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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gianluca Pedinotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Tierney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedinotti comes to the cage accompanied by Kasabian - Reason is Treason. Brennan Tierney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gianluca Pedinotti's chin.
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180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gianluca Pedinotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brennan Tierney!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tierney misses with a looping left.
Pedinotti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tierney as he jumps to the side.
Pedinotti checks the leg kick.
Pedinotti shoots for a double leg takedown but Tierney sprawls well. He's pushed Pedinotti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pedinotti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pedinotti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pedinotti postures up and lands a big shot to Tierney's brow.
Pedinotti throws a strike but Tierney rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pedinotti is pulling down on Tierney's head. It's preventing any offense from Tierney, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedinotti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tierney manages to get himself to full guard.
Tierney wants to stand and escape but Pedinotti is having none of it.
Pedinotti wants to pass the guard but Tierney is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedinotti throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedinotti stays in close to Tierney's body and controls the position.
Pedinotti landing with the ground and pound.
Pedinotti advances to half guard.
Pedinotti is trying to control. Tierney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pedinotti trying to mount his opponent but Tierney defends it.
Pedinotti is stalling here. Tierney is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pedinotti seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tierney has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pedinotti wants to control but Tierney postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedinotti gets back to half guard.
Pedinotti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pedinotti wants to control but Tierney is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pedinotti is refusing to be controlled, as Tierney sits in half guard.
Tierney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tierney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pedinotti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brennan Tierney hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tierney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tierney wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianluca Pedinotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedinotti misses with a takedown attempt - Tierney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tierney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tierney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pedinotti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pedinotti misses with a takedown attempt - Tierney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pedinotti.
Tierney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Tierney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tierney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pedinotti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pedinotti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tierney is looking to regain half guard here but Pedinotti keeps moving and retains side control.
Pedinotti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tierney is trying to buck Pedinotti off.
Tierney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pedinotti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedinotti is trying to get an arm triangle but Tierney is defending well.
Pedinotti trying to control the action but Tierney is working from the bottom.
Tierney avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pedinotti.
Pedinotti tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tierney 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pedinotti scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianluca Pedinotti dominated that round.
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.
Tierney lands a nice hook to Pedinotti's body. Pedinotti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Pedinotti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tierney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pedinotti avoids it really well and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tierney throws out a loose jab but Pedinotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tierney's corner calls for a 1-2. Tierney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pedinotti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tierney sprawls well. Tierney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pedinotti gets slowly back to his feet.
Tierney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tierney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tierney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pedinotti moves into range and clinches up with Tierney.
Tierney wants to break free but Pedinotti has control.
Pedinotti tries to pull guard but Tierney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianluca Pedinotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedinotti tries to pull guard but Tierney holds him up against the cage and eventually Pedinotti drops back down to his feet.
Tierney dodges an elbow strike from Pedinotti.
Tierney jumps guard but Pedinotti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pedinotti successfully pulls guard.
Pedinotti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tierney defends well.
Tierney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tierney postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pedinotti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tierney, into his guard.
Tierney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gianluca Pedinotti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney is trying to keep Pedinotti in close.
Pedinotti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tierney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Tierney. No joy for Pedinotti on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedinotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tierney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedinotti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Tierney misses.
Tierney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tierney wants it to stay on the feet.
Pedinotti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tierney throws out a loose jab but Pedinotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tierney lands with a hook. Pedinotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tierney misses with an uppercut. Pedinotti saw that one coming.
Tierney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pedinotti gets a takedown into half guard.
Tierney looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Tierney wants to control but Pedinotti is keeping busy.
Pedinotti prevents Tierney from improving his position.
Pedinotti controlling the action here.
Tierney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pedinotti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pedinotti seems to be working for a kimura but Tierney defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gianluca Pedinotti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tierney misses with a looping right.
A jab from Tierney misses.
Tierney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pedinotti is fending him off so far but Tierney persists. Nope, Pedinotti circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as Pedinotti blocks the low kick.
Pedinotti stuffs the takedown.
Pedinotti dives in and scores a takedown into Tierney's guard.
Pedinotti scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pedinotti lands a couple of digs.
Pedinotti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pedinotti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tierney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedinotti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tierney keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pedinotti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pedinotti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pedinotti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pedinotti working away.
Pedinotti is trying to get an arm triangle but Tierney is defending well.
Pedinotti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedinotti is trying to get an arm triangle but Tierney is defending well.
Pedinotti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pedinotti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tierney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pedinotti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney is trying to get back to half guard.
Pedinotti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pedinotti working the body and head with strikes.
Pedinotti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tierney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pedinotti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tierney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tierney wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pedinotti is trying to get an arm triangle but Tierney is defending well.
Pedinotti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tierney keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tierney is looking for a sweep.
Brennan Tierney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gianluca Pedinotti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pedinotti landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gianluca Pedinotti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pedinotti, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gianluca Pedinotti!
Gianluca Pedinotti took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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