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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by ROAR by Katy Perry. Pierno has chosen Umberto Tozzi - Gloria as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pierno misses.
Pierno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a left to the body.
King misses with a hook
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Pierno.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from King.
Pierno has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno moves away from the strike by King.
Pierno doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King thows a leg kick but Pierno checks it
and Pierno counters with a one-two to the body.
Pierno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Pierno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
King lands a body shot.
Pierno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierno's calf.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Calvin King has been cut.
King throws a push kick but Pierno slaps the foot to one side.
Pierno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pierno moves out of range of the strikes.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Pierno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierno takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Tim Pierno has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a wild body kick that Pierno sees coming a mile off.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from King.
Pierno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
King scores with a leg kick.
King connects with a leg kick. Pierno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierno avoids the body shot from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King misses with a left hand
and Pierno counters with a left to the body.
King cracks Pierno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Pierno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calvin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King punishes Pierno's body with a nice straight punch.
King lands a head kick!
King throws an overhand right that lands on Pierno's shoulder, as Pierno tries to avoid the shot.
Pierno slips a jab from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King staying out of range there.
King scores with the left hand. Pierno knows he should have avoided that one.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but King pushes him away.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King misses with a low kick as Pierno jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pierno misses the jab.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pierno moves out of range of the body kick.
Pierno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Pierno down.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierno. That did some damage!
King misses with a hook.
Pierno avoids the head kick by King.
King takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
King scores with a nice right hand.
King lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Pierno in the body.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King connects with a leg kick. Pierno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King throws a sloppy head kick
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from King.
A lazy body kick from King
and Pierno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King thumps Pierno with a low kick.
King looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
King misses with a straight right.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pierno's head.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand.
King throws the kick towards the body but Pierno avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but King shakes him off and moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pierno might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, King has got the better of the exchanges.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from King.
It seemed like Pierno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pierno misses with a straight right.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pierno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Pierno counters by clinching up.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pierno effectively controlling the action here.
Pierno blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
King misses with the head strike.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierno scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King blocks an uppercut.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierno lands with a right to the head.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from King.
Pierno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body kick that misses
and Pierno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Pierno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King throws a head kick but Pierno moves out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but King shakes him off and moves away.
King throws a shot to the body.
King misses the shot to the body.
Pierno slips a straight right by King.
King misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King closes the distance and lands a one-two.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pierno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
King tries to land a body kick
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierno.
Pierno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from King misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierno misses with a wild combination.
King misses with a leg kick.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
King sets himself, and Pierno steps forward looking for the clinch! King avoids it this time.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
King misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Pierno.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but King pushes him away.
King connects with a single shot there.
King connects with a looping right hand.
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!
King looks for the body kick but Pierno saw that one coming.
Pierno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King misses with a looping left.
Pierno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pierno misses.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand.
King scores with a jab.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from King.
Pierno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pierno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierno takes one to the chin there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King connects with a leg kick. Pierno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pierno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King tried to score with a low kick but Pierno checks it.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Pierno moves out of range easily.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but King shakes him off and moves away.
King misses with an uppercut
and Pierno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses the jab.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Pierno in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Pierno.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Pierno.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Pierno connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent King tumbling to the canvas! Pierno pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! King was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tim Pierno!
Tim Pierno is the new welterweight champion!
Tim Pierno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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