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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suke Bono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suke Bono!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bono fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiernan, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a knee strike.
Bono is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiernan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bono avoids the damage to the body.
Bono throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiernan leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tiernan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tiernan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Bono - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiernan misses with an elbow strike.
Bono tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bono fails to pull guard.
Patrick Tiernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suke Bono.
Bono pulls guard effortlessly.
Bono is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bono throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bono wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tiernan is now in half guard.
Bono controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bono regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bono is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bono isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tiernan stacks Bono on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tiernan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bono wants to get back to his feet but Tiernan is dominant here and he's now got Bono's back!
Good control from Tiernan.
Bono wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bono looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bono looks gassed!
Tiernan keeps control of the position as Bono tries to break free.
Bono is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suke Bono will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tiernan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tiernan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bono.
Bono managing to block the knees to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan breaks the clinch.
Tiernan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tiernan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bono, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiernan is pushing Bono up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tiernan pushes off an throws an elbow but Bono leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiernan breaks from the clinch.
Tiernan darts in trying to clinch
and Bono counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bono.
Bono blocks an elbow strike from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiernan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bono fails to pull guard.
Tiernan is stalling here.
Bono changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tiernan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bono lands a with a good body shot.
Tiernan pushes Bono up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiernan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiernan misses with a knee to the head.
Tiernan prevents Bono from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiernan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bono's brow.
Bono can't get the takedown.
Patrick Tiernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suke Bono.
Bono has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiernan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bono is breathing heavily.
Tiernan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiernan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bono blocks an elbow strike from Tiernan.
Tiernan jumps guard but Bono stands there with Tiernan around his waist. Tiernan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bono fails to pull guard.
Tiernan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bono changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tiernan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bono is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiernan tries to clinch up but Bono circles away and keeps his distance.
Bono is looking to clinch but Tiernan is avoiding it.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bono stuffs the takedown.
Bono avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Bono is avoiding it.
Bono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
Bono rushes Tiernan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bono fails to pull guard.
Bono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bono tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiernan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bono managing to block the knees to the body from Tiernan.
Bono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiernan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiernan manages to break the clinch.
Tiernan wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Bono moves out of range.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bono shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiernan pinned against the cage. Tiernan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiernan has closed the distance and engaged Bono in a clinch.
Tiernan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bono wants to break free but Tiernan has control.
Bono trying to stall but Tiernan improves his position.
Tiernan breaks the clinch.
Tiernan moves in looking to clinch but Bono pushes him off.
Tiernan throws a nice looking combination but Bono bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiernan rushes Bono and presses him up against the cage.
Bono throws an elbow but it misses.
Bono blocks an elbow strike.
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.
Tiernan pulls Bono into guard.
Bono wants to control from the top but Tiernan keeps moving.
Tiernan wriggles free and stands up.
Bono tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tiernan counter with a right hand.
Tiernan avoids the head kick by Bono.
Tiernan drives through and clinches with Bono against the cage.
Bono tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiernan smiles and moves away.
Tiernan tries to clinch there but Bono circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Tiernan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bono is looking to clinch.
Tiernan moves in looking to clinch but Bono pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Bono.
Tiernan tries to clinch there but Bono circles away.
Bono tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiernan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bono avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan sizes up Bono with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bono swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bono stuffs the takedown attempt from Tiernan. Tiernan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bono scores with a jab.
Tiernan instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiernan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bono's brow.
Tiernan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiernan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiernan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tiernan counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan trying to land knees to the body.
Bono has Tiernan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiernan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bono has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bono avoids the elbow strike from Tiernan, against the cage.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Bono tries to pull guard but Tiernan holds him up against the cage and eventually Bono drops back down to his feet.
Tiernan prevents Bono from breaking the clinch.
Tiernan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bono changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tiernan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Patrick Tiernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suke Bono.
Bono shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiernan sprawls well. He's pushed Bono's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tiernan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bono, pushing him back against the cage.
Bono avoiding damage as Tiernan throws knees to the body.
Tiernan just leaning against Bono, taking a breather.
Bono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to land a knee to the head but Bono blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bono wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tiernan throws an elbow but misses.
Bono blocks the elbow strike.
Tiernan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bono circles away.
Tiernan takes the fight into the clinch.
Bono has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiernan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tiernan throws an elbow but misses.
Tiernan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bono blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiernan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiernan trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiernan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bono's brow.
Tiernan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bono.
Tiernan throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bono has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiernan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tiernan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiernan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bono wants to stall.
Bono being controlled against the cage.
Bono wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiernan breaks the clinch.
Tiernan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tiernan looks to land a combination but Bono avoids it well.
Bono shoots in but Tiernan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Bono moves away
and Bono counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bono.
Tiernan is looking to stand up but Bono isn't so interested in that idea.
Tiernan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tiernan tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bono looking to sit in guard and control but Tiernan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bono is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tiernan is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Tiernan.
I think Tiernan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Tiernan!
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FIGHT
RATING
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