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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan has chosen DESERT STORM by Tartanic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
27 - 19 - 1 |
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168 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Worsely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan lands with a shot to the body.
Worsely motions for Tiernan to come forward. Worsely throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan tries to clinch up.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worsely moves away.
Tiernan is looking to slow Worsely down with leg kicks.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Worsely fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiernan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Worsely has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiernan.
Worsely lands a lovely overhand right.
Worsely throws a solid leg kick but Tiernan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Worsely.
Nice shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Worsely counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tiernan!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worsely is working Tiernan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tiernan taking a bit of punishment here - Worsely scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Worsely.
Worsely wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
Tiernan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Worsely lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Worsely trying to control the position but Tiernan is working away.
Worsely works to advance to full mount. Tiernan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Worsely controlling his opponent.
Worsely throws a strike there. Tiernan manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan pushes Worsely off looking to stand but Worsely dives back in and keeps control.
Tiernan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Worsely.
Worsely is keen to just control but Tiernan is a slippery customer.
Tiernan is trying to stand.
Tiernan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tiernan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan keeping moving, preventing Worsely from controlling successfully.
Worsely passes into half guard.
Worsely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiernan keeps working.
Worsely is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Worsely wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Worsely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Worsely missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worsely is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Tiernan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Worsely dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Worsely misses with a head kick.
Worsely throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiernan.
That kick from Tiernan tenderised Worsely's leg. Worsely is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tiernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Worsely circles away.
Tiernan gets tackled into the cage by Worsely. Worsely maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worsely creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Worsely avoiding damage.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worsely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Worsely backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worsely.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Worsely controls his hands.
Worsely prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiernan avoids a wild elbow strike from Worsely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worsely swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Worsely throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiernans head.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Worsely.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Worsely.
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Worsely looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Worsely.
Worsely tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiernan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Worsely misses with some punches.
Tiernan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiernan is working Worsely over against the cage.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Worsely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worsely presses Tiernan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tiernan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Worsely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worsely clinches up against the cage.
Worsely misses with an elbow over the top.
Worsely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worsely struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Worsely.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Worsely blocks it.
Tiernan gets through Worsely's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Tiernan.
Worsely lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Worsely tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Worsely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worsely.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Worsely blocking some punches.
Worsely slows down the pace here.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worsely's elbow.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Worsely controls the action.
Worsely lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiernan or not.
Worsely's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiernan lands a shot to the body.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Worsely blocks it.
Worsely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worsely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worsely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tiernan - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely blocks an uppercut.
Worsely gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tiernan regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Worsely trying to control but Tiernan is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tiernan is looking to stand up but Worsely isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Tiernan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Worsely fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worsely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Worsely is looking to clinch but Tiernan is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiernan slips a straight right by Worsely.
Tiernan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Worsely checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Worsely is avoiding it.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiernan is looking to slow Worsely down with leg kicks.
Worsely misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Worsely walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiernan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan closes the distance and pushes Worsely back into the cage.
Tiernan lands a shot to the body.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Worsely lands a right hand.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worsely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Worsely struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Worsely works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Worsely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Worsely on the inside.
Worsely is looking to control Tiernan's arms but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Worsely has his back to the cage.
Tiernan prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worsely trying to stall but Tiernan improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Worsely.
Worsely lands an uppercut.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Worsely trying to stall but Tiernan improves his position.
Worsely misses with a punch on the inside.
Worsely softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Worsely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Worsely looking to stall.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Worsely backwards.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Worsely blocks it.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Worsely or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Worsely is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands with a short shot to the head.
Worsely prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to work over Worsely's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worsely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Worsely gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.
Worsely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan wants to break free but Worsely has control.
Worsely breaks from the clinch.
Worsely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiernan lands with a nice body punch.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worsely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Worsely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Worsely both land. Nice combination.
Tiernan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Worsely moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan throws a nice looking combination but Worsely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Worsely takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Worsely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiernan counters with a leg kick.
Worsely goes for a double leg but Tiernan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tiernan continues to drive forward.
Worsely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan wants to get back to striking at distance but Worsely won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tiernan 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Tiernan!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Tiernan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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