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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. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pierno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tim Pierno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno lands a lovely overhand right.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Pierno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierno scores with a nice strike.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academy of Arse Whoopers in the buildup to the fight.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Pierno counters by clinching up.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno taking a breather.
King blocks a body shot from Pierno.
King misses with a body punch.
King tries to throw a body punch but Pierno avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from King.
King scores with a shot to the side of Pierno's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pierno struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pierno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A right hook to the body lands for Pierno.
Pierno stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Pierno lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierno looking to slow down the pace here.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pierno or not.
King lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King works on Pierno's body with a couple of short punches.
Pierno looks winded!
Pierno misses with some punches.
Pierno tries a body shot but King blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierno.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
Pierno is trying to stall.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierno working aggressively here.
A short right from King.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King being controlled against the cage.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pierno is keeping busy.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
A short right from King.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
A right hook to the body lands for Pierno.
Pierno scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno taking a breather.
A hook to the body from King.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Pierno.
King pushes Pierno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Pierno working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King blocking some punches.
King blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Pierno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pierno looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pierno blocks a head kick by King.
King slips a jab from Pierno.
Pierno misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pierno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
It looks like Calvin King has been cut.
King digs a right hand into Pierno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pierno's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno lands a shot to the body.
Calvin King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Pierno.
King tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Pierno lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierno blocking some punches.
Pierno scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Pierno.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from King.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
Pierno blocking some punches.
Pierno leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pierno stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
King misses with some punches.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno misses with some punches.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierno working aggressively here.
Pierno leaning his opponent against the cage.
King tries to throw a body punch but Pierno avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King tries to throw a body punch but Pierno avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Pierno is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
King misses with the head strike.
Pierno avoiding damage.
King works on Pierno's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a body punch.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King blocks an uppercut.
A short left from King.
King tries to throw a body punch but Pierno avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King misses with a body punch.
Pierno is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Pierno into the cage.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
Stalling in the clinch from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno misses with a body punch.
Pierno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
A short right from King on the inside.
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 nice left hand lands by King.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
Pierno is breathing heavily.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Pierno prevents a body shot from King.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King lands a body punch.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno trying to stall but King improves his position.
A short right from King.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
Pierno slips a jab from King.
King lands a high kick!
Pierno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from King.
Pierno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pierno moves out of range of the body kick from King.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but King pushes him away.
Calvin King is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pierno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King lands a body shot.
King gets a clinch.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King tries to work over Pierno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno trying to stall but King improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
Pierno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
King lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Pierno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Pierno looking to slow down the pace here.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pierno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno blocks a body shot from King.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pierno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierno controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
King lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from King.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King lands with a right to the head.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King lands a body shot.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
King pushes Pierno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin King!
Calvin King spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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