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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genkis Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duxney Pierda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pierda's choice of entrance music: Cigarettes After Sex - Please Don't Cry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genkis Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duxney Pierda!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patel moves into the clinch.
Patel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patel gets underhooks to prevent Pierda's takedown attempt.
Patel has Pierda pushed against the cage.
Pierda goes for a takedown attempt but Patel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Patel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pierda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pierda doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pierda throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Patel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Patel works over Pierda with some ground and pound from guard.
Pierda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Patel connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierda throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pierda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel wants to improve his position but Pierda is controlling well.
Pierda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pierda is looking for a kimura here.
Patel is concentrating on defense, preventing Pierda from advancing position.
Patel tries to get to full guard but Pierda has control of the leg.
Patel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pierda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patel defending well though.
Pierda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Patel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Patel controlling the position for now.
Pierda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel tries to roll over but Pierda keeps him under control.
Pierda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pierda seems to be looking for submissions.
Patel keeping hold of Pierda's head, controlling as best he can.
Pierda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Patel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patel is controlling Pierda's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pierda prevents Patel from improving his position.
Pierda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patel tries to get to full guard but Pierda has control of the leg.
Pierda throwing shots but Patel is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pierda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pierda thows a huge punch but Patel dodges it nicely.
Patel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pierda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patel defending well though.
Patel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Patel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pierda.
Patel tries to roll over but Pierda keeps him under control.
Pierda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patel tries to roll over but Pierda keeps him under control.
We've been informed that Pierda has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Patel is controlling Pierda's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel is looking for a sweep. Pierda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pierda is looking for a kimura but Patel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pierda to get the leverage.
Patel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pierda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Patel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pierda.
Patel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pierda.
Patel is trying is best to control the position here.
Patel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patel wants to improve his position but Pierda is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierda stops Patel from getting back to his feet.
Patel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pierda.
Pierda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pierda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duxney Pierda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patel moves into the clinch.
Pierda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patel gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pierda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Patel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Patel working over Pierda with some ground and pound. Pierda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Patel there.
Patel controlling the action here.
Pierda punching from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pierda throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pierda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Patel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Patel is in close to Pierda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pierda wants to stand up but Patel is controlling him.
Patel with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierda trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Patel connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierda is looking to stand up but Patel isn't so interested in that idea.
Pierda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Patel is aware though and is defending well.
Patel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Patel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pierda's head.
Patel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duxney Pierda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patel stays in close to Pierda's body and controls the position.
Patel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Patel stops Pierda from standing up.
Patel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pierda tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierda throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pierda trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pierda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pierda trying to strike off his back.
Patel wants to pass the guard but Pierda is keeping the position.
Pierda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Patel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Patel preventing the sweep.
Pierda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Patel cracks Pierda with a solid left hand.
Pierda wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierda striking off his back but it's not causing Patel any problems.
Patel lands a couple of elbows.
Patel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Patel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel is in close to Pierda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Patel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Patel lands a couple of elbows.
Pierda tries to strike from the bottom.
Pierda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patel controls the pace.
Pierda throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pierda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pierda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pierda throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pierda throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Patel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pierda is breathing heavily.
Patel is in close to Pierda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Patel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Patel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Patel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Patel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pierda tries to strike from the bottom.
Patel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Patel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierda can do to turn this around?
Patel with a nice head shot there.
Patel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Patel landing with the ground and pound.
Patel distracts Pierda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierda tries to strike from the bottom.
Patel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pierda on the ground.
Patel landing with the ground and pound.
Pierda is rocked!
Patel connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierda is still in real trouble! Can Patel finish him?
Patel postures up and lands a big shot to Pierda's brow.
Patel distracts Pierda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Patel landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genkis Patel dominated that second round.
That's time! Patel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pierda throws an off balance right hand
and Patel moves into the clinch.
Patel is trying to trip Pierda. He has hold of a leg but Pierda is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Patel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pierda has momentary wrist control but Patel slips an elbow through the middle.
Patel loads up on a big left hand. Pierda felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Patel looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Pierda can't hide his disappointment, as Patel celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genkis Patel!
An out of breath Genkis Patel 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
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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