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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Pierce (ranked 7952 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 5550 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor OShea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Salvador Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pierce misses with a combination
and OShea counters with a nice body shot.
OShea doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pierce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps OShea thinking.
Pierce gets tackled into the cage by OShea. OShea maintains the clinch.
OShea has Pierce pressed against the cage, preventing Pierce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. OShea is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
OShea has Pierce pressed against the cage, preventing Pierce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pierce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce is working for takedown but OShea is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pierce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pierce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
OShea looks winded!
OShea gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pierce.
Pierce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. OShea just stands there and leans against the cage.
OShea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from OShea is defended easily by Pierce.
OShea stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierce. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
Pierce could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
OShea pushes Pierce up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierce is trying to break free.
Pierce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierce takes the fight into the clinch.
OShea has Pierce pressed against the cage, preventing Pierce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
OShea pulls guard.
OShea trying to control the position here.
Pierce postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
OShea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OShea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierce can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pierce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pierce postures up and lands a big shot to OShea's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
OShea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OShea is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pierce is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pierce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from OShea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierce moves into the clinch successfully.
Pierce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but OShea gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor OShea will probably get the nod.
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.
Pierce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
OShea leaves Pierce with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Pierce backs off OShea throws a huge counter combo but Pierce manages to avoid it all.
A swing and a miss from Pierce.
Pierce lands a jab.
OShea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pierce is fending him off so far but OShea persists. Nope, Pierce circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierce changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
OShea is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OShea shoots in for a takedown but Pierce shows good takedown defense.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierce pushes OShea up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierce is trying to pull guard but OShea has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea successfully pulls guard.
Pierce might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pierce is in close to OShea's body, working some short punches and elbows.
OShea looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
OShea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pierce postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierce with a nice head shot there.
OShea not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierce working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of OShea's head.
Pierce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pierce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pierce postures up.
OShea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OShea is trying to hold Pierce in close to prevent damage but Pierce has managed to pass into half guard.
We've been informed that OShea has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
OShea wants to get back to full guard but Pierce has mounted him!
Pierce lands a big elbow.
OShea slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pierce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pierce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OShea with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pierce stops OShea from getting back to his feet.
OShea has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pierce is working away from the top position though.
Pierce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OShea tries to roll over but Pierce keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Pierce dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but OShea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Pierce misses.
OShea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierce closes the distance and clinches up with OShea, looking for a takedown. Pierce pushes OShea against the cage but OShea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
OShea is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
OShea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pierce as he jumps to the side.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but OShea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OShea slaps away a takedown attempt from Pierce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
OShea tries to counter by closing the distance.
OShea rushes Pierce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
OShea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea is looking for a takedown.
Salvador Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OShea.
Pierce tries for a takedown but OShea manages to get underhooks.
Pierce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. OShea is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pierce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OShea can do to turn this around?
Pierce tries to pull guard but OShea forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pierce is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but OShea is defending well.
OShea gets control of Pierce's arms and successfully pulls guard. OShea will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
OShea thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
OShea working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pierce has passed into half guard!
OShea regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pierce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
OShea trying to control the position.
OShea looking for a sweep. Not yet OShea, not yet.
OShea looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
OShea has his foot on Pierce's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierce works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierce closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. OShea did well to prevent Pierce getting side control.
OShea kicks Pierce off and gets back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from OShea.
Pierce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShea shoots in for a double leg but Pierce sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OShea steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pierce.
Pierce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around OShea's waist but OShea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierce off to one side.
OShea misses with a takedown attempt - Pierce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
OShea darts in and clinches Pierce up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierce wants to break free but OShea has control.
OShea is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pierce is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor OShea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think OShea has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Salvador Pierce!
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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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