range of the body kick from Pierce.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Danger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce throws a head kick but Danger moves out of range.
Pierce throws a leg kick
and Danger counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Damon Pierce did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danger misses with a low kick.
Pierce looks to score with a jab to the body but Danger is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Danger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pierce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pierce.
Danger avoids the head kick by Pierce.
Pierce wants to slow Danger down by chopping away at his legs.
Danger slips under a jab from Pierce.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierce, as that shot connected.
Danger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierce looks for the body kick but Danger saw that one coming.
A jab from Danger misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Pierce finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Danger blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Danger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierce lands a jab to Danger's midsection.
Danger moves out of range of the body kick.
Danger moves out of range as Pierce throws a body kick.
Pierce shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pierce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Danger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danger was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Pierce throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pierce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Pierce. Those never looked like landing.
Pierce lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierce motions for Danger to come forward. Pierce throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pierce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pierce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danger manages to avoid it.
Danger looks to land a right hand but Pierce moved out of range.
Good exchange - Danger coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a body kick that misses
and Danger counters with a head kick that drops Pierce to the mat! Pierce scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce misses with a lunging right hand
and Danger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pierce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierce looks to land a body kick but Danger moved away.
Pierce looks to land a body kick but Danger moved away.
Pierce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Pierce is looking to land body kicks.
Danger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Pierce throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Danger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Danger finds it's target.
Danger misses with the combination.
Pierce works Danger's body with a nice hook.
Pierce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danger tries to land a leg kick but Pierce saw it coming and moves away.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierce instigates a clinch.
Pierce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Danger after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Danger dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Pierce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danger was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Pierce misses with a wild combination.
Danger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danger's waist but Danger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierce off to one side.
Pierce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierce throws a wild body kick that Danger sees coming a mile off.
Carlos Danger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger slips a straight right by Pierce.
Pierce throws a wild body kick that Danger sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Pierce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierce is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Danger.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Danger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pierce counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Danger's guard now.
Pierce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierce throws an elbow that misses. Danger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierce's guard. Nice move by Danger!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pierce trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pierce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Danger has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos Danger.
Danger moves out of range as Pierce throws a body kick.
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.
Pierce closes the distance and clinches.
Danger lands a nice uppercut.
Danger stops a takedown attempt from Pierce.
Still in the clinch, Danger scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierce.
Pierce wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pierce wants to control from the top but Danger keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damon Pierce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierce doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierce manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Pierce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pierce has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Pierce!
A less than humble Damon Pierce misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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