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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno's entrance music is Umberto Tozzi - Gloria. A fine choice. Stelzer has chosen Business Time as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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173 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stelzer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Wolfram Stelzer has been cut.
Pierno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stelzer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pierno has time to react.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Stelzer is just out of range.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stelzer throws the left hand but Pierno avoids the punch easily.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stelzer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Stelzer as he connects with a hook.
Pierno leaves Stelzer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pierno wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stelzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno is looking to counter the offense by Stelzer and move into the clinch.
Pierno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stelzer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierno tests Stelzer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierno is looking to counter the offense by Stelzer and move into the clinch.
Pierno slips under a jab from Stelzer.
Stelzer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno dips to his left and cracks Stelzer with an uppercut!
Pierno drops his hands momentarily and Stelzer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stelzer ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Wolfram Stelzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stelzer scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Stelzer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stelzer looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Pierno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pierno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stelzer counters with a stiff right hand.
Stelzer connects with the punch.
Pierno scores with a jab to the body.
Stelzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stelzer scores with a jab. Pierno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stelzer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Wolfram Stelzer's cut even more.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierno misses with a right hand
and Stelzer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stelzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierno is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer throws a shot to the body.
Jab by Stelzer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierno scores with a nice strike.
Stelzer throws a jab when Pierno was well out of range.
Stelzer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stelzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierno is just out of range.
Pierno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stelzer.
Stelzer swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno throwing a counter right hand but Stelzer manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wolfram Stelzer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stelzer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno's corner calls for a 1-2. Pierno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stelzer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stelzer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pierno at a distance.
Stelzer moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Stelzer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelzer lands with an uppercut that bounces Pierno off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Stelzer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierno in his tracks.
Stelzer misses with a straight right.
Stelzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
Pierno slips a jab from Stelzer.
Pierno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pierno works Stelzer's body with a nice hook.
Stelzer throws a big shot that misses.
Pierno is looking to counter the offense by Stelzer and move into the clinch.
Stelzer misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stelzer manages to circle out of the way.
Stelzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pierno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Pierno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stelzer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stelzer's head backwards.
Pierno scores with a sloppy right hand. Stelzer should have avoided that one.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
Wolfram Stelzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pierno defending well as Stelzer loads up on a big left hand.
Pierno misses with an uppercut. Stelzer saw that one coming.
Stelzer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.
Stelzer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stelzer lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stelzer throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pierno on the side of the head.
Stelzer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Stelzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierno counters by moving into the clinch.
Stelzer tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stelzer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Come on Pierno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stelzer tries for a takedown but Pierno manages to get underhooks.
Stelzer has Pierno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pierno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tim Pierno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfram Stelzer.
Pierno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pierno cracks Stelzer with a nice body shot.
Stelzer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
Stelzer swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
Stelzer has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
Stelzer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stelzer.
Stelzer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Pierno.
Stelzer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stelzer has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pierno - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pierno displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stelzer up against the cage.
Pierno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Pierno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stelzer misses with a lunging right hand
and Pierno counters by clinching up.
Stelzer trying to control the position but instead, Pierno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stelzer into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pierno.
Stelzer can't break the clinch.
Stelzer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno struggles to land a body shot inside as Stelzer controls his hands.
Pierno scores with a hook to the body.
Stelzer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno is leaning against Stelzer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stelzer being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno is leaning against Stelzer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stelzer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stelzer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stelzer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
Stelzer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Stelzer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
Stelzer misses with some punches.
Stelzer misses with a punch on the inside.
Stelzer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pierno leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stelzer fails to land.
Stelzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pierno misses with a body punch.
Pierno lands a left hand.
A short right from Pierno on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Piernos head.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stelzer up against the cage.
Pierno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierno gets through Stelzer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierno tries to throw a body punch but Stelzer avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Pierno lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno lands a shot to the body.
Pierno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stelzer.
Pierno is pushing Stelzer 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 hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stelzer or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno lands with a light punch inside.
Pierno pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Pierno on the inside.
Pierno looking to stall.
Pierno lands with a right to the head.
Stelzer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno lands a left hand.
Pierno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stelzer backwards.
Pierno stalls.
Stelzer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pierno tries a body shot but Stelzer blocks it.
Pierno struggles to land a body shot inside as Stelzer controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer misses with a punch to the body.
Stelzer misses with some punches.
Stelzer takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Pierno.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno gets through Stelzer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierno lands a right hand.
Tim Pierno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stelzer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stelzer can do to turn this around?
Stelzer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stelzer misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stelzer.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pierno is looking to control Stelzer's arms but Stelzer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pierno has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Pierno.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stelzer is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
Pierno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Pierno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pierno 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Pierno!
Tim Pierno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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