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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno has chosen Baha Men - Move It Like This as his entrance music. Tim Pierno acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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 Las Vegas, Robbie Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno staying out of range there.
Pierno moves out of range as Roads strikes.
Roads misses with a jab to the body
and Pierno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Robbie Roads has been cut.
Roads misses with an uppercut
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
A big right from Roads misses.
Pierno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roads scores with a nice right hand.
Robbie Roads seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno avoids the body shot from Roads.
Pierno digs a good body shot into Roads's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roads throws a lazy uppercut
and Pierno counters with a right hand to the body.
Roads looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roads tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roads's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno misses with a two punch combination.
Roads looking to score a takedown here. Pierno is defending well but Roads drives through and ends up in Pierno's guard.
Roads wants to pass the guard but Pierno is keeping the position.
Roads distracts Pierno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pierno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pierno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roads lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roads throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roads accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pierno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pierno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roads is one step ahead there.
Roads trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Roads throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Roads ducks down to avoid it.
Roads throws a front kick aimed at Pierno's knee but Pierno avoids it well.
Roads swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pierno counters with a three punch combo that has Roads backing up. Roads nods at Pierno to acknowledge the strikes.
Roads throws a right hand that misses
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roads throws a body punch but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roads.
Roads throws the left hand but Pierno avoids the punch easily.
Pierno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roads misses with a jab to the body
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Roads lands a jab.
Pierno connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roads looks to land a left hand but Pierno moved out of range nicely.
Roads misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roads shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pierno pinned against the cage. Pierno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roads misses the jab.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Roads misses its intended target.
Roads lands with an uppercut that bounces Pierno off the cage and back into range.
Roads bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roads misses with a shot to the body
and Pierno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Pierno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robbie Roads's cut.
That's time! Roads's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roads misses with a left hand
and Pierno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roads looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roads misses with a left hand
and Pierno counters with a big right hand! Oh Roads is in trouble here! Pierno follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Pierno!
An out of breath Tim Pierno thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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