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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sjonnie Flodder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Baha Men - Move It Like This. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sjonnie Flodder!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno misses with a hook. Flodder ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Flodder.
Flodder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sjonnie Flodder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno cracks Flodder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pierno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pierno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike.
Pierno definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike.
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!
A shot in the inside from Pierno.
Pierno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flodder is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
Pierno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flodder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
Flodder tries to circle away but Pierno has him pinned against the cage.
Flodder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flodder's efforts to push away.
Pierno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Flodder up against the cage.
Flodder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flodder is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierno has double underhooks.
Pierno pushes Flodder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierno.
Flodder tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Flodder is trying to break free.
Flodder is trying to push Pierno away but Pierno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno stalling against the cage.
Flodder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierno lands with a short shot to the head.
Flodder tries to circle away but Pierno has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pierno misses with a body punch.
Pierno controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pierno for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pierno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flodder's efforts to push away.
Flodder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Pierno to work.
Pierno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flodders head.
Pierno tries to throw a body punch but Flodder avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pierno.
Flodder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierno stalling against the cage.
Pierno seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A frustrated look appears on Flodder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flodder wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierno won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Flodder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierno just leaning against Flodder, taking a breather.
Flodder's coach down at Demon's Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flodder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A hook to the body from Pierno.
Pierno struggles to land a body shot inside as Flodder controls his hands.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Flodder tries to circle away but Pierno has him pinned against the cage.
Flodder is trying to push Pierno away but Pierno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flodder.
Flodder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierno lands a nice uppercut.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flodder.
Pierno stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pierno.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flodder is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flodder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
Flodder tries to bum rush Pierno with a series of wild strikes but Pierno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierno scores with a punch to the head.
Flodder is still on wobbly legs! Can Pierno finish him?
Flodder looks to land a combination but Pierno avoids it well.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flodder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flodder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flodder seems to have recovered his senses.
Flodder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pierno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Pierno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flodder wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierno won't allow it.
Pierno controlling the action here for a moment.
Tim Pierno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierno has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pierno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flodder backwards.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Flodder up against the cage.
Pierno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Flodder.
Flodder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flodder is trying to push Pierno away but Pierno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flodder has had enough of the clinch but Pierno keeps him there for the moment.
Flodder takes a shot to the head.
Flodder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flodder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierno misses with a straight right.
Flodder misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Pierno misses.
Flodder swinging wildly here.
Flodder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pierno.
A shot in the inside from Pierno.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flodder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flodder can't break the clinch.
Flodder tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Pierno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flodder can do to turn this around?
Pierno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flodders head.
Flodder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pierno digs a right hand underneath Flodder's ribcage. Flodder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Flodder wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierno won't allow it.
Pierno scores with a shoulder strike.
Pierno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pierno slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno lands with a short shot to the head.
Flodder tries to circle away but Pierno has him pinned against the cage.
Pierno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flodder backwards.
Flodder is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pierno - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pierno scores with a shoulder strike.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flodder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flodder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
Pierno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Flodder up against the cage.
Flodder takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno prevents Flodder from breaking the clinch.
Pierno is pushing Flodder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pierno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flodder backwards.
Still in the clinch, Pierno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierno digs a right hand underneath Flodder's ribcage. Flodder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pierno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flodder blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pierno - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Flodder tries to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling the position.
Pierno lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Pierno on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pierno cracks Flodder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flodder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierno.
Sloppy strikes from Flodder. Those never looked like landing.
Flodder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Piernos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flodder fails to land with a series of punches.
Flodder swinging wildly here.
Pierno dodges the punch combination from Flodder.
A left and a right from Flodder both land. Nice combination.
Pierno misses with a wild combination.
Sjonnie Flodder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierno slips a jab and a cross from Flodder.
Flodder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pierno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierno.
Pierno keeps control of Flodder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pierno scores with a hook to the body.
Pierno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flodder is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
Pierno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Flodder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Pierno lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Pierno has Flodder pushed against the cage.
Pierno lands an uppercut.
Flodder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierno lands an uppercut.
Pierno pushes Flodder against the cage. Pierno is working some dirty boxing. Pierno pushes off with a quick right hook! Flodder goes down! Flodder tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pierno moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Pierno!
Tim Pierno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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